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Key phrase/vocabulary: Chiara Ferragni è italiana, di Cremona, al Nord Italia.

— russo/russa

— americano/americana

— cinese

— giapponese

*note the lack of capitalization

— Non voglio comprare vestiti.

Great phrase for traveling and shopping, especially if you’re at the open air market.

— Non voglio comprarlo. – I don’t want to buy it. Note that the ending will change according to what it is.

Non voglio comprarle – borse/purses

Non voglio comprarli – portafogli/wallets

Non voglio comprarla – borsa/purse

Non voglio comprarlo – portafoglio

Key collocation: sento sempre il desiderio di fare shopping

Great construction – sento sempre il desiderio di leggere un libro.

Mi sento is great, too! I feel ? Mi sento soddisfatta/o. — With food, with the day, with life!

Key grammar: Sul suo blog

Su – on – preposition

Suo – possessive

Blog is the same in English!

Secondo me, la moda è una forma d’arte.

According to me – Secondo me

Forma d’arte is a great collocation!

Notice how d’ connects with arte to mean of art.

It begins with an ‘a’ so it connects.

Your task:

Think of a writer of the blog that you often read. Then out loud to yourself or in the comments below this episode, tell me in Italian where the person is from who writes the blog.

Resources mentioned:

— Italy Magazine

— 31 Italian Language and Culture Resources to Increase Your Vocabulary

— LifeinItaly.com

— Top 13 Italian Superstitions

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