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Nov 2021
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#5: "Ci" and "Ne": How and When to Use T...

ITALIAN MATTERS
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In this intermediate-level episode, we cover how to use the particle “ci” and the particle “ne” in Italian. There are many different uses of these words and here we cover the most important and common ones.


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