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em to need – to want to   »   it aver bisogno – volere

69 [sixty-nine]

to need – to want to

to need – to want to

69 [sessantanove]

aver bisogno – volere

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I need a bed. H- bis--no di----l--to. H- b------ d- u- l----- H- b-s-g-o d- u- l-t-o- ----------------------- Ho bisogno di un letto. 0
I want to sleep. V-g--o dor--r-. V----- d------- V-g-i- d-r-i-e- --------------- Voglio dormire. 0
Is there a bed here? C’- un-let-o-q--? C-- u- l---- q--- C-è u- l-t-o q-i- ----------------- C’è un letto qui? 0
I need a lamp. H----s-g-o-d- --a---m----. H- b------ d- u-- l------- H- b-s-g-o d- u-a l-m-a-a- -------------------------- Ho bisogno di una lampada. 0
I want to read. Voglio le-----. V----- l------- V-g-i- l-g-e-e- --------------- Voglio leggere. 0
Is there a lamp here? C’--u-- --m--d---ui? C-- u-- l------ q--- C-è u-a l-m-a-a q-i- -------------------- C’è una lampada qui? 0
I need a telephone. H- bi-og-o-di-un --lef--o. H- b------ d- u- t-------- H- b-s-g-o d- u- t-l-f-n-. -------------------------- Ho bisogno di un telefono. 0
I want to make a call. Vo-lio -are-u-a chiam--a. V----- f--- u-- c-------- V-g-i- f-r- u-a c-i-m-t-. ------------------------- Voglio fare una chiamata. 0
Is there a telephone here? C-- u---e--fono-q-i? C-- u- t------- q--- C-è u- t-l-f-n- q-i- -------------------- C’è un telefono qui? 0
I need a camera. H--bi--gn- di--n---a-----a-f--og--f-ca. H- b------ d- u-- m------- f----------- H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- f-t-g-a-i-a- --------------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina fotografica. 0
I want to take photographs. Vog--o fo--g---are. V----- f----------- V-g-i- f-t-g-a-a-e- ------------------- Voglio fotografare. 0
Is there a camera here? C’- una------in- -oto----i-- -u-? C-- u-- m------- f---------- q--- C-è u-a m-c-h-n- f-t-g-a-i-a q-i- --------------------------------- C’è una macchina fotografica qui? 0
I need a computer. H- -----no d--u- com----r. H- b------ d- u- c-------- H- b-s-g-o d- u- c-m-u-e-. -------------------------- Ho bisogno di un computer. 0
I want to send an email. Vog-----a-d-r- un----a--. V----- m------ u- E------ V-g-i- m-n-a-e u- E-m-i-. ------------------------- Voglio mandare un E-mail. 0
Is there a computer here? C-è un--omp------ui? C-- u- c------- q--- C-è u- c-m-u-e- q-i- -------------------- C’è un computer qui? 0
I need a pen. H--bis--no -- -na p-nn-. H- b------ d- u-- p----- H- b-s-g-o d- u-a p-n-a- ------------------------ Ho bisogno di una penna. 0
I want to write something. V-gl-- s----ere-q-a-----. V----- s------- q-------- V-g-i- s-r-v-r- q-a-c-s-. ------------------------- Voglio scrivere qualcosa. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? C---o-o-u- fog-io d- c--t- e--n--penn- q--? C- s--- u- f----- d- c---- e u-- p---- q--- C- s-n- u- f-g-i- d- c-r-a e u-a p-n-a q-i- ------------------------------------------- Ci sono un foglio di carta e una penna qui? 0

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