🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Zio Antonio's Version
Hear the family's other version of the story, with secondo mio padre, lei non voleva partire and la costrinsero.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Zio Antonio, up from Rome for the day, on the bench by the fountain of Fontelupo with Laura.
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Laura, Nonna ti ha raccontato della nave?LOW-rah, NOHN-nah tee ah rahk-kohn-TAH-toh DEHL-lah NAH-vehLaura, has Nonna told you about the ship? To a friend.
Sì, zio. Dice che fu suo padre.see, TSEE-oh, DEE-cheh keh foo SOO-oh PAH-drehYes, uncle. She says it was her father.
Secondo mio padre.seh-KOHN-doh MEE-oh PAH-drehAccording to my father.
Secondo mio padre, lei non voleva partire.seh-KOHN-doh MEE-oh PAH-dreh, lay nohn voh-LEH-vah par-TEE-rehAccording to my father, she didn't want to leave.
Non voleva? E allora perché partì?nohn voh-LEH-vah, eh ahl-LOH-rah pehr-KEH par-TEEShe didn't want to? Then why did she leave?
La costrinsero. Erano tempi duri.lah kohs-TREEN-seh-roh, EH-rah-noh TEHM-pee DOO-reeThey forced her. They were hard times.
Chi la costrinse?kee lah kohs-TREEN-sehWho forced her?
Suo padre e il mio. I fratelli decidevano tutto.SOO-oh PAH-dreh eh eel MEE-oh, ee frah-TEHL-lee deh-chee-DEH-vah-noh TOOT-tohHer father and mine. The brothers decided everything.
Povera Nonna. Era così giovane.POH-veh-rah NOHN-nah, EH-rah koh-ZEE JOH-vah-nehPoor Nonna. She was so young.