🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Rosa and the House
Talk with Zia Rosa about what to do with Nonna's house, with bisognerebbe decidere, io la venderei and tu cosa faresti.
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THE STORY
Zia Rosa, down from Rome for the weekend, at the kitchen table in Fontelupo with Laura and a pot of coffee.
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Laura, bisognerebbe decidere per la casa.LOW-rah, bee-zohn-yeh-REHB-beh deh-CHEE-deh-reh pehr lah KAH-zahLaura, we should decide about the house.
Lo so, zia. Ma è la casa di Nonna.loh soh, TSEE-ah, mah eh lah KAH-zah dee NOHN-nahI know, aunt. But it's Nonna's house.
Io la venderei. È troppo grande.EE-oh lah vehn-deh-RAY, eh TROHP-poh GRAHN-dehI would sell it. It's too big.
Non la venderei mai.nohn lah vehn-deh-RAY myI would never sell it.
Venderla? E a chi?VEHN-dehr-lah, eh ah keeSell it? And to whom?
Non lo so. Tu cosa faresti?nohn loh soh, too KOH-zah fah-REHS-teeI don't know. What would you do? To a friend.
Io la terrei. La sistemerei piano piano.EE-oh lah tehr-RAY, lah sees-teh-meh-RAY PYAH-noh PYAH-nohI would keep it. I'd fix it up little by little.
E i soldi? Non ne abbiamo, tesoro.eh ee SOHL-dee, nohn neh ahb-BYAH-moh, teh-ZOH-rohAnd the money? We have none, sweetheart. To a friend.
Prima parliamo con Nonna. È ancora casa sua.PREE-mah par-LYAH-moh kohn NOHN-nah, eh ahn-KOH-rah KAH-zah SOO-ahFirst let's talk to Nonna. It's still her house.