Ch 1 · Lesson 37Italian · Chapter 1 · Lesson 37 · Conversation
The other uncle
Eight lines with Tino, Nino's twin, who does more than anyone knows.
The scene
You spot a familiar face in town and say hello. Notice il lavoro lo fai tu: putting tu last is how Italian stresses who actually does the work.
Tap any word to look it up.
- You
, Nino! ?
Hi, Nino! How are you?
- Zio Tino
, . Tino, .
Fine, thanks. But I'm Tino.
- You
! Nino ?
Sorry! So where's Nino?
- Zio Tino
. .
At home. As usual.
Literally: At home. As always.
- You
? ?
And you? What are you doing here?
- Zio Tino
. : «, Nino!»
I do everything. But then everyone says: 'Thanks, Nino!'
- You
!
So you're the one doing the work!
Literally: So the work, it you do!
- Zio Tino
. .
Finally, someone who gets it. Thanks.
Pick the right one
0/3Your turn: pick what you said back.
Zio Tino: Bene, grazie. Ma sono Tino, eh.
Zio Tino: A casa. Come sempre.
Zio Tino: Faccio tutto io. Ma poi tutti dicono: «Grazie, Nino!»
Matching
0/8Match each line to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/8Put the missing word back.
Ciao, Nino! Come ? (Hi, Nino! How are you?)
Bene, grazie. Ma Tino, eh. (Fine, thanks. But I'm Tino.)
! E Nino dov'è? (Sorry! So where's Nino?)
A casa. Come . (At home. As usual.)
E tu? Che fai ? (And you? What are you doing here?)
Faccio tutto io. Ma poi tutti : «Grazie, Nino!» (I do everything. But then everyone says: 'Thanks, Nino!')
Allora il lo fai tu! (So you're the one doing the work!)
Tu sì che . Grazie. (Finally, someone who gets it. Thanks.)
Lesson 37 of 40 in this chapter