Italian
La lepre parla con gli altri animali.
English translation
The hare talks with the other animals.
Italian · Absolute Beginner
La lepre e la tartaruga
Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare
A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.
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La lepre sfida la tartaruga
The Hare challenges the Tortoise
Italian
È molto sicura di sé.
English translation
She is very confident.
Italian
«Corro molto veloce. Nessuno vince contro di me! Chi vuole fare una gara con me?»
English translation
“I run very fast. No one can beat me! Who wants to race me?”
Italian
La tartaruga vuole fare la gara.
English translation
The tortoise wants to race.
Italian
Per la lepre, la tartaruga è troppo lenta per vincere.
English translation
The hare thinks the tortoise is too slow to win.
Italian
Ma la tartaruga dice: «Prima facciamo la gara!»
English translation
But the tortoise says, “Let’s have the race first!”
Italian
Per la gara c'è un percorso da seguire.
English translation
There is a course to follow for the race.
Italian
La lepre e la tartaruga partono.
English translation
The hare and the tortoise set off.
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