{"id":14865,"date":"2015-07-25T03:47:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=14865"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:16:25","slug":"10-sentences-italian-children-learn-at-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/10-sentences-italian-children-learn-at-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"10 sentences Italian children learn at the table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian children at the table learn ten short phrases that shape every family meal: how to come when called, how to ask politely, how to share, and when to wait. This guide collects those phrases in English and Italian, with A1-friendly translations, plus a section on famous Italian table sayings and a tour of regional family meal traditions you can hear today in Tuscany, Sicily, Rome, and Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dining table is the most important piece of furniture in many Italian houses. Family bonds are forged <em>a tavola<\/em>, and children learn very early how they should behave: come when called, eat what is on the table, ask politely, and respect meal times. The ten Italian sentences below are the ones almost every child hears growing up, from Padova to Palermo, and they are a great starting point if you are at A1 level and want to recognize real family Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s1\">1. Si mangia tutti insieme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Si mangia tutti insieme.<br><em>English: We all eat together.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian families see their children as small adults at the table. Everyone sits down at the same time, no separate kids&#8217; dinner at five o&#8217;clock. Parents help babies until they can hold a fork, then the rule is simple: <em>a tavola tutti insieme<\/em>. Children learn very quickly that &#8220;a tavola!&#8221; is a serious call. You stop playing, you wash your hands, you take your seat. Italian children at the table are part of the conversation, not a side event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an A1 learner, this is the first Italian table phrase to recognize by ear, because parents almost shout it from the kitchen. The verb form <em>si mangia<\/em> is impersonal: it does not say &#8220;I eat&#8221; or &#8220;we eat&#8221;, it says &#8220;one eats&#8221;, which in real Italian conversation simply means &#8220;we all eat&#8221;. You will hear the same construction in many sentences around food: <em>si beve acqua<\/em> (we drink water), <em>si mangia tardi<\/em> (we eat late), <em>si prepara la pasta<\/em> (we make the pasta). It is a small piece of grammar that opens a big door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s2\">2. Mangiamo le stesse cose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Mangiamo le stesse cose.<br><em>English: We eat the same things.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as children can manage a fork and knife, they eat exactly what the adults eat. Portions are smaller, but the food is the same: pasta with rag\u00f9, vegetables, fish, meat, fruit. If you travel to Italy on holiday, you will notice that most family trattorie do not have a separate children&#8217;s menu. Kids order half portions (<em>mezza porzione<\/em>) of the same dishes their parents are eating. This is one of the quietest but most important Italian table phrases: nobody is special, the meal is shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a practical side to this rule too. When a small child grows up eating broccoli, anchovies, artichokes, and bitter greens at the family table, those flavours become normal. By the age of six or seven, most Italian children have a wider palate than many adults from countries where children eat from a separate menu. The phrase parents often add is <em>\u00abassaggia almeno\u00bb<\/em> (at least taste it). Refusing a dish before tasting is considered a small offense to the cook, usually mamma or nonna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s3\">3. \u00c8 pronto!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> \u00c8 pronto!<br><em>English: It&#8217;s ready!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When mamma or pap\u00e0 calls <em>\u00e8 pronto!<\/em> from the kitchen, children are expected to join the family at the table right away. If they do not, an older brother or sister will come and fetch them, and the tone gets sharper. No excuses, no negotiations, no &#8220;five more minutes&#8221;. Italian children at the table learn that food does not wait. The pasta is best the second it is drained, and respecting that moment is part of respecting the cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s4\">4. Aiutami ad apparecchiare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Aiutami ad apparecchiare la tavola.<br><em>English: Help me set the table.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For small children, setting the table is a game. When mamma (and these days pap\u00e0 too) asks for a hand, the kids put down the table cloth, the napkins, the plates, and the cutlery. Here is the A1 vocabulary you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>la tovaglia<br><em>the table cloth<\/em><\/li>\n<li>i tovaglioli<br><em>the napkins<\/em><\/li>\n<li>i piatti<br><em>the plates<\/em><\/li>\n<li>le posate<br><em>the cutlery (fork, knife, spoon)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>la forchetta<br><em>the fork<\/em><\/li>\n<li>il coltello<br><em>the knife<\/em><\/li>\n<li>il cucchiaio<br><em>the spoon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>il bicchiere<br><em>the glass<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is rarely an Italian table without a tablecloth, even for a weekday lunch. When everything is in place, the kids sit down and wait for the food to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s5\">5. Usa la forchetta e il coltello<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Usa la forchetta e il coltello.<br><em>English: Use your fork and knife.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is striking how early Italian children learn to handle a fork and a knife. A fork is just as dangerous as a knife, so the sooner kids learn to use cutlery properly, the better. In elementary school, lunch in the canteen is served on real plates with real (rounded) cutlery. Children learn to cut their own meat, twirl spaghetti on the fork, and bring food to the mouth without leaning over the plate. Eating with the hands is allowed only for pizza al taglio, focaccia, and fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One small rule worth knowing for travellers: in Italy you do not cut spaghetti with a knife, and you do not use a spoon to help the fork. The spaghetti is twirled against the curve of the plate with the fork alone. Children learn the technique by watching grandparents, and it takes a few months of practice. Another rule: bread is eaten with the hands, broken (not cut) into small pieces, and used to clean the sauce from the plate at the end of the meal. This is called <em>fare la scarpetta<\/em>, and Italian children at the table learn it almost before they learn to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s6\">6. Per favore, grazie, prego<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Per favore, grazie, prego.<br><em>English: Please, thank you, you&#8217;re welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three small words, repeated a hundred times a week at the family table. Children ask for water, bread, or a second helping, and the magic question comes back from mamma: <em>\u00abCome si dice?\u00bb<\/em> (How do you say it?). The answer is always <em>per favore<\/em>. When food is passed, you say <em>grazie<\/em>. When you pass something to someone else, you say <em>prego<\/em>. These are the first Italian table phrases that travel with the child outside the home, into shops, classrooms, and visits to grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An A1 learner can build dozens of polite sentences from these three words alone. A few examples you will hear (and use) in a real Italian kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mi passi il pane, per favore?<br><em>Can you pass me the bread, please?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ne vuoi ancora un po&#8217;?<br><em>Do you want a little more?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Grazie, basta cos\u00ec.<br><em>Thanks, that&#8217;s enough.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Prego, fai pure.<br><em>Please, go ahead.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi dai un bicchiere d&#8217;acqua, per favore?<br><em>Can you give me a glass of water, please?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s7\">7. Niente Coca-Cola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Niente Coca-Cola, si beve acqua.<br><em>English: No Coca-Cola, we drink water.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soft drinks are far less common in Italian homes than in the US or UK. The default drink at lunch and dinner is water (still or sparkling), and sometimes a glass of wine for the adults. Coca-Cola or aranciata is allowed in pizzeria, at birthday parties, or for a Sunday treat at the bar. Young Italian parents are very aware of how much sugar is in those bottles, and so are the pediatricians. Grandparents who try to spoil the kids with a fizzy drink at every meal are politely but firmly stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s8\">8. Facciamo gli gnocchi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Facciamo gli gnocchi insieme?<br><em>English: Shall we make gnocchi together?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooking with children is a real family ritual in Italy, especially on Sunday morning or during school holidays. Italian families have been going back to home cooking with simple ingredients: flour, potatoes, eggs, tomatoes, olive oil. Young parents ask grandma and grandpa for the old recipes. Children learn how to make bread, pizza dough, fresh pasta, and gnocchi alongside the adults. It is cheaper, it is better, and it gives kids hours of conversation in Italian with the people who care about them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an A1 learner, kitchen vocabulary is also very useful, because cooking words come up in conversation, in recipes, in cooking shows on RAI, and in the supermarket. Here are a few essentials to recognize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>la farina<br><em>the flour<\/em><\/li>\n<li>l&#8217;uovo, le uova<br><em>the egg, the eggs<\/em><\/li>\n<li>il sale<br><em>the salt<\/em><\/li>\n<li>lo zucchero<br><em>the sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<li>l&#8217;olio<br><em>the oil<\/em><\/li>\n<li>la padella<br><em>the frying pan<\/em><\/li>\n<li>la pentola<br><em>the saucepan<\/em><\/li>\n<li>il forno<br><em>the oven<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s9\">9. Non lo mangi oggi, lo mangi domani<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Non lo mangi oggi, lo mangi domani.<br><em>English: If you don&#8217;t eat it today, you&#8217;ll eat it tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian parents used to be very strict with <em>bambini capricciosi<\/em> (picky or naughty children). When a child refused a plate of vegetables or a soup, mamma simply covered it and put the same plate back on the table the next day. No special dish, no second menu. Modern parents are softer about it, but the principle survives: food is not thrown away, and the same plate may come back later. This is the rule behind many Italian table phrases about respect for what is on the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cultural background here is the memory of <em>non si butta niente<\/em> (nothing gets thrown away), a habit that comes from the post-war years and from grandparents who grew up with very little. Stale bread becomes panzanella in Tuscany or bread soup in Lombardia. Leftover pasta is turned into <em>pasta al forno<\/em> (baked pasta) the following day. Vegetable peelings go into the broth. Children grow up watching this small daily theatre, and they absorb the rule without anyone needing to write it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"s10\">10. Non si mangia fuori dai pasti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Italian:<\/strong> Non si mangia fuori dai pasti.<br><em>English: We don&#8217;t eat between meals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meal times are sacred in many Italian families, and snacking all day is not part of the routine. There is one exception: the <em>merenda<\/em>, the afternoon snack, usually around four o&#8217;clock. A piece of fruit, a small pizzetta, a slice of focaccia with salt and olive oil, or a panino with prosciutto are all common. Portions are small, and there is no sauce. Before lunch (<em>pranzo<\/em>) and after supper (<em>cena<\/em>), the fridge (<em>frigorifero<\/em>) is off limits. Children quickly learn that hunger before lunch is a good sign: it means the pasta will taste even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The names of the daily meals are worth memorizing as a small block of A1 vocabulary, because they come up in almost any conversation about time, plans, or invitations: <em>colazione<\/em> (breakfast) is usually light, often just a coffee and a biscuit or a slice of bread with jam. <em>Pranzo<\/em> (lunch) is the main meal in many families, eaten between half past twelve and two o&#8217;clock. <em>Merenda<\/em> is the afternoon snack for children. <em>Cena<\/em> (supper) is lighter, served between half past seven and nine. When an Italian friend invites you <em>\u00aba pranzo o a cena\u00bb<\/em>, you now know exactly what time to show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sayings\">Famous Italian table sayings and proverbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the ten phrases parents say to children, Italian has a small library of proverbs about food, hunger, and good company. You will hear these from grandparents, in cooking shows, and in everyday family talk. They are some of the most quoted Italian table phrases in the language, and they show how seriously Italian culture takes a shared meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>L&#8217;appetito vien mangiando.<\/strong><br><em>Appetite comes with eating.<\/em><br>A classic line for children who say they are not hungry. The first bite often opens the door to the second.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A tavola non si invecchia.<\/strong><br><em>At the table you don&#8217;t grow old.<\/em><br>Time spent eating with family and friends does not count against you. It is one of the most loved sayings about Italian meals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chi tardi arriva, male alloggia.<\/strong><br><em>Who arrives late, is poorly seated.<\/em><br>Originally about inns and travellers, today it is the perfect line for the child who shows up at the table after everyone else has chosen the best seat or the last slice of pizza.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non si parla con la bocca piena.<\/strong><br><em>You don&#8217;t speak with your mouth full.<\/em><br>Halfway between a proverb and a household rule. Italian children at the table hear it almost daily.<\/li>\n<li><strong>L&#8217;ospite \u00e8 sacro.<\/strong><br><em>The guest is sacred.<\/em><br>A guest at the family table gets the best seat, the best cut of meat, and the first slice of cake. Children learn this rule by watching their parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will also hear shorter expressions during the meal itself: <em>buon appetito<\/em> at the start, <em>alla salute<\/em> when raising a glass, and <em>era buonissimo<\/em> at the end, said to the person who cooked. None of these phrases are formal Italian, but they are the soundtrack of every family lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few extra everyday expressions you will pick up just by listening at the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Che buono!<br><em>How good (it tastes)!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ne vuoi ancora?<br><em>Do you want some more?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi \u00e8 piaciuto tantissimo.<br><em>I really liked it.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono pieno \/ sono piena.<br><em>I&#8217;m full (male \/ female speaker).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Chi sparecchia oggi?<br><em>Who clears the table today?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are not phrases from a textbook. They are the soundtrack of any Italian kitchen, the kind of sentences you will hear ten times in one Sunday lunch. For an A1 learner, recognizing them by ear is a real victory: you stop translating word by word and you start hearing whole phrases as units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regional\">Regional Italian family meal traditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian children at the table do not all eat the same thing across the country. Family meal traditions change from region to region, and even from city to city. Here are four traditions you can still hear about and taste today, useful background for any A1 learner who wants to understand why Italian families talk so much about food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday lunch in Tuscany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many Tuscan families, <em>il pranzo della domenica<\/em> is the longest meal of the week. It starts around one o&#8217;clock and can stretch past four. There is an antipasto of crostini with chicken liver p\u00e2t\u00e9 or fresh pecorino, then a primo of pappardelle or ribollita, a secondo of roast meat or stew with white beans, salad, fruit, and finally a slow coffee. Children at the table are expected to sit through the whole meal, talk with the adults, and only leave when the coffee cups are empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Family feasts in Sicily<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sicily, family meals around a <em>festa<\/em> (a saint&#8217;s day, a baptism, a christening, Easter) are large and loud. Tables are pushed together to seat fifteen or twenty people. The food keeps coming: arancini, caponata, pasta alla Norma, swordfish, cassata or cannoli for dessert. Children move between adults, taste a little of everything, and learn the names of relatives and the names of dishes at the same time. Many of the most colourful Italian table phrases (the affectionate ones, the slightly bossy ones) are picked up at these meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gnocchi del gioved\u00ec in Rome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman tradition links specific dishes to specific days of the week: <em>gnocchi il gioved\u00ec, baccal\u00e0 il venerd\u00ec, trippa il sabato<\/em> (gnocchi on Thursday, salt cod on Friday, tripe on Saturday). The rhyme used to organize family menus and trattoria menus alike. Many Roman families still cook gnocchi on Thursday, and children grow up expecting that plate at the start of the weekend. It is a small but very alive piece of family meal tradition in central Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick lunch and slow dinner in Milan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Milan, weekday lunch is often shorter than in the south: a quick pasta, a salad, an espresso at the bar. Dinner is the family meal. Parents come home from work, the table is set with the tablecloth, and the day is shared over risotto alla milanese, cotoletta, or a vegetable minestrone. Children eat with the adults and are invited to talk about school. The rhythm is different, but the principle (everyone at the table together) is the same as in Tuscany or Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What ties all these regional family meal traditions together is the role of the table as a small school. Children learn vocabulary (the names of dishes, ingredients, utensils), they learn manners (the polite formulas, the rule against speaking with the mouth full), and they learn social skills (waiting their turn, listening to adults, joining the conversation at the right moment). For an A1 learner trying to understand Italian family life, this is the picture to keep in mind: the meal is not just food, it is the daily training ground where Italian children at the table become Italian speakers, Italian eaters, and members of an Italian family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test yourself: 10 Italian table phrases in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to put these Italian table phrases into practice? 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Cinzia e Loris stanno cenando con i figli Pino (8 anni) e Maddalena (6) nella loro casa di Riccione. Nonna Iolanda \u00e8 in visita e cena con loro. A tavola si parla di gnocchi, pane e cortesia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cinzia and Loris are having dinner with their kids Pino (8) and Maddalena (6) at home in Riccione. Granny Iolanda is visiting and joins them. At the table they talk about gnocchi, bread and good manners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\"><strong>Tip.<\/strong> If your keyboard doesn&#8217;t have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead. For example, <code>e'<\/code> works for <code>&egrave;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<h3>Table phrasebook: choose the right word<\/h3>\n<p><em>For each sentence below, choose the form that fits the situation. Type your answer in the box.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6790\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Mamma Cinzia chiama i figli a tavola: \u00ab(Vieni, \u00c8, A) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00c8, E')<\/span><\/span> pronto!\u00bb<br><br><em>Mamma Cinzia calls the kids to the table: \u00abIt's ready!\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Maddalena dice al fratello: \u00ab(Passami, Prendi, Vado) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Passami)<\/span><\/span> il pane, per favore.\u00bb<br><br><em>Maddalena says to her brother: \u00abPass me the bread, please.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Pap\u00e0 Loris dice a Pino: \u00ab(Mangia, Bevi, Usa) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Usa)<\/span><\/span> la forchetta e il coltello.\u00bb<br><br><em>Pap\u00e0 Loris tells Pino: \u00abUse the fork and the knife.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>A tavola, in Italia, i bambini bevono di solito (l'acqua, la coca, il caff\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(l'acqua)<\/span><\/span>.<br><br><em>At the table, in Italy, children usually drink water.<\/em><\/li><li>Nonna Iolanda chiede al cameriere: \u00abPer favore, (passami, mi passi, prendo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(mi passi)<\/span><\/span> il sale?\u00bb<br><br><em>Granny Iolanda asks the waiter: \u00abPlease, could you pass me the salt?\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Pino apparecchia la tavola: mette i piatti, le posate e (i bicchieri di plastica, le pentole, i tovaglioli) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(i tovaglioli)<\/span><\/span>.<br><br><em>Pino sets the table: he puts the plates, the cutlery and the napkins.<\/em><\/li><li>Pino ha ancora fame e chiede: \u00abMamma, (mangio, posso, voglio) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(posso)<\/span><\/span> avere un altro po' di gnocchi, per favore?\u00bb<br><br><em>Pino is still hungry and asks: \u00abMum, may I have a bit more gnocchi, please?\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>Maddalena ha sete e chiede gentilmente: \u00ab(Grazie, Prego, Per favore) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Per favore)<\/span><\/span>, un bicchiere d'acqua.\u00bb<br><br><em>Maddalena is thirsty and politely asks: \u00abPlease, a glass of water.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><li>La merenda di Maddalena \u00e8 piccola: un (panino, gelato grande, hamburger) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(panino)<\/span><\/span> con il prosciutto.<br><br><em>Maddalena's afternoon snack is small: a sandwich with prosciutto.<\/em><\/li><li>Dopo cena pap\u00e0 Loris dice ai figli: \u00ab(non si mangia, mangiate, mangiamo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(non si mangia)<\/span><\/span> fuori dai pasti.\u00bb<br><br><em>After supper pap\u00e0 Loris tells the kids: \u00abYou don't eat between meals.\u00bb<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 right out of 10. Polite Italian at the table sorted.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the table phrasebook:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><em>&Egrave; pronto!<\/em> &rarr; <em>It&#8217;s ready!<\/em> (mum calls everyone)<\/li>\n<li><em>Passami il pane, per favore.<\/em> &rarr; <em>Pass me the bread, please.<\/em> (informal sibling)<\/li>\n<li><em>Mi passi il sale, per favore?<\/em> &rarr; polite form (formal Lei)<\/li>\n<li><em>Posso avere ancora?<\/em> &rarr; <em>May I have more?<\/em> (polite request)<\/li>\n<li><em>Per favore<\/em> = please &middot; <em>grazie<\/em> = thanks &middot; <em>prego<\/em> = you&#8217;re welcome (you say <em>grazie<\/em>, not <em>prego<\/em>, to thank)<\/li>\n<li><em>Non si mangia fuori dai pasti.<\/em> &rarr; <em>No eating between meals.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Table vocabulary:<\/strong> tovaglioli = napkins &middot; posate = cutlery &middot; piatti = plates &middot; forchetta = fork &middot; coltello = knife &middot; panino = sandwich &middot; merenda = afternoon snack &middot; pranzo = lunch &middot; cena = supper.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Polite formulas:<\/strong> <em>per favore<\/em> opens a request, <em>grazie<\/em> closes it, <em>prego<\/em> answers a thanks. Use <em>posso<\/em> or <em>mi passi<\/em> for polite asks; drop straight to <em>passami<\/em> only with brothers, sisters or close friends.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3>Polite or wrong? Spot the right sentence<\/h3>\n<p><em>In each set of three, choose the ONE sentence that an Italian child or adult would actually say at the table. The other two are either rude, ungrammatical, or use the wrong polite form.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6791\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Passa a me il pane.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Pino, passami il pane, per favore.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Pino, passi tu il pane.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Tu, dammi un bicchiere d'acqua.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Acqua a me adesso.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Mi porta un bicchiere d'acqua, per favore?<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Posso avere ancora un po' di gnocchi, per favore?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Voglio ancora gnocchi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Dai gnocchi.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" 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<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_32_6791\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Grazie mamma, il pranzo \u00e8 buono!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input 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