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🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Giulia Asks

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

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THE STORY

Giulia on the phone from Rome, Laura walking up the lane to the house in Fontelupo.

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Allora? Nonna te l'ha raccontato?ahl-LOH-rah, NOHN-nah teh lah rahk-kohn-TAH-tohSo? Did Nonna tell you it? To a friend.
Sì, un po' ogni sera.see, oon poh OHN-yee SEH-rahYes, a little every evening.
Me l'ha detto Franco.meh lah DEHT-toh FRAHN-kohFranco told me it.
Cosa ti ha detto della guerra?KOH-zah tee ah DEHT-toh DEHL-lah GWEHR-rahWhat did she tell you about the war? To a friend.
Che aveva fame. E che aveva paura.keh ah-VEH-vah FAH-meh, eh keh ah-VEH-vah pah-OO-rahThat she was hungry. And that she was afraid.
Con noi non ne parlava mai.kohn noy nohn neh par-LAH-vah myWith us she never talked about it.
Non ne parla mai.nohn neh PAR-lah myShe never talks about it.
Forse nessuno glielo chiedeva.FOR-seh nehs-SOO-noh LYEH-loh kyeh-DEH-vahMaybe nobody asked her about it.
Hai ragione. Io non l'ho mai fatto.eye rah-JOH-neh, EE-oh nohn loh my FAHT-tohYou're right. I never did it. To a friend.
Domani le chiedo della nave.doh-MAH-nee leh KYEH-doh DEHL-lah NAH-vehTomorrow I'll ask her about the ship.