Italian

Hear Nonna say she is turning ninety and ask for her story, with compio novant'anni, da giovane and a quei tempi.

Hear the first chapter of Nonna's life, when she was born and what her family was like, with sono nata nel trentotto, mio padre faceva il fornaio and eravamo sette figli.

Hear what Nonna remembers of the war, with quando e scoppiata la guerra, avevo due anni and non mi ricordo quasi niente.

Tell your cousin what Nonna has been telling you, with te l'ha raccontato, cosa ti ha detto and non ne parlava mai.

Hear how Nonna's journey began, with the past of stories, arrivo una lettera, mio zio scrisse che c'era lavoro, e cosi fu.

Hear the family's other version of the story, with secondo mio padre, lei non voleva partire and la costrinsero.

Hear what Nonna would have done with her life, with sarei rimasta, avrei sposato and se avessi potuto.

Hear what the village says about Nonna and Pietro's grandfather, with mio nonno la conosceva, dicono che and erano fidanzati.

Hear Nonna tell the night before she left, with la sera prima, non dormii and mia madre preparo la valigia.

Talk with Zia Rosa about what to do with Nonna's house, with bisognerebbe decidere, io la venderei and tu cosa faresti.

Talk money about Nonna's house with Franco, how much it would be worth, how much it would cost, with the condizionale for a guess.

Plan the early train to Naples with Giulia, we leave at dawn, it takes four hours, take a jacket, with the tu imperative and its pronoun on the end.

Stand with Giulia on the quay in Naples where Nonna's ship left from, with the passato remoto of stories, parti, torno, penso.

Listen to an old sailor on the quay in Naples remember the ships, they left in their thousands, everyone was crying, with the imperfetto that paints the scene.

Call Nonna from the quay in Naples and ask her about the day she left, I'm where you left from, what was it like, with the passato prossimo when you speak to the person.

Find Nonna in an old photograph of the ship with Giulia, I found it, it must be her, she looks like you, with dev'essere for a guess.

Show Nonna her name in the ship's register by video call, your name is here, left on the twelfth of March, with the participle on its own as records write it.

Hear Nonna's regret on the phone and answer it, I should have come back, I never had the courage, I regret it, with the condizionale passato.

Sit at the family meeting about Nonna's house with Zia Rosa, Zio Antonio and Franco, at that point, in the end, we agreed, with the connectors that carry a story.

Ask a notary about Nonna's house, you'd need her signature, you should talk to her first, I'd advise waiting, with the condizionale that softens advice.

Propose keeping Nonna's house to Zia Rosa, with se la tenessimo and the condizionale: potrei viverci, ne varrebbe la pena.

Tell Pietro the house stays and hear his promise, with the future: ti aiutero, ce la faremo, and farcela, to manage.

Wish Nonna a happy ninetieth on a video call, with tanti auguri, novant'anni, and ci for the thing just said: non ci credo, non ci stanno.

Hear Nonna tell her arrival in America with the passato remoto: quando arrivai, non capivo niente, la prima parola che imparai.

Find Nonna's wooden box and hear what she brought along in 1958, with me lo portai dietro, l'ho tenuto, e ancora li.

Hear Zio Antonio admit he was wrong about the house, with mi sbagliavo, avrei dovuto ascoltarla, the condizionale passato for a regret, and dille che.

Hear Giulia announce she is moving to Fontelupo, with the present for a decision already made: vengo anch'io, mi trasferisco, lascio Roma, ho gia deciso.

Hear the end of Nonna's story, with cosa successe dopo, e poi e nata mia madre, tutto il resto lo sai, e andata cosi.

Hear Nonna's wish to see the house one last time, with vorrei vederla, prima di morire, and the two pronouns of me lo prometti.

Make Nonna the promise, with te lo prometto and the future la riporteremo a casa, and finish Intermediate Level Three.