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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Train to Naples

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.

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THE STORY

The evening before the trip, in Nonna's kitchen in Fontelupo, Giulia with the train times on her phone.

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Domani partiamo all'alba.doh-MAH-nee par-TYAH-moh ahl-LAHL-bahTomorrow we leave at dawn.
All'alba? A che ora parte il treno?ahl-LAHL-bah, ah keh OH-rah PAR-teh eel TREH-nohAt dawn? What time does the train leave?
Quattro ore di treno.KWAHT-troh OH-reh dee TREH-nohFour hours by train.
Alle sei. Ci vogliono quattro ore.AHL-leh say, chee VOH-lyoh-noh KWAHT-troh OH-rehAt six. It takes four hours.
Quattro ore! E a Napoli, poi?KWAHT-troh OH-reh, eh ah NAH-poh-lee, poyFour hours! And in Naples, then?
Andiamo subito al porto.ahn-DYAH-moh SOO-bee-toh ahl POR-tohWe go straight to the port.
Mi porto una giacca.mee POR-toh OO-nah JAHK-kahI'll take a jacket.
Al porto... Cosa mi metto?ahl POR-toh, KOH-zah mee MEHT-tohThe port... What shall I wear?
Portati una giacca. Al mare c'è vento.POR-tah-tee OO-nah JAHK-kah, ahl MAH-reh cheh VEHN-tohTake a jacket. By the sea it's windy. To a friend.
Allora, sveglia alle cinque!ahl-LOH-rah, ZVEH-lyah AHL-leh CHEEN-kwehSo, alarm at five!