🇮🇹 Italian · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Night Before
Hear Nonna tell the night before she left, with la sera prima, non dormii and mia madre preparo la valigia.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Nonna on the phone from Boston, Laura in the dark kitchen in Fontelupo with one lamp lit.
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Nonna, e la sera prima di partire?NOHN-nah, eh lah SEH-rah PREE-mah dee par-TEE-rehNonna, and the evening before leaving?
La sera prima non dormii.lah SEH-rah PREE-mah nohn dor-MEE-eeThe evening before, I didn't sleep.
La valigia era piccola.lah vah-LEE-jah EH-rah PEEK-koh-lahThe suitcase was small.
Per tutta la notte?pehr TOOT-tah lah NOHT-tehAll night?
Tutta la notte. Mia madre preparò la valigia.TOOT-tah lah NOHT-teh, MEE-ah MAH-dreh preh-pah-ROH lah vah-LEE-jahAll night. My mother packed the suitcase.
Non ho dormito tutta la notte.nohn oh dor-MEE-toh TOOT-tah lah NOHT-tehI didn't sleep all night.
E tu cosa facevi?eh too KOH-zah fah-CHEH-veeAnd what were you doing? To a friend.
Stavo alla finestra. Aspettavo l'alba.STAH-voh AHL-lah fee-NEHS-trah, ahs-peht-TAH-voh LAHL-bahI stood at the window. I waited for dawn.
E all'alba?eh ahl-LAHL-bahAnd at dawn?
All'alba lui venne sotto casa. Non disse niente.ahl-LAHL-bah LOO-ee VEHN-neh SOHT-toh KAH-zah, nohn DEES-seh NYEHN-tehAt dawn he came under the house. He said nothing.