Language Fun

“No! I told you, ‘Grazie’ means thanks,” Jamie said. “‘Scusami’ is excuse me.”

Tanya sighed. Rome’s bustling station and Jamie were too much. “Scusami,” she mumbled.

The small crowd parted.

“Grazie,” Tanya said, sidling past, her boyfriend following.

“You really should’ve learned Italian, like I did,” he said.

“I know a little…”

“Just leave it to me.” He patted her arm. “Now, where do we get our tickets?” He gazed at the booths. “Wow, a lot of trains are going to Chiuso, aren’t they?”

Tanya gasped.

When she’d finished laughing, she said, “I know one word for sure. ‘Chiuso’ means ‘Closed’.”