Italian–English parallel text
Il compleanno di Leo
Leo’s Birthday
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È domenica. Leo ha dieci anni.
It is Sunday. Leo is ten.
È il suo compleanno.
It is his birthday.
«Posso fare la torta», dice Nina.
“I can make the cake,” Nina says.
Omar la guarda. Sara la guarda.
Omar looks at her. Sara looks at her.
Max esce.
Max goes out.
Nina è in cucina a lungo.
Nina is in the kitchen for a long time.
Guarda la torta. Non è nera.
She looks at the cake. It is not black.
La guarda di nuovo. Non è nera.
She looks again. It is not black.
«Omar», dice. «È nera questa?»
“Omar,” she says. “Is this black?”
«No», dice Omar. «È bella.»
“No,” Omar says. “It is nice.”
Di notte il negozio è chiuso.
At night the shop is closed.
Vengono tutti.
Everybody comes.
Omar porta tè, tazze e piatti.
Omar brings tea, cups and plates.
Ci sono dieci luci sulla torta.
There are ten lights on the cake.
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