Kate's diary: the wrong flowers

Kate buys flowers for a colleague's birthday and picks the one flower you never give in Italy. Plus All Saints' Day, a Halloween party, and what she has learned about embarrassment. Key phrases Che figura!: How embarrassing! Sono per un compleanno.: They're for a birthday. Sono diventata rossa.: I blushed. Ci sarà qualche ragazzo carino.: There'll be some cute guys. In this episode 00:00 Kate's diary 00:26 Kate's story 01:50 Key words 02:42 Your turn 03:20 Kate's story, again 04:50 See you next time Kate is also in Studio: practise her everyday situations with exercises and instant correction. Unit 1 is free: Studio The voices in this episode are AI-generated. Every script is written for real life in Italy and checked by a native Italian speaker.

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Kate buys flowers for a colleague's birthday and picks the one flower you never give in Italy. Plus All Saints' Day, a Halloween party, and what she has learned about embarrassment.

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