🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Letter from America
Hear how Nonna's journey began, with the past of stories, arrivo una lettera, mio zio scrisse che c'era lavoro, e cosi fu.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Nonna on the phone from Boston, Laura on the doorstep of the house in Fontelupo in the evening.
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Nonna, com'è iniziata la storia della nave?NOHN-nah, koh-MEH ee-nee-TSYAH-tah lah STOH-ryah DEHL-lah NAH-vehNonna, how did the story of the ship start?
Una lettera dall'America.OO-nah LEHT-teh-rah dahl-lah-MEH-ree-kahA letter from America.
Un giorno arrivò una lettera dall'America.oon JOR-noh ahr-ree-VOH OO-nah LEHT-teh-rah dahl-lah-MEH-ree-kahOne day a letter came from America.
Una lettera? Di chi?OO-nah LEHT-teh-rah, dee keeA letter? From whom?
Di mio zio. Scrisse che c'era lavoro.dee MEE-oh TSEE-oh, SKREES-seh keh CHEH-rah lah-VOH-rohFrom my uncle. He wrote that there was work.
C'era lavoro per tutti.CHEH-rah lah-VOH-roh pehr TOOT-teeThere was work for everyone.
Lavoro per chi?lah-VOH-roh pehr keeWork for whom?
Per una ragazza giovane e forte.pehr OO-nah rah-GAHT-tsah JOH-vah-neh eh FOR-tehFor a young, strong girl.
E tuo padre cosa disse?eh TOO-oh PAH-dreh KOH-zah DEES-sehAnd what did your father say? To a friend.
Disse che partivo io. E così fu.DEES-seh keh par-TEE-voh EE-oh, eh koh-ZEE fooHe said that I was the one leaving. And so it was.