Crisis at the Gelateria: Saving the Day with Teamwork

May 28, 2024 · 15m 30s
Crisis at the Gelateria: Saving the Day with Teamwork
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01 · Main Story

1m 44s

02 · Vocabulary Words

11m 46s

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Crisis at the Gelateria: Saving the Day with Teamwork Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/crisis-at-the-gelateria-saving-the-day-with-teamwork/ Story Transcript: It: Luca era in piedi...

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Fluent Fiction - Italian: Crisis at the Gelateria: Saving the Day with Teamwork
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:

It: Luca era in piedi davanti alla gelateria di famiglia, "Gelateria Dolce Vita."
En: Luca stood in front of the family ice cream shop, "Gelateria Dolce Vita."

It: Piazza Navona era piena di turisti.
En: Piazza Navona was full of tourists.

It: L'aria era calda e il sole splendeva.
En: The air was warm, and the sun was shining.

It: Giulia, la sorella di Luca, era dietro il bancone, preparando i coni gelato.
En: Giulia, Luca's sister, was behind the counter, preparing ice cream cones.

It: Marco, il loro cugino, stava pulendo i tavolini fuori.
En: Marco, their cousin, was cleaning the tables outside.

It: "Giulia, abbiamo bisogno di più limone!
En: "Giulia, we need more lemon!"

It: ", gridò Luca dall'ingresso.
En: shouted Luca from the entrance.

It: "Capito, Luca!"
En: "Got it, Luca!"

It: rispose Giulia con un sorriso.
En: replied Giulia with a smile.

It: Ad un tratto, apparve un signore con un grande cappello.
En: Suddenly, a man with a large hat appeared.

It: Guardava la lavagna con i gusti.
En: He was looking at the board with the flavors.

It: "Avete il cioccolato fondente?"
En: "Do you have dark chocolate?"

It: chiese lui.
En: he asked.

It: "Certo, signore!"
En: "Of course, sir!"

It: disse Marco, affrettandosi a servirlo.
En: said Marco, hurrying to serve him.

It: I bambini correvano intorno alla fontana della piazza.
En: Children were running around the fountain in the square.

It: Le risate e le chiacchiere riempivano l'aria.
En: Laughter and chatter filled the air.

It: Luca osservava felice.
En: Luca watched happily.

It: La gelateria era di suo padre.
En: The ice cream shop had belonged to his father.

It: Ora, era di lui e di Giulia.
En: Now, it was his and Giulia's.

It: Ogni giorno era una nuova storia.
En: Every day was a new story.

It: Ma oggi qualcosa andava storto.
En: But today, something was wrong.

It: Il frigorifero dei gelati era rotto.
En: The ice cream freezer was broken.

It: "Non funziona!
En: "It’s not working!

It: Che facciamo?
En: What do we do?"

It: ", chiese Giulia preoccupata.
En: asked Giulia, worried.

It: Non potevano vendere gelati sciolti.
En: They couldn't sell melted ice cream.

It: "Hai provato a chiamare il tecnico?"
En: "Have you tried calling the technician?"

It: chiese Marco.
En: asked Marco.

It: "Sì, ma può venire solo domani," rispose Giulia.
En: "Yes, but he can only come tomorrow," replied Giulia.

It: I tre si guardarono preoccupati.
En: The three looked at each other, concerned.

It: Poi, Luca ebbe un'idea.
En: Then, Luca had an idea.

It: "Prendiamo secchi pieni di ghiaccio dal bar vicino.
En: "Let's get buckets full of ice from the bar next door.

It: Possiamo metterli nel frigorifero per mantenere il gelato freddo."
En: We can put them in the freezer to keep the ice cream cold."

It: Giulia e Marco annuirono e si misero subito al lavoro.
En: Giulia and Marco nodded and got to work immediately.

It: Corsi al bar accanto e tornarono con i secchi di ghiaccio.
En: They rushed to the nearby bar and returned with buckets of ice.

It: Lavorarono insieme, senza fermarsi.
En: They worked together, without stopping.

It: I turisti continuavano a comprare gelati, ignari del problema.
En: Tourists continued buying ice creams, unaware of the problem.

It: Alla fine della giornata, la gelateria era ancora piena di clienti soddisfatti.
En: By the end of the day, the ice cream shop was still full of satisfied customers.

It: Giulia tirò un sospiro di sollievo.
En: Giulia sighed in relief.

It: "Luca, sei un genio!"
En: "Luca, you're a genius!"

It: Luca sorrise.
En: Luca smiled.

It: "Teamwork!"
En: "Teamwork!"

It: disse.
En: he said.

It: Sapevano che il giorno successivo il tecnico avrebbe fissato il frigorifero, ma quel giorno avevano imparato qualcosa di importante.
En: They knew that the next day the technician would fix the freezer, but that day they had learned something important.

It: Insieme, potevano superare qualsiasi problema.
En: Together, they could overcome any problem.

It: La notte calava su Piazza Navona.
En: Night fell over Piazza Navona.

It: La gelateria "Dolce Vita" chiudeva le porte, ma il calore della famiglia restava.
En: The "Dolce Vita" ice cream shop closed its doors, but the warmth of the family remained.


Vocabulary Words:
  • stood: era in piedi
  • ice cream shop: gelateria
  • full: piena
  • warm: calda
  • shining: splendeva
  • cone: cono
  • counter: bancone
  • cousin: cugino
  • cleaning: pulendo
  • more: più
  • limone: lemon
  • suddenly: ad un tratto
  • appeared: apparve
  • board: lavagna
  • flavors: gusti
  • dark chocolate: cioccolato fondente
  • hurrying: affrettandosi
  • ran: correvano
  • laughter: risate
  • chatter: chiacchiere
  • belonged: era di
  • freezer: frigorifero
  • broken: rotto
  • melted: sciolti
  • technician: tecnico
  • tomorrow: domani
  • buckets: secchi
  • ice: ghiaccio
  • nearby: vicino
  • satisfied: soddisfatti
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