🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
What She Would Have Done
Hear what Nonna would have done with her life, with sarei rimasta, avrei sposato and se avessi potuto.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Nonna on the phone from Boston, Laura sitting on the stairs of the house in Fontelupo.
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Nonna, saresti partita lo stesso?NOHN-nah, sah-REHS-tee par-TEE-tah loh STEHS-sohNonna, would you have left all the same? To a woman, a friend.
No. Sarei rimasta a Fontelupo.noh, sah-RAY ree-MAHS-tah ah fohn-teh-LOO-pohNo. I would have stayed in Fontelupo. As a woman.
Sarei rimasto a Fontelupo.sah-RAY ree-MAHS-toh ah fohn-teh-LOO-pohI would have stayed in Fontelupo. As a man.
Se avessi potuto, cosa avresti fatto?seh ah-VEHS-see poh-TOO-toh, KOH-zah ah-VREHS-tee FAHT-tohIf you had been able to, what would you have done? To a friend.
Avrei sposato un ragazzo del paese.ah-VRAY spoh-ZAH-toh oon rah-GAHT-tsoh dehl pah-EH-zehI would have married a boy from the village.
Un ragazzo del paese? Chi?oon rah-GAHT-tsoh dehl pah-EH-zeh, keeA boy from the village? Who?
Un segreto. Avrei avuto un'altra vita.oon seh-GREH-toh, ah-VRAY ah-VOO-toh oo-NAHL-trah VEE-tahA secret. I would have had another life.
Ma non saresti mia nonna!mah nohn sah-REHS-tee MEE-ah NOHN-nahBut you wouldn't be my grandmother! To a friend.
È vero. Allora è andata bene così.eh VEH-roh, ahl-LOH-rah eh ahn-DAH-tah BEH-neh koh-ZEEThat's true. Then it turned out fine this way.