How the word "il cinese" is translated into English
Il cinese è una lingua molto antica.
[il tʃiˈneze ˈɛ ˈuna ˈlinɡwa ˈmolto anˈtika.]
Chinese is a very old language.
Mio figlio impara il cinese a scuola.
[ˈmio ˈfiʎʎo impara il tʃiˈneze a ˈsskwɔla.]
My son is learning Chinese at school.
Non parlo cinese, purtroppo.
[ˈnom ˈparlo tʃiˈneze, purˈtrɔppo.]
I don't speak Chinese, unfortunately.
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