day 36the neighbours

the neighbours

Talk about noisy neighbours politely: say what bothers you, ask for more quiet, and use the congiuntivo to hope and to think (spero che abbassi, credo che disturbi).

today’s words

• sopportare · to stand, to put up with
• il disturbo · nuisance, trouble
• disturbare · to disturb, to bother
• silenzioso · quiet, silent
• vietare · to ban, to forbid
• la lite · quarrel, row
• stendere · to hang out; to spread
• asciugare · to dry
• l'avviso · notice, warning
• il rispetto · respect
• la tranquillità · calm, peace
• il fastidio · bother, annoyance
• reagire · to react
• abbassare · to lower, to turn down
• puzzare · to stink
• sgradevole · unpleasant
• il panno · cloth; (i panni) washing

sentences

• Giulia non sopporta il rumore, e la musica è troppo alta. · Giulia can't stand noise, and the music upstairs is too loud.
• Non voglio una lite: voglio solo tranquillità. · I don't want a quarrel: I just want some peace.
• Spero che lei possa abbassare la musica la sera. · I hope you can turn the music down in the evening.
• Credo che il rumore dia fastidio a molte persone. · I think the noise bothers many people.
• Le regole del condominio vietano il rumore dopo le dieci. · The building's rules ban noise after ten.