🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Old Sailor
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.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
A bench on the quay of the port of Naples, an old sailor a few steps from Laura.
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Signorina, guarda il mare da un'ora!see-nyoh-REE-nah, GWAR-dah eel MAH-reh dah oo-NOH-rahMiss, you've been looking at the sea for an hour! Politely.
Mia nonna partì da qui, nel cinquantotto.MEE-ah NOHN-nah par-TEE dah KWEE, nehl cheen-kwahn-TOHT-tohMy grandmother left from here, in fifty-eight.
Allora io ero un ragazzino.ahl-LOH-rah EE-oh EH-roh oon rah-gaht-TSEE-nohBack then I was a little boy. As a man.
Ero una ragazzina.EH-roh OO-nah rah-gaht-TSEE-nahI was a little girl. As a woman.
E si ricorda le navi?eh see ree-KOR-dah leh NAH-veeAnd do you remember the ships? Politely.
Partivano a migliaia, ogni settimana.par-TEE-vah-noh ah mee-LYAH-yah, OH-nyee seht-tee-MAH-nahThey left in their thousands, every week.
A migliaia... E le famiglie?ah mee-LYAH-yah, eh leh fah-MEE-lyehIn their thousands... And the families?
Piangevano tutti. Anche gli uomini.pyahn-JEH-vah-noh TOOT-tee, AHN-keh lyee WOH-mee-neeEveryone was crying. Even the men.
Anche mia nonna. Grazie, signore.AHN-keh MEE-ah NOHN-nah, GRAH-tsyeh see-NYOH-rehMy grandmother too. Thank you, sir.