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hello, can someone translate this for me, il genitori di felicella conte siamo sig. a conte e rosa conte, thankyou, regards, john
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the parents of Felicella Conte we are Mr A Conte and Rosa Conte.
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sono= they are
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hello suanj, i am trying to construct a letter, the sentence is " the parents of felicella conte were mr, a conte and rosa conte" do i just substitute sono for siamo, thanks john
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erano=were ( right)
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thanks suanj, i just substitute erano for siamo, thanks john
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hello again, what if it was "they were" can you translate that into italian, thanks john
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they were=(essi) erano
it was=( egli) era
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thanks suanj i think i have it now, take care, john
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