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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Ciro's Doubts

Listen to a friend's doubts, I'm afraid she doesn't love me, and what if she says no, I don't know what to do, with ho paura che and the congiuntivo.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The back step of the masseria kitchen at the end of a long service, Ciro with a cigarette he does not light.

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Laura, posso parlarti?LOW-rah, POHS-soh par-LAR-teeLaura, can I talk to you? To a friend.
Certo, Ciro. Dimmi.CHEHR-toh, CHEE-roh, DEEM-meeOf course, Ciro. Tell me. To a friend.
Sono innamorato.SOH-noh een-nah-moh-RAH-tohI'm in love. As a man.
Ho paura che Chiara non mi ami.oh pah-OO-rah keh KYAH-rah nohn mee AH-meeI'm afraid Chiara doesn't love me.
Ma no! Perché dici così?mah NOH, pehr-KEH DEE-chee koh-ZEEOh no! Why do you say that? To a friend.
Ho paura che sia troppo presto.oh pah-OO-rah keh SEE-ah TROHP-poh PREHS-tohI'm afraid it's too soon.
E se poi mi dice di no?eh seh POY mee DEE-cheh dee NOHAnd what if she then says no?
Non ti dice di no. Credimi.nohn tee DEE-cheh dee NOH, KREH-dee-meeShe won't say no. Believe me. To a friend.
Non so cosa fare. Aiutami tu.nohn SOH KOH-zah FAH-reh, ah-YOO-tah-mee TOOI don't know what to do. You help me. To a friend.
Parlale stasera. Fidati di me.PAR-lah-leh stah-SEH-rah, FEE-dah-tee dee MEHTalk to her tonight. Trust me. To a friend.