How One Tourist's Ice Cream Mix-Up Sparked Joy in Rome

May 17, 2024 · 14m 12s
How One Tourist's Ice Cream Mix-Up Sparked Joy in Rome
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01 · Main Story

1m 43s

02 · Vocabulary Words

10m 24s

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: How One Tourist's Ice Cream Mix-Up Sparked Joy in Rome Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/how-one-tourists-ice-cream-mix-up-sparked-joy-in-rome/ Story Transcript: It: All'angolo di una...

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: How One Tourist's Ice Cream Mix-Up Sparked Joy in Rome
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/how-one-tourists-ice-cream-mix-up-sparked-joy-in-rome

Story Transcript:

It: All'angolo di una strada affollata di Roma si trova una famosa gelateria.
En: At the corner of a crowded street in Rome, there is a famous ice cream shop.

It: Luca, un turista americano, entra con entusiasmo.
En: Luca, an American tourist, enters with enthusiasm.

It: La gelateria è piena di persone, rumori e profumi dolci.
En: The ice cream shop is full of people, noises, and sweet aromas.

It: Luca guarda il menu.
En: Luca looks at the menu.

It: Il gelato sembra delizioso.
En: The ice cream looks delicious.

It: Lui ama il gelato.
En: He loves ice cream.

It: Vorrebbe provare cinque gusti diversi.
En: He wants to try five different flavors.

It: Il gelataio sorride gentile e aspetta la richiesta.
En: The ice cream seller smiles kindly and waits for the order.

It: Con il suo italiano limitato, Luca prova a ordinare.
En: With his limited Italian, Luca tries to order.

It: "Ciao, vorrei cinque..." dice, ma si confonde con i numeri italiani.
En: "Hello, I would like five..." he says but gets confused with the Italian numbers.

It: Dice "cinquanta" invece di "cinque".
En: He says "fifty" instead of "five."

It: Il gelataio, sorpreso ma professional, inizia a preparare cinquanta palline di gelato.
En: The ice cream seller, surprised but professional, starts preparing fifty scoops of ice cream.

It: Luca osserva.
En: Luca watches.

It: Sorride felice.
En: He smiles happily.

It: Ma poi vede il gelato che si accumula.
En: But then he sees the ice cream piling up.

It: Si rende conto del suo errore.
En: He realizes his mistake.

It: "Oh no," pensa, "ho fatto un grosso errore."
En: "Oh no," he thinks, "I made a big mistake."

It: Quando il gelataio finisce, c'è una montagna di gelato.
En: When the ice cream seller finishes, there's a mountain of ice cream.

It: Luca cerca di spiegare.
En: Luca tries to explain.

It: "No, no, solo cinque, non cinquanta!"
En: "No, no, only five, not fifty!"

It: dice agitato.
En: he says frantically.

It: Ma ormai è troppo tardi.
En: But it's too late.

It: Il gelataio ride e dice, "Tutto è ok."
En: The ice cream seller laughs and says, "It's all okay."

It: Luca è imbarazzato.
En: Luca is embarrassed.

It: Non sa cosa fare.
En: He doesn't know what to do.

It: Le persone nella gelateria ridacchiano gentili.
En: The people in the ice cream shop chuckle kindly.

It: Un bambino gli sorride e dice, "Gelato, signore?"
En: A child smiles at him and says, "Ice cream, sir?"

It: Luca decide di approfittare della situazione.
En: Luca decides to make the best of the situation.

It: Offre il gelato alla gente.
En: He offers the ice cream to the people.

It: C'è una piccola festa nella gelateria.
En: There's a little party in the ice cream shop.

It: Tutti mangiano il gelato e ridono insieme.
En: Everyone eats the ice cream and laughs together.

It: Luca sente calore nel cuore.
En: Luca feels warmth in his heart.

It: Ha fatto nuovi amici grazie al suo errore.
En: He has made new friends thanks to his mistake.

It: Alla fine, il gelataio gli dà un piccolo sconto.
En: In the end, the ice cream seller gives him a small discount.

It: Luca sorride e ringrazia.
En: Luca smiles and thanks him.

It: Esce dalla gelateria con il cuore leggero e un nuovo ricordo.
En: He leaves the ice cream shop with a light heart and a new memory.

It: L'errore ha portato gioia a tutti.
En: The mistake brought joy to everyone.

It: Conosce un po' di più l'Italia e la sua gente gentile.
En: He knows a bit more about Italy and its kind people.

It: E ha imparato finalmente: in italiano, "cinque" è diverso da "cinquanta."
En: And he has finally learned: in Italian, "five" is different from "fifty."


Vocabulary Words:
  • corner: angolo
  • crowded: affollata
  • shop: gelateria
  • tourist: turista
  • enthusiasm: entusiasmo
  • aromas: profumi
  • menu: menu
  • seller: gelataio
  • kindly: gentile
  • order: ordinare
  • confused: si confonde
  • mountain: montagna
  • scoops: palline
  • mistake: errore
  • frantically: agitato
  • embarrassed: imbarazzato
  • chuckle: ridacchiano
  • pile up: accumula
  • laughs: ride
  • child: bambino
  • smiles: sorride
  • situation: situazione
  • offers: offre
  • small party: piccola festa
  • together: insieme
  • warmth: calore
  • friends: amici
  • heart: cuore
  • discount: sconto
  • finally: finalmente
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