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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Nunzia's Secret

Be told a kitchen secret and keep it, with non dirlo a nessuno, basta che tu lo faccia come me, come se niente fosse.

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THE STORY

Nunzia's kitchen at the Masseria Donato, early one morning, before the others arrive.

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Vieni qui. Ti faccio vedere una cosa.VYEH-nee kwee, tee FAH-choh veh-DEH-reh OO-nah KOH-zahCome here. I'll show you something. To a friend.
Cosa c'è, Nunzia?KOH-zah cheh, NOON-tsyahWhat is it, Nunzia?
Un segreto.oon seh-GREH-tohA secret.
Il segreto del mio sugo. Non dirlo a nessuno.eel seh-GREH-toh dehl MEE-oh SOO-goh, nohn DEER-loh ah nehs-SOO-nohThe secret of my sauce. Don't tell anyone. To a friend.
Prometto. Non lo dico a nessuno.proh-MEHT-toh, nohn loh DEE-koh ah nehs-SOO-nohI promise. I won't tell anyone.
Resta tra noi.REHS-tah trah noyIt stays between us.
Basta che tu lo faccia come me.BAHS-tah keh too loh FAH-chah KOH-meh mehAs long as you do it like me. To a friend.
Va bene. E se Donato chiede?vah BEH-neh, eh seh doh-NAH-toh KYEH-dehAll right. And if Donato asks?
Tu lavora, come se niente fosse.too lah-VOH-rah, KOH-meh seh NYEHN-teh FOHS-sehYou work, as if nothing were going on. To a friend.
Come se niente fosse. Capito!KOH-meh seh NYEHN-teh FOHS-seh, kah-PEE-tohAs if nothing were going on. Got it!