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Key phrase/vocabulary: Piccola, felice, simpatica – Small, happy, nice

— Bambino piccolo – Small child

— Questo piccolo grande amore – a song by Claudio Baglioni that means my great love – He was famous during the 70s and is considered one of the greatest songwriters in Italian music history.

— Famiglia felice – Happy family

Siamo una famiglia felice. – We are a happy family.

— Rendere felice – to make happy

Il mio ragazzo mi rende felice. – My boyfriend makes me happy.

Key collocation: producono gli abiti – produces clothes

— produrre – produce, yield, create, manufacture

*Used with making/producing clothes

— Produrre in eccesso – overproduce

Key grammar: Quando sono stata in Italia, sono andata a Solomeo – When I was in Italy, I went to Solomeo.

Your task:

Have a glass of wine and tell me in the comments below (In Italian!) what kind of wine you had!

Resources mentioned:

Cos’è la “Terra dei fuochi” – article on Naples ? Caserta trash issue

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