🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Calling Nonna from the Quay
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.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The quay of the port of Naples, Laura with the phone to her ear, Nonna at home in Boston.
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Nonna, sai dove sono?NOHN-nah, sigh DOH-veh SOH-nohNonna, do you know where I am? To a friend.
Dimmi, tesoro. Dove sei?DEEM-mee, teh-ZOH-roh, DOH-veh sayTell me, darling. Where are you? To a friend.
Sei partita da qui.say par-TEE-tah dah KWEEYou left from here. To a woman, a friend.
Sono dove sei partita tu. A Napoli.SOH-noh DOH-veh say par-TEE-tah too, ah NAH-poh-leeI'm where you left from. In Naples. To a woman, a friend.
A Napoli... Al porto?ah NAH-poh-lee, ahl POR-tohIn Naples... At the port?
Tanta gente.TAHN-tah JEHN-tehLots of people.
Sì, al porto. Com'era, quel giorno?see, ahl POR-toh, koh-MEH-rah, kwehl JOR-nohYes, at the port. What was it like, that day?
C'era il sole. E tanta gente.CHEH-rah eel SOH-leh, eh TAHN-tah JEHN-tehIt was sunny. And lots of people.
E tu? Cosa hai pensato?eh TOO, KOH-zah eye pehn-SAH-tohAnd you? What did you think? To a friend.
Ho pensato: non li vedrò mai più.oh pehn-SAH-toh, nohn lee veh-DROH my PYOOI thought: I'll never see them again.