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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Pietro at the Fountain

Come home to Pietro and say you are staying, with ti ho aspettata, I waited for you, and resterei qui con te, I would stay here with you.

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THE STORY

The fountain in the square of Fontelupo on a September evening, Pietro sitting on its edge.

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Laura. Sei tornata.LOW-rah, say tor-NAH-tahLaura. You're back. To a woman, a friend.
Sono tornata, Pietro. Per restare.SOH-noh tor-NAH-tah, PYEH-troh, pehr rehs-TAH-rehI'm back, Pietro. To stay. As a woman.
Per sempre.pehr SEHM-prehForever.
Ti ho aspettata tutta l'estate.tee oh ahs-peht-TAH-tah TOOT-tah lehs-TAH-tehI waited for you all summer. To a woman, a friend.
Ti ho aspettato.tee oh ahs-peht-TAH-tohI waited for you. To a man, a friend.
Lo so. Grazie di avermi aspettata.loh soh, GRAH-tsyeh dee ah-VEHR-mee ahs-peht-TAH-tahI know. Thank you for waiting for me. As a woman.
Donato ti voleva là, vero?doh-NAH-toh tee voh-LEH-vah lah, VEH-rohDonato wanted you there, right? To a friend.
Sì. Ma resterei qui con te, per sempre.see, mah rehs-teh-RAY kwee kohn teh, pehr SEHM-prehYes. But I would stay here with you, forever. To a friend.
Allora resta. Fontelupo ti aspettava.ahl-LOH-rah REHS-tah, fohn-teh-LOO-poh tee ahs-peht-TAH-vahThen stay. Fontelupo was waiting for you. To a friend.
Resto. E domani facciamo il pane.REHS-toh, eh doh-MAH-nee fah-CHAH-moh eel PAH-nehI'm staying. And tomorrow we'll make bread.