In Italia – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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cose /ˈkoːze/ A2 |
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paese /ˈpaeze/ B1 |
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verità /veˈrita/ B2 |
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fuggi /ˈfuʤi/ B2 |
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italia /iˈtaːlja/ A1 |
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macchine /makˈkiːne/ B1 |
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morte /ˈmɔrte/ B2 |
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proiettili /projeˈtilli/ C1 |
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mafia /maˈfiːa/ B2 |
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gente /ˈdʒɛnte/ A2 |
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monumenti /mɔˈnumenti/ B1 |
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davanti /daˈvanti/ A2 |
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arte /ˈarte/ B2 |
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letture /letˈture/ C1 |
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scoperti /skɔˈperti/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Sei nato e morto qua
➔ Present indicative of 'essere' in second person singular + past participle
➔ Uses the present indicative form of 'essere' (to be) for 'sei' (you are) + past participle 'nato' and 'morto'
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Nato nel paese delle mezze verità
➔ Past participle 'nato' used as an adjective to describe birth in a specific place
➔ 'Nato' is the past participle of 'nascere' (to be born), used here as an adjective
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Ci sono cose che nessuno ti dirà
➔ Present tense of 'ci sono' (there are) + relative clause + future tense of 'dirà' (will tell)
➔ 'Ci sono' is the Italian expression for 'there are', and 'nessuno ti dirà' is future tense 'will tell you'
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Dove fuggi? In Italia
➔ Interrogative pronoun 'dove' (where) + present tense of 'fuggire' (to flee)
➔ 'Dove' is a question word for 'where', and 'fuggi' is the second person singular present tense of 'fuggire'
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Le ragazze nella strada, in Italia
➔ Noun phrase with definite article 'le' + plural noun 'ragazze' + prepositional phrase 'nella strada' (on the street)
➔ Uses a definite article 'le' (the) + plural noun 'ragazze' (girls) + prepositional phrase indicating location
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Impara l'arte, in Italia
➔ Imperative verb 'Impara' (learn) + direct object 'l'arte' (the art) + prepositional phrase 'in Italia'
➔ Imperative form 'Impara' is a command to learn, followed by direct object 'l'arte' (the art) and location prepositional phrase