Ulysses — Page 15
—What sort of a kip is this? he said. I told her to come after eight.
—Che razza di posto è questo? disse. Le avevo detto di venire dopo le otto.
—We can drink it black, Stephen said thirstily. There's a lemon in the locker.
—Possiamo berlo nero, disse Stephen assetato. C'è un limone nell'armadietto.
—O, damn you and your Paris fads! Buck Mulligan said. I want Sandycove milk.
—Oh, al diavolo te e le tue manie parigine! disse Buck Mulligan. Voglio il latte di Sandycove.
Haines came in from the doorway and said quietly:
Haines entrò dalla porta e disse tranquillamente:
—That woman is coming up with the milk.
—Quella donna sta arrivando col latte.
—The blessings of God on you! Buck Mulligan cried, jumping up from his chair. Sit down. Pour out the tea there. The sugar is in the bag. Here, I can't go fumbling at the damned eggs.
—La benedizione di Dio su di te! gridò Buck Mulligan, balzando su dalla sedia. Siediti. Versa il tè là. Lo zucchero è nel sacchetto. Senti, non posso stare a armeggiare con queste maledette uova.
He hacked through the fry on the dish and slapped it out on three plates, saying:
Tagliuzzò il fritto nel piatto e lo distribuì di schianto su tre piatti, dicendo:
—_In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti._
—_In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti._
Haines sat down to pour out the tea.
Haines si sedette per versare il tè.
—I'm giving you two lumps each, he said. But, I say, Mulligan, you do make strong tea, don't you?
—Vi do due zollette ciascuno, disse. Ma, senti, Mulligan, fai davvero un tè forte, eh?
Buck Mulligan, hewing thick slices from the loaf, said in an old woman's wheedling voice:
Buck Mulligan, tagliando grosse fette dal pane, disse con voce melliflua da vecchia:
—When I makes tea I makes tea, as old mother Grogan said. And when I makes water I makes water.
—Quando faccio il tè faccio il tè, come diceva la vecchia madre Grogan. E quando faccio acqua faccio acqua.
—By Jove, it is tea, Haines said.
—Perdinci, è proprio tè, disse Haines.
Buck Mulligan went on hewing and wheedling:
Buck Mulligan continuò a tagliare e a blandire:
—_So I do, Mrs Cahill,_ says she. _Begob, ma'am,_ says Mrs Cahill, _God send you don't make them in the one pot._
—_Già lo faccio, signora Cahill,_ dice lei. _Perdiana, signora,_ dice la signora Cahill, _Dio voglia che non li faccia nella stessa pentola._
He lunged towards his messmates in turn a thick slice of bread, impaled on his knife.
Scagliò a turno verso i suoi commensali una grossa fetta di pane, infilzata sul coltello.
—That's folk, he said very earnestly, for your book, Haines.
—Questo è folklore, disse molto seriamente, per il tuo libro, Haines.
Vocabulary
- Che
- ke — What, that, or which; common conjunction and pronoun
- razza
- rat-tsa — Race, breed, or kind of something
- di
- di — Of, from; very common preposition
- posto
- pos-to — Place, seat, or spot
- è
- ɛ — Is; third person singular of essere
- questo
- kwes-to — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- disse
- dis-se — Said; past tense of dire
- Le
- le — To her, or formal you; indirect object pronoun
- avevo
- a-ve-vo — I had; imperfect tense of avere
- detto
- det-to — Said, told; past participle of dire
- venire
- ve-ni-re — To come; common motion verb
- dopo
- do-po — After, later, afterward
- le
- le — The (feminine plural) or her (pronoun)
- otto
- ot-to — Eight; the number 8
- Possiamo
- pos-sia-mo — We can; first person plural of potere
- berlo
- ber-lo — To drink it; infinitive bere with pronoun
- nero
- ne-ro — Black; color adjective
- assetato
- as-se-ta-to — Thirsty; adjective describing need for drink
- C'
- tʃ — There is/are; contraction of ci before vowel
- un
- un — A, an; masculine indefinite article
- limone
- li-mo-ne — Lemon; citrus fruit
- nell'
- nel-l — In the; contraction of in plus article
- armadietto
- ar-ma-diet-to — Small cabinet, locker, or cupboard
- Oh
- o — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization
- al
- al — To the; contraction of a plus il
- diavolo
- dia-vo-lo — Devil; used in exclamations of frustration
- te
- te — You; stressed personal pronoun
- e
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- tue
- tu-e — Your (feminine plural); possessive adjective
- manie
- ma-ni-e — Obsessions, quirks, or manias
- parigine
- pa-ri-dʒi-ne — Parisian (feminine plural); relating to Paris
- Voglio
- voʎ-ʎo — I want; first person singular of volere
- il
- il — The; masculine singular definite article
- latte
- lat-te — Milk; common dairy beverage
- entrò
- en-trò — Entered; past tense of entrare
- dalla
- dal-la — From the; contraction of da plus la
- porta
- por-ta — Door; entrance to a room or building
- tranquillamente
- tran-kwil-la-men-te — Calmly, quietly, in a tranquil manner
- Quella
- kwel-la — That (feminine); demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- donna
- don-na — Woman; adult female person
- sta
- sta — Is (doing); third person singular of stare
- arrivando
- ar-ri-van-do — Arriving; gerund of arrivare
- col
- kol — With the; contraction of con plus il
- La
- la — The (feminine singular); definite article
- benedizione
- be-ne-di-tsio-ne — Blessing; act of blessing or benediction
- Dio
- di-o — God; supreme divine being
- su
- su — On, up, upon; preposition of position
- gridò
- gri-dò — Shouted, cried out; past tense of gridare
- balzando
- bal-tsan-do — Leaping, jumping; gerund of balzare
- sedia
- se-dia — Chair; piece of furniture for sitting
- Siediti
- sie-di-ti — Sit down; imperative reflexive of sedersi
- Versa
- ver-sa — Pour; imperative of versare
- tè
- tɛ — Tea; common hot beverage
- là
- la — There; adverb indicating a distant place
- Lo
- lo — It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- zucchero
- dzuk-ke-ro — Sugar; sweet crystalline substance
- nel
- nel — In the; contraction of in plus il
- sacchetto
- sak-ket-to — Small bag or packet
- Senti
- sen-ti — Listen, hear; imperative of sentire
- non
- non — Not; basic negation adverb
- posso
- pos-so — I can; first person singular of potere
- stare
- sta-re — To stay, to be; common auxiliary verb
- a
- a — To, at; very common preposition
- armeggiare
- ar-med-dʒa-re — To fiddle, fumble, or tinker with something
- con
- kon — With; common preposition of accompaniment
- queste
- kwes-te — These (feminine plural); demonstrative adjective
- maledette
- ma-le-det-te — Damned, cursed; strong adjective of frustration
- uova
- uo-va — Eggs; plural of uovo
- Tagliuzzò
- ta-ʎut-tsò — Chopped finely; past tense of tagliuzzare
- fritto
- frit-to — Fried; past participle of friggere
- piatto
- piat-to — Plate, dish; flat vessel for food
- lo
- lo — It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- distribuì
- dis-tri-bu-ì — Distributed, served out; past tense of distribuire
- schianto
- skian-to — Crash, bang; loud sudden noise
- tre
- tre — Three; the number 3
- piatti
- piat-ti — Plates, dishes; plural of piatto
- dicendo
- di-tʃen-do — Saying; gerund of dire
- In
- in — In; preposition of location or inclusion
- si
- si — Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, oneself
- sedette
- se-det-te — Sat down; past tense of sedersi
- per
- per — For, in order to; common preposition
- versare
- ver-sa-re — To pour; verb for pouring liquid
- Vi
- vi — To you (plural); indirect object pronoun
- do
- do — I give; first person singular of dare
- due
- du-e — Two; the number 2
- zollette
- dzol-let-te — Sugar cubes; small cubes of sugar
- ciascuno
- tʃas-ku-no — Each one, each person; distributive pronoun
- Ma
- ma — But; common adversative conjunction
- senti
- sen-ti — Listen; imperative or present tense of sentire
- fai
- fai — You do, you make; second person of fare
- davvero
- dav-ve-ro — Really, truly; adverb of emphasis
- forte
- for-te — Strong, loud; adjective or adverb
- eh
- e — Eh, huh; informal interjection seeking agreement
- tagliando
- ta-ʎan-do — Cutting; gerund of tagliare
- grosse
- gros-se — Big, thick (feminine plural); size adjective
- fette
- fet-te — Slices; plural of fetta
- dal
- dal — From the; contraction of da plus il
- pane
- pa-ne — Bread; staple baked food
- voce
- vo-tʃe — Voice; sound produced when speaking or singing
- melliflua
- mel-li-flua — Mellifluous, honeyed, sweetly smooth in tone
- da
- da — From, by, since; versatile preposition
- vecchia
- vek-kia — Old woman or old (feminine adjective)
- Quando
- kwan-do — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- faccio
- fat-tʃo — I do, I make; first person of fare
- come
- ko-me — As, like, how; conjunction or adverb
- diceva
- di-tʃe-va — Was saying, used to say; imperfect of dire
- la
- la — The (feminine singular); definite article
- madre
- ma-dre — Mother; female parent
- E
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- quando
- kwan-do — When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- acqua
- ak-kwa — Water; essential liquid for drinking
- Perdinci
- per-din-tʃi — Good heavens, gosh; mild Italian exclamation
- proprio
- pro-prio — Really, exactly, truly; emphatic adverb
- continuò
- kon-ti-nu-ò — Continued; past tense of continuare
- tagliare
- ta-ʎa-re — To cut; common action verb
- blandire
- blan-di-re — To flatter, coax, or cajole someone
- Già
- dʒa — Already, yes indeed; affirmative adverb
- signora
- si-ɲo-ra — Mrs., madam; polite title for a woman
- dice
- di-tʃe — Says, tells; third person singular of dire
- lei
- lei — She, her; third person feminine pronoun
- Perdiana
- per-dia-na — Good grief, by Jove; mild Italian exclamation
- voglia
- voʎ-ʎa — Desire, wish; or subjunctive of volere
- che
- ke — That, which, what; conjunction or pronoun
- li
- li — Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun
- faccia
- fat-tʃa — Makes, does; subjunctive of fare
- nella
- nel-la — In the; contraction of in plus la
- stessa
- stes-sa — Same (feminine); adjective indicating identity
- pentola
- pen-to-la — Pot; cooking vessel for boiling or stewing
- Scagliò
- ska-ʎò — Hurled, flung; past tense of scagliare
- turno
- tur-no — Turn, rotation; each person's turn
- verso
- ver-so — Toward, towards; directional preposition
- i
- i — The (masculine plural); definite article
- suoi
- suo-i — His, her, their (masculine plural possessive)
- commensali
- kom-men-sa-li — Fellow diners, table companions
- una
- u-na — A, an; feminine indefinite article
- grossa
- gros-sa — Big, large (feminine); size adjective
- fetta
- fet-ta — Slice; a cut portion of food
- infilzata
- in-fil-tsa-ta — Skewered, pierced, speared; past participle of infilzare
- sul
- sul — On the; contraction of su plus il
- coltello
- kol-tel-lo — Knife; utensil for cutting food
- Questo
- kwes-to — This; masculine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- folklore
- fol-klor — Folklore; traditional stories and customs of people
- molto
- mol-to — Very, much, a lot; common degree adverb
- seriamente
- se-ria-men-te — Seriously; in a serious or earnest manner
- tuo
- tu-o — Your (masculine singular); possessive adjective
- libro
- li-bro — Book; written or printed work
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