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Buon compleanno!
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speakerBuonhappy compleannobirthday!

headspeakerBuonhappy compleannobirthday, amore miomy love!
headspeakerNon èit is not il miomy compleannobirthday!
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headspeakerMatteo! Oggitoday èis il(the) tuoyour compleannobirthday!
headspeakerSeif non celebriamowe don't celebrate il miomy compleannobirthday…
headspeaker…​ non arrivo a trentaI won't reach annithirty!years
What does Matteo mean?
  • He thinks his birthday is actually tomorrow.
  • If they don't celebrate his birthday, he won't turn 30.
  • If they don't celebrate his birthday, he'll be sad.
headspeakerÈit is scienzascience!
headspeakerNon ci sonothere is no problemiproblem.
headspeakerSeif non èit is not il tuoyour compleannobirthday…
What comes next?
headspeaker…​ non ci sarà alcunathere will be festano, non ci saràparty alcunthere will be regalono, non ci saràgift alcunathere will be [tortano……cake
  • tortacake
  • formaggiocheese
  • zuccherosugar
headspeakerAhh…
headspeakerAhhohh, yes. Eand oranow ioI possocan usareuse il tuoyour regalogift!
headspeakerAhhohh……​ Chewhat regalogift?
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headspeakerUna computercomputer nuovonew!
headspeakerPeròbut oranow èit is il miomy computercomputer nuovonew.
headspeakerPerchébecause non èit is not il tuoyour compleannobirthday, giustoright?
headspeakerAhhohh…
headspeakerOranow mi mangioI'm going to eat tuttaall lathe tortacake!
She says she's going to eat all of Matteo's birthday cake.
  • No, that's not right.
  • Yes, that's true.
headspeakerGloria!
headspeakeryes?
headspeakerVa beneokay, èit is il miomy compleannobirthday.
headspeakerPeròbut soloonly ventinovetwenty-nine candelinecandles sullaon miamy tortacake, per favoreplease!
Matteo decided to…
  • celebrate his 30th birthday, but he only wants 29 candles.
  • cancel his birthday party and throw away his cake.
  • buy Gloria a new computer for her birthday.
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