la nonna

Usages of la nonna

La nonna fa ridere i bambini.
Grandma makes the children laugh.
La nonna ride in giardino.
The grandmother laughs in the garden.
Ho dovuto dichiarare il formaggio francese che portavo per mia nonna.
I had to declare the French cheese I was bringing for my grandmother.
La nonna dice che una maledizione porta sfortuna solo se ci credi.
Grandma says that a curse brings bad luck only if you believe in it.
Prima di cucinare indosso il grembiule pulito che mi ha regalato mia nonna.
Before cooking I put on the clean apron my grandmother gave me.
Anna vuole regalare una pianta alla nonna.
Anna wants to give a plant to her grandmother.
Il gomitolo che hai trovato serve alla nonna per riparare il guanto.
The ball of yarn you found is needed by Grandma to mend the glove.
Lo incolleremo su una cartolina che spediremo a nostra nonna dalla stazione.
We will stick it on a postcard that we will send to our grandmother from the station.

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