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    The document is a podcast transcript about making a phone call in Italian. It describes a phone call the author made to their host's wife in Italy to inform her that their train was delayed. The author says "Pronto?" when the wife answers to indicate they are ready, as is common in Italian phone calls. They introduce themselves and exchange greetings and pleasantries, with the author explaining the train delay and saying they will message when they board the next train. The wife understands about Italy's unreliable train system and says not to worry, to just message when getting on the train.

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    The document is a podcast transcript about making a phone call in Italian. It describes a phone call the author made to their host's wife in Italy to inform her that their train was delayed. The author says "Pronto?" when the wife answers to indicate they are ready, as is common in Italian phone calls. They introduce themselves and exchange greetings and pleasantries, with the author explaining the train delay and saying they will message when they board the next train. The wife understands about Italy's unreliable train system and says not to worry, to just message when getting on the train.

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    When I stayed in Viterbo for a week during my most recent trip to Italy, I used Air B&B and
    stayed at this cute little apartment called Gli Archi.

    Before arriving, my mother and I were taking the train from Firenze, and we had a stopover
    in Bomarzo.

    In true Italian train system reliability, our train to Viterbo never came.

    We had to wait another hour and a half for the next train to Viterbo and then I had to let
    the host’s wife, Nicoletta, who was picking us up from Porta Fiorentina train station, know
    that we would be delayed.

    I called her on my phone (the TMobile Simple Plan for International service is genius), and
    this is how our conversation went.

    Cher: Pronto?
    Nicoletta: Pronto?
    Cher: Ciao Nicoletta, sono Cher!
    Nicoletta: Ciao Cher, come stai?
    Cher: Sto benissimo, e lei?
    Nicoletta: Sto bene, sto bene.
    Cher: Senta. Il treno è in ritardo.
    Nicoletta: (groan of understanding at the oh-so-reliable train system)
    Cher: Penso che arriveremo alle 15.30, ma non ne sono sicura.
    Nicoletta: Non preoccuparti, mandami un messagio quando sali sul treno.
    Cher: Va bene. Ciao ciao.
    Nicoletta: Ciao ciao.

    So how did we start?

    When you call someone on the phone, Italians will most likely say “Pronto?” where we say
    “Hello?”

    CPF: As an adjective “pronto” means “ready”, as in Spongebob’s signature phrase “Sono


    pronto” – I’m ready.”

    Then I introduce myself to her seeing that she knows that I have her number and would be
    in touch.

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