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  1. # "Here are a couple of jokes to show off your Italian prowess at"
  2. # "your next party."
  3. # " "
  4. # "And if no one laughs, just blame it on your accent."
  5. 01 "/5Il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  6. 01 "capo"            "head, chief, boss, leader [m]"   "KAH-poh"
  7. 01 "di"              "of [prep]"             "dee"
  8. 01 "una"             "a, one [art]"          "OO-nah"
  9. 01 "importante"      "important [adj]"       "eem-pohr-TAHN-teh"
  10. 01 "casa"            "house [f]"             "KAH-sah"
  11. 01 "commerciale,"    "commercial, common [adj]"   "kohm-mehr-CHEEAH-leh"
  12. - 01 "The head of an important company,"
  13. 02 "leggendo"        "reading [ger]"         "lehj-JEHN-doh"
  14. 02 "una"             "a, one [art]"          "OO-nah"
  15. 02 "richiesta"       "request, application [f]"   "ree-KHIE-sta"
  16. 02 "di"              "of [prep]"             "dee"
  17. 02 "lavoro,"         "I do work [vt]; job, work, labor [m]"   "lah-VOH-roh"
  18. - 02 "upon reading a job application,"
  19. 03 "si"              "yes [m];himself [pron]"   "see"
  20. 03 "meraviglia"      "marvel, wonder [f]"    "meh-rah-VEE-lliah"
  21. 03 "moltissimo"      "very much [adv]"       "mohl-tees-SEE-moh"
  22. 03 "nel"             "in the [comb]"         "nehl"
  23. 03 "notare"          "to mark, check, note, observe [v]"   "noh-TAH-reh"
  24. 03 "che"             "what, which, what, that [adj] [inter]"   "khe"
  25. 03 "il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  26. 03 "richiedente"     "applicant [m]"         "ree-khie-DEN-te"
  27. - 03 "was very puzzled to observe that the applicant,"
  28. 04 "pur"             "although [conj]"       "poor"
  29. 04 "non"             "non, not [adv]"        "nohn"
  30. 04 "avendo"          "having [ger]"          "ah-VEHN-doh"
  31. 04 "esperienza,"     "experience, experiment [f]"   "eh-speh-RYEHN-tsah"
  32. - 04 "although not having experience,"
  33. 05 "domanda"         "question [f]"          "doh-MAHN-dah"
  34. 05 "uno"             "one [art] [adj]"       "OO-noh"
  35. 05 "stipendio"       "wage, salary [m]"      "stee-PEHN-dyoh"
  36. 05 "eccessivo."      "excessive [adj]"       "ehk-chehs-SEE-voh"
  37. - 05 "wanted a high salary."
  38. 06 "/n/5~Non"            "non, not [adv]"        "Non"
  39. 06 "le"              "the [art]"             "leh"
  40. 06 "sembra"          "seems [vt]"            "SEHM-brah"
  41. 06 "di"              "of [prep]"             "dee"
  42. 06 "richiedere"      "to ask again, demand, require [v]"   "ree-khie-DE-re"
  43. 06 "uno"             "one [art] [adj]"       "OO-noh"
  44. 06 "stipendio"       "wage, salary [m]"      "stee-PEHN-dyoh"
  45. 06 "troppo"          "too [adv]"             "TROHP-poh"
  46. 06 "alto,"           "high [adj]"            "AHL-toh"
  47. - 06 "~Doesn't it seem to you that you are requesting an excessive wage,"
  48. 07 "considerando"    "considering [ger]"     "kohn-see-deh-RAHN-doh"
  49. 07 "la"              "there [adv];the [art]"   "lah"
  50. 07 "sua"             "[refl]"                "swah"
  51. 07 "poca"            "little, short, poor [adj]"   "POH-kah"
  52. 07 "esperienza"      "experience, experiment [f]"   "eh-speh-RYEHN-tsah"
  53. 07 "in"              "in [prep]"             "een"
  54. 07 "merito?~"        "merit [m]"             "meh-ree-TOH"
  55. - 07 "considering your little experience?~"
  56. 08 "/n/5~Tutt'altro,~"   "on the contrary [comp]"   "Tut-tal-TRO"
  57. - 08 "~On the contrary,~"
  58. 09 "risponde"        "h/s/i responds, replies [vt]"   "ree-SPOHN-deh"
  59. 09 "il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  60. 09 "richiedente,"    "applicant [m]"         "ree-khie-DEN-te"
  61. - 09 "replies the applicant,"
  62. 10 "~assumere"       "to assume, hire, raise, elevate [v]"   "as-su-ME-re"
  63. 10 "un"              "a, the [art]"          "oon"
  64. 10 "lavoro"          "I do work [vt]; job, work, labor [m]"   "lah-VOH-roh"
  65. 10 "del"             "of; the [comb]"        "dehl"
  66. 10 "quale"           "which [adj]"           "KWAH-leh"
  67. 10 "non"             "non, not [adv]"        "nohn"
  68. 10 "si"              "yes [m];himself [pron]"   "see"
  69. 10 "sa"              "he knows [vt]"         "sah"
  70. 10 "assolutamente"   "absolutely [adv]"      "ahs-soh-loo-tah-MEHN-teh"
  71. 10 "nulla,"          "nothing [pron]"        "NOOL-lah"
  72. - 10 "~work on a job of which you know absolutely nothing"
  73. 11 "è"               "and [conj];is [vt]"    "EH"
  74. 11 "cosa"            "thing [f]"             "KOH-sah"
  75. 11 "molto"           "very, much [adj]"      "MOHL-toh"
  76. 11 "più"             "more [adj]"            "PYOU"
  77. 11 "difficile,"      "difficult [adj]"       "deef-fee-CHEE-leh"
  78. - 11 "is a very difficult thing,"
  79. 12 "e"               "and [conj];is [vt]"    "eh"
  80. 12 "dovrebbe"        "you should [vt]"       "dohv-REHB-beh"
  81. 12 "essere"          "to be [v]"             "ehs-SEH-reh"
  82. 12 "pagata"          "paid [vt]"             "pah-GAH-tah"
  83. 12 "molto"           "very, much [adj]"      "MOHL-toh"
  84. 12 "meglio.~"        "better [adj]"          "meh-LLIOH"
  85. - 12 "and you should be paid more.~"
  86. 13 "/n/n/n/5~Signora,"       "madame [f]"            "Si-GNO-ra"
  87. 13 "per"             "along, for [prep]"     "pehr"
  88. 13 "favore,"         "favor [m]"             "fah-VOH-reh"
  89. - 13 "~Madame, please,"
  90. 14 "mi"              "me [pron]"             "mee"
  91. 14 "dia"             "that I-you-h/s/i may give [vt]"   "dyah"
  92. 14 "una"             "a, one [art]"          "OO-nah"
  93. 14 "copia"           "copy [f]"              "KOH-pyah"
  94. 14 "del"             "of; the [comb]"        "dehl"
  95. 14 "giornale."       "newspaper [f]"         "jeeohr-NAH-leh"
  96. - 14 "give me a copy of the newspaper."
  97. 15 "Non"             "non, not [adv]"        "nohn"
  98. 15 "ho"              "I am [vt]"             "ho"
  99. 15 "spiccioli."      "small change (money) [adj] [p]"   "speek-CHEEOH-lee"
  100. - 15 "I am short of change."
  101. 16 "Può"             "he can [vt]"           "PWOH"
  102. 16 "cambiarmi"       "change for me [vt]"    "kahm-BYAHR-mee"
  103. 16 "queste"          "these [adj] [p]"       "KWEH-steh"
  104. 16 "mille"           "one thousand, thousand [adj]"   "MEEL-leh"
  105. 16 "lire?~"          "lire [fp]"             "lee-REH"
  106. - 16 "Can you change for me this thousand lira?~"
  107. 17 "/n/5~Può"            "he can [vt]"           "PUò"
  108. 17 "pagare"          "to pay [v]"            "pah-GAH-reh"
  109. 17 "domani,~"        "tomorrow [m] [adv]"    "doh-mah-NEE"
  110. - 17 "~You can pay tomorrow,~"
  111. 18 "risponde"        "h/s/i responds, replies [vt]"   "ree-SPOHN-deh"
  112. 18 "la"              "there [adv];the [art]"   "lah"
  113. 18 "giornalaia."     "newsdealer [f]"        "jeeohr-nah-LAH-yah"
  114. - 18 "replies the newsdealer."
  115. 19 "/n/5~E"              "and [conj];is [vt]"    "E"
  116. 19 "se"              "if [m] [conj]"         "seh"
  117. 19 "morissi"         "that I-you might die [vt]"   "moh-REES-see"
  118. 19 "questa"          "this [adj] [pron]"     "KWEH-stah"
  119. 19 "notte?~"         "night [f]"             "noht-TEH"
  120. - 19 "~And what if I die during the night?~"
  121. 20 "/n/5~Oh,"            "oh [interj]"           "Oh"
  122. 20 "non"             "non, not [adv]"        "nohn"
  123. 20 "sarebbe"         "h/s/i would be [vt]"   "sah-REHB-beh"
  124. 20 "davvero"         "really, indeed [adv]"  "dahv-VEH-roh"
  125. 20 "una"             "a, one [art]"          "OO-nah"
  126. 20 "grande"          "big [adj]"             "GRAHN-deh"
  127. 20 "perdita.~"       "loss, leak [f]"        "pehr-dee-TAH"
  128. - 20 "~Oh, it would be no great loss.~"
  129. 21 "/n/n/n/5Pietro"          "Pietro, Peter [name]"  "PYEH-troh"
  130. 21 "e"               "and [conj];is [vt]"    "eh"
  131. 21 "Giovanni"        "Giovanni, John [name]"   "jeeoh-VAHN-nee"
  132. 21 "vanno"           "they go, spread [vt]"  "VAHN-noh"
  133. 21 "a"               "to [prep]"             "ah"
  134. 21 "mangiare"        "to eat [v]"            "mahn-JEEAH-reh"
  135. 21 "in"              "in [prep]"             "een"
  136. 21 "un"              "a, the [art]"          "oon"
  137. 21 "ristorante."     "restaurant [m]"        "ree-stoh-RAHN-teh"
  138. - 21 "Peter and John go to eat in a restaurant."
  139. 22 "Entrambi"        "both of them [comb]"   "ehn-TRAHM-bee"
  140. 22 "ordinano"        "they order, straighten up [vt]"   "ohr-dee-NAH-noh"
  141. 22 "una"             "a, one [art]"          "OO-nah"
  142. 22 "bistecca."       "steak [f]"             "bee-STEHK-kah"
  143. - 22 "They both order a steak."
  144. 23 "Il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  145. 23 "cameriere"       "bellboy, waiter [m]"   "kah-meh-RYEH-reh"
  146. 23 "li"              "the [art]"             "lee"
  147. 23 "serve"           "h/s/i serves [vt]"   "SEHR-veh"
  148. 23 "poco"            "little, small [adj]"   "POH-koh"
  149. 23 "dopo."           "after [adv]"           "DOH-poh"
  150. - 23 "The waiter serves them shortly."
  151. 24 "Pietro"          "Pietro, Peter [name]"  "PYEH-troh"
  152. 24 "afferra"         "h/s/i grabs, nabs [vt]"   "ahf-FEH-rrah"
  153. 24 "subito"          "immediately, now, right now [adv]"   "soo-BEE-toh"
  154. 24 "la"              "there [adv];the [art]"   "lah"
  155. 24 "bistecca"        "steak [f]"             "bee-STEHK-kah"
  156. 24 "più"             "more [adj]"            "PYOU"
  157. 24 "grande."         "big [adj]"             "GRAHN-deh"
  158. - 24 "Peter immediately grabs the larger steak."
  159. 25 "Giovanni,"       "Giovanni, John [name]"   "jeeoh-VAHN-nee"
  160. 25 "seccato,"        "dried, bored, bothered, annoyed [vt]"   "sehk-KAH-toh"
  161. 25 "gli"             "the [art]; to him [pron]"   "lli"
  162. 25 "dice:"           "h/s/i says [vt]"       "DEE-cheh"
  163. - 25 "John, annoyed, says to him:"
  164. 26 "/n/5~Come"           "how, like, pardon [inter]"   "CO-me"
  165. 26 "sei"             "six [adj]; you are [vt]"   "sayee"
  166. 26 "maleducato!"     "ill-bred [adj]; boor [m] [f]"   "mah-leh-doo-KAH-toh"
  167. - 26 "~How ill-bred you are!"
  168. 27 "Ti"              "you [pron]"            "tee"
  169. 27 "servi"           "I-h/s/i-you serve, wait on [vt]"   "SEHR-vee"
  170. 27 "per"             "along, for [prep]"     "pehr"
  171. 27 "primo"           "first [adj]"           "PREE-moh"
  172. 27 "e"               "and [conj];is [vt]"    "eh"
  173. 27 "ti"              "you [pron]"            "tee"
  174. 27 "prendi"          "you [s] do catch, take [vt]"   "PREHN-dee"
  175. 27 "anche"           "also [adv]"            "AHN-khe"
  176. 27 "il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  177. 27 "pezzo"           "piece [m]"             "PEHTS-tsoh"
  178. 27 "più"             "more [adj]"            "PYOU"
  179. 27 "grande.~"        "big [adj]"             "grahn-DEH"
  180. - 27 "You serve yourself first and you also take the larger piece.~"
  181. 28 "/n/5Pietro"          "Pietro, Peter [name]"  "PYEH-troh"
  182. 28 "gli"             "the [art]; to him [pron]"   "lli"
  183. 28 "risponde:"       "h/s/i responds, replies [vt]"   "ree-SPOHN-deh"
  184. - 28 "Peter responds:"
  185. 29 "/n/5~Se"             "if [m] [conj]"         "Se"
  186. 29 "tu"              "you [pron]"            "too"
  187. 29 "fossi"           "you had been [vt]"     "FOHS-see"
  188. 29 "stato"           "state, condition [m]"  "STAH-toh"
  189. 29 "al"              "to the [comb]"         "ahl"
  190. 29 "mio"             "my [pron]"             "myoh"
  191. 29 "posto,"          "place, seat [m]"       "POH-stoh"
  192. 29 "quale"           "which [adj]"           "KWAH-leh"
  193. 29 "pezzo"           "piece [m]"             "PEHTS-tsoh"
  194. 29 "avresti"         "you would [vt]"        "ahv-REH-stee"
  195. 29 "scelto?~"        "chose [vt]"            "schehl-TOH"
  196. - 29 "~If you had been in my place, which piece would you choose?~"
  197. 30 "/n/5~Il"             "the [art]"             "Il"
  198. 30 "più"             "more [adj]"            "PYOU"
  199. 30 "piccolo,"        "small [adj] [m]"       "peek-KOH-loh"
  200. 30 "naturalmente.~"  "naturally [adv]"       "nah-too-rahl-mehn-TEH"
  201. - 30 "~The smaller, naturally.~"
  202. 31 "/n/5~E"              "and [conj];is [vt]"    "E"
  203. 31 "allora,"         "then [adj]"            "ahl-LOH-rah"
  204. 31 "perchè"          "why, reason [m]"       "pehr-KHè"
  205. 31 "ti"              "you [pron]"            "tee"
  206. 31 "lamenti?"        "you lament yourself [vt]"   "lah-MEHN-tee"
  207. - 31 "~And then, why do you complain?"
  208. 32 "Non"             "non, not [adv]"        "nohn"
  209. 32 "lo"              "the [art]"             "loh"
  210. 32 "hai"             "you [s] do have [vt]"  "hai"
  211. 32 "il"              "the [art]"             "eel"
  212. 32 "più"             "more [adj]"            "PYOU"
  213. 32 "piccolo?~"       "small [adj] [m]"       "peek-koh-LOH"
  214. - 32 "Don't you have the smaller piece?~"
  215.  
  216.