We often say that learning Italian isn't just about words or grammar, but it's about picking up the phrases that Italians actually use and understanding those unwritten rules that all Italians just seem to know.

Exactly. And there are certain situations that really prove that point, like celebrating a birthday.

So today you'll learn the phrases Italians use for saying happy birthday

and a very important unwritten rule that you'll want to learn Italian with Java languages.

Today we're talking about the most common ways you can wish happy birthday to your Italian friends or family and a few

birthday traditions including one thing to avoid so that you don't accidentally bring them

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It's my compleano, my birthday in a few days, so in this conversation you'll hear me

and Matteo chatting about when we should celebrate it.

Tra pocault is your complete-annoy.

Uh, si, when we festeggium?

Venerdie?

But, the tuo compleano is domenica.

Porta'sfortuna festegiare in anticipation.

But we're in England.

Here, not port a misfortune.

Yes, but I'm Italian, so,

not I don't tell you good compleana until a domenica. So, Mattoeo, so Mattoeco, so Matheo said,

Trapocou,

Trey-Pocou,

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