The Translation App
Jaden's family is in Florence, ____
They are ____ Ms. Gambini, his mother's friend.
Today his parents are going to museums, but Jaden wants to stay ____
He thinks the translation app on his phone will help ____ communicate.
His ____ growls, so he enters the kitchen.
When Ms. Gambini sees ____ she says,
“Buon giorno. Vuoi un pezzo di pane e un bicchiere di latte?”
Jaden does not know how ____ respond.
Then the app ____ "Good morning.
Would you like a piece of bread and a glass of ____
Jaden ____ "Yes, please."
There ____ a knock on the door, and a woman whom Ms. Gambini invited walks in.
The two women begin ____ Italian very fast.
So the translator ____ not understand.
Jaden turns off the phone and leaves ____ on the table.
He goes out ____ enjoy the sunny morning.
He follows a thumping ____ and finds a girl who is kicking a soccer ball against a wall.
She turns to him and says, ____ giorno."
His phone is in the ____ so Jaden does not know what to say.
He ____ repeats the words that the girl said, "Buon giorno."
____ girl kicks the ball to him.
Jaden ____ no translator for that.
For a while, the two play with the ____
Finally, the girl points at herself ____ says,
“Mi chiamo Rosabella.”
"My name is Jaden," he ____
Suddenly ____ says, "Arriva l'autobus."
Jaden understands the words that sound like ____ and arrive.
Sure enough, ____ bus appears.
Kids in soccer uniforms shout ____ the windows, "Ciao, Rosabella!"
As ____ steps onto the bus, Jaden says, "Good luck."
____ does not understand.
So Jaden thinks and says, ____ buon ...."
He points to the ____ ball that she is holding in her hand.
Rosabella shouts, “Fortuna! Buona fortuna!”
Fortuna sounds like ____
____ fortuna!" he shouts.
Rosabella and ____ friends shout back, "Molte grazie!"
The ____ rolls away.
Jaden goes back to the ____
He ____ into the translation app,
____ from people is more fun.
Can you teach me some Italian, ____ Gambini?"
Ms. Gambini says, ____ and laughs.