A Room with a View — Page 6
I am lucky to be appointed to such a charming neighbourhood."
Sono fortunato di essere stato assegnato a un quartiere così incantevole."
"Oh, how glad I am!
"Oh, come sono felice!
The name of our house is Windy Corner."
Il nome della nostra casa è Windy Corner."
Mr. Beebe bowed.
Il signor Beebe si inchinò.
"There is mother and me generally, and my brother, though it's not often we get him to ch—— The church is rather far off, I mean."
"Ci siamo di solito mia madre e io, e mio fratello, anche se non spesso riusciamo a portarlo in ch—— La chiesa è piuttosto lontana, voglio dire."
"Lucy, dearest, let Mr. Beebe eat his dinner."
"Lucy, cara, lascia che il signor Beebe mangi la sua cena."
"I am eating it, thank you, and enjoying it."
"La sto mangiando, grazie, e la sto apprezzando."
He preferred to talk to Lucy, whose playing he remembered, rather than to Miss Bartlett, who probably remembered his sermons.
Preferiva parlare con Lucy, di cui ricordava il modo di suonare, piuttosto che con Miss Bartlett, che probabilmente ricordava le sue prediche.
He asked the girl whether she knew Florence well, and was informed at some length that she had never been there before.
Chiese alla ragazza se conoscesse bene Firenze, e venne informato con una certa dovizia di particolari che non vi era mai stata prima.
It is delightful to advise a newcomer, and he was first in the field.
È un piacere dare consigli a chi arriva per la prima volta, ed egli fu il primo a farlo.
"Don't neglect the country round," his advice concluded.
"Non trascurate la campagna circostante," concluse il suo consiglio.
"The first fine afternoon drive up to Fiesole, and round by Settignano, or something of that sort."
"Il primo bel pomeriggio fate una gita fino a Fiesole, e poi attraverso Settignano, o qualcosa del genere."
"No!" cried a voice from the top of the table.
"No!" gridò una voce dal capo della tavola.
"Mr. Beebe, you are wrong.
"Signor Beebe, lei si sbaglia.
The first fine afternoon your ladies must go to Prato."
Il primo bel pomeriggio le sue signore devono andare a Prato."
"That lady looks so clever," whispered Miss Bartlett to her cousin.
"Quella signora sembra così intelligente," sussurrò Miss Bartlett alla cugina.
"We are in luck."
"Siamo fortunate."
And, indeed, a perfect torrent of information burst on them.
E, in effetti, un vero e proprio torrente di informazioni si abbatté su di loro.
People told them what to see, when to see it, how to stop the electric trams, how to get rid of the beggars, how much to give for a vellum blotter, how much the place would grow upon them.
La gente disse loro cosa vedere, quando vederlo, come fermare i tram elettrici, come liberarsi dei mendicanti, quanto dare per un tampone di carta velina, quanto il luogo avrebbe finito per affascinarle.
Vocabulary
- Sono
- First person singular of 'to be' (I am)
- fortunato
- Lucky, having good fortune
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- stato
- Past participle of 'essere'; been
- assegnato
- Assigned, allocated to a place or role
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- quartiere
- Neighborhood or district of a city
- così
- So, thus, in this way
- incantevole
- Charming, enchanting, delightful to experience
- come
- How; as; like; introduces comparisons or exclamations
- felice
- Happy, glad, content
- Il
- Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- nome
- Name of a person, place, or thing
- della
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la'; of the
- nostra
- Our; feminine possessive adjective
- casa
- House, home, dwelling place
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere'; is
- signor
- Mister; title of respect for a man
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; each other
- inchinò
- Bowed, bent forward as a gesture of respect
- Ci
- Reflexive or locative pronoun; us; there
- siamo
- First person plural of 'essere'; we are
- solito
- Usual, habitual, customary
- mia
- My; feminine singular possessive adjective
- madre
- Mother, female parent
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- io
- First person singular pronoun; I
- mio
- My; masculine singular possessive adjective
- fratello
- Brother, male sibling
- anche
- Also, too, as well
- se
- If; reflexive pronoun in some contexts
- non
- Not; negation particle in Italian
- spesso
- Often, frequently
- riusciamo
- We manage to, we succeed in doing something
- portarlo
- To bring or take him/it along
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- La
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- chiesa
- Church, a Christian place of worship
- piuttosto
- Rather, quite, somewhat
- lontana
- Far away, distant, remote
- voglio
- I want; first person of 'volere'
- dire
- To say, to tell, to mean
- cara
- Dear, beloved; term of affectionate address
- lascia
- Let, allow; third person singular of 'lasciare'
- che
- That, which, who; subordinating conjunction
- mangi
- That he/she eats; subjunctive of 'mangiare'
- sua
- His/her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- cena
- Dinner, the evening meal
- sto
- I am; first person of 'stare' (progressive)
- mangiando
- Eating; gerund of 'mangiare'
- grazie
- Thank you; expression of gratitude
- apprezzando
- Appreciating, enjoying; gerund of 'apprezzare'
- Preferiva
- He/she preferred; imperfect of 'preferire'
- parlare
- To speak, to talk
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- cui
- Whom, which; relative pronoun after preposition
- ricordava
- He/she remembered; imperfect of 'ricordare'
- modo
- Way, manner, method
- suonare
- To play an instrument; to ring
- probabilmente
- Probably, most likely
- le
- Feminine plural article or indirect pronoun 'her'
- prediche
- Sermons, lectures, moralizing speeches
- Chiese
- He/she asked; past historic of 'chiedere'
- alla
- Contraction of 'a' and 'la'; to the
- ragazza
- Girl, young woman
- conoscesse
- Whether she knew; imperfect subjunctive of 'conoscere'
- bene
- Well; good; adverb of manner
- Firenze
- Florence; major Italian city in Tuscany
- venne
- He/she came; past historic of 'venire'
- informato
- Informed, told, made aware of something
- una
- Indefinite article; a, an (feminine)
- certa
- A certain, particular; feminine of 'certo'
- dovizia
- Abundance, wealth, plenty of something
- particolari
- Details, particulars; plural of 'particolare'
- vi
- There; you (plural); locative or pronoun
- era
- He/she/it was; imperfect of 'essere'
- mai
- Never; ever; used in negation or questions
- stata
- Been; feminine past participle of 'essere'
- prima
- Before, first, previously
- È
- Is; third person singular of 'essere'
- piacere
- Pleasure; to please; nice to meet you
- dare
- To give
- consigli
- Advice, tips, recommendations (plural)
- chi
- Who, whoever; relative/interrogative pronoun
- arriva
- Arrives; third person singular of 'arrivare'
- per
- For, through, in order to
- volta
- Time, occasion; 'per la prima volta' = first time
- ed
- And; variant of 'e' before vowels
- egli
- He; formal/literary third person singular pronoun
- fu
- Was; past historic of 'essere'
- primo
- First; masculine singular ordinal number
- farlo
- To do it; infinitive with object pronoun attached
- Non
- Not; negation word in Italian
- trascurate
- Neglect, overlook; imperative of 'trascurare'
- campagna
- Countryside, rural area, farmland
- circostante
- Surrounding, nearby, adjacent area
- concluse
- Concluded, ended; past historic of 'concludere'
- suo
- His, her, its; masculine singular possessive
- bel
- Beautiful, fine; contracted form of 'bello'
- pomeriggio
- Afternoon, the midday to evening period
- fate
- Do, make; second person plural imperative of 'fare'
- gita
- Excursion, short trip, outing
- fino
- Up to, as far as, until
- poi
- Then, afterwards, later
- attraverso
- Through, across
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating alternatives
- qualcosa
- Something, anything
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il'; of the
- genere
- Kind, type, sort, genre
- No
- No; negative reply or refusal
- gridò
- Shouted, cried out; past historic of 'gridare'
- voce
- Voice, a sound produced by speaking or singing
- dal
- Contraction of 'da' and 'il'; from the
- capo
- Head; top; leader; end of a table
- tavola
- Table, especially a dining table
- Signor
- Mister; polite title before a man's name
- lei
- She; you (formal); third person singular pronoun
- sbaglia
- Is wrong, makes a mistake; third person of 'sbagliare'
- signore
- Gentleman; sir; ladies and gentlemen (plural)
- devono
- They must; third person plural of 'dovere'
- andare
- To go
- Quella
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- signora
- Lady, Mrs.; polite title for a woman
- sembra
- Seems, appears; third person of 'sembrare'
- intelligente
- Intelligent, clever, smart
- sussurrò
- Whispered; past historic of 'sussurrare'
- cugina
- Female cousin, a relative's daughter
- Siamo
- We are; first person plural of 'essere'
- fortunate
- Lucky; feminine plural of 'fortunato'
- E
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- effetti
- Effects; 'in effetti' means indeed, in fact
- vero
- True, real, genuine
- proprio
- Really, exactly, one's own; truly
- torrente
- Torrent, rushing stream; flood of something
- informazioni
- Information, data, details (plural)
- abbatté
- Fell upon, struck down; past historic of 'abbattersi'
- su
- On, upon, over
- loro
- They, them, their; third person plural pronoun
- gente
- People, folk, persons
- disse
- Said; past historic of 'dire'
- cosa
- Thing; what; used in questions and statements
- vedere
- To see, to look at
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- vederlo
- To see it/him; infinitive with pronoun attached
- fermare
- To stop, to halt something or someone
- i
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- tram
- Tram, streetcar, urban rail vehicle
- elettrici
- Electric; masculine plural of 'elettrico'
- liberarsi
- To free oneself, get rid of something
- dei
- Contraction of 'di' and 'i'; of the (plural)
- mendicanti
- Beggars, people who ask for charity
- quanto
- How much, how many, as much as
- carta
- Paper, card, map
- luogo
- Place, location, spot
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional of 'avere'
- finito
- Finished, ended; past participle of 'finire'
- affascinarle
- To fascinate them/her; infinitive with pronoun
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