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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Arriving at the Masseria

Arrive at the Masseria Donato in Puglia and give your opinion with penso che sia, credo che abbia and secondo me.

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Lesson 1 · Arriving at the Masseria

Italian · 30 minutes

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The gate of the Masseria Donato, a farmhouse in Puglia, on a hot morning in June; Donato the owner meets Laura.

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Lei è Laura, la cuoca americana?lay eh LOW-rah, lah KWOH-kah ah-meh-ree-KAH-nahAre you Laura, the American cook? To a woman, politely.
Sì, sono io. Che bella masseria!see, SOH-noh EE-oh, keh BEHL-lah mahs-seh-REE-ahYes, that's me. What a beautiful farmhouse!
Penso che sia la più bella di Puglia.PEHN-soh keh SEE-ah lah pyoo BEHL-lah dee POO-lyahI think it's the most beautiful in Puglia.
Penso di sì.PEHN-soh dee seeI think so.
Secondo me ha ragione! Quanti matrimoni fate?seh-KOHN-doh meh ah rah-JOH-neh, KWAHN-tee mah-tree-MOH-nee FAH-tehIn my opinion you're right! How many weddings do you do? Politely.
Dieci, da giugno a settembre.DYEH-chee, dah JOO-nyoh ah seht-TEHM-brehTen, from June to September.
Allora credo che abbia bisogno di me.ahl-LOH-rah KREH-doh keh AHB-byah bee-ZOH-nyoh dee mehThen I think you need me. Politely.
Penso che Lei sia la persona giusta.PEHN-soh keh lay SEE-ah lah pehr-SOH-nah JOOS-tahI think you're the right person. To a woman, politely.
Spero di sì! Quando iniziamo?SPEH-roh dee see, KWAHN-doh ee-nee-TSYAH-mohI hope so! When do we start?