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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Nunzia's Kitchen

Meet Nunzia, who runs the kitchen, and say how things seem to you with mi sembra che sia and non credo che sia.

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Lesson 2 · Nunzia's Kitchen

Italian · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

The big kitchen of the Masseria Donato, on Laura's first morning; Nunzia, Donato's mother, looks her over.

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Sono Nunzia, la mamma di Donato.SOH-noh NOON-tsyah, lah MAHM-mah dee doh-NAH-tohI'm Nunzia, Donato's mother.
Piacere! Che bella cucina!pyah-CHEH-reh, keh BEHL-lah koo-CHEE-nahNice to meet you! What a beautiful kitchen!
Bella? Mi sembra che sia troppo piccola.BEHL-lah, mee SEHM-brah keh SEE-ah TROHP-poh PEEK-koh-lahBeautiful? It seems too small to me.
Mi sembra di sì.mee SEHM-brah dee seeIt seems so to me.
Non credo che sia piccola.nohn KREH-doh keh SEE-ah PEEK-koh-lahI don't think it's small.
Per cento persone? Vediamo.pehr CHEHN-toh pehr-SOH-neh, veh-DYAH-mohFor a hundred people? We'll see.
Mi sembra che ci sia tutto.mee SEHM-brah keh chee SEE-ah TOOT-tohIt seems to me there's everything.
Vediamo. Sa fare il sugo?veh-DYAH-moh, sah FAH-reh eel SOO-gohWe'll see. Can you make the sauce? Politely.
Certo! Me l'ha insegnato mia nonna.CHEHR-toh, meh lah een-seh-NYAH-toh MEE-ah NOHN-nahOf course! My grandmother taught it to me.