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Jul 24
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#201: Seven Italian Verbs Beyond "Guarda...

ITALIAN MATTERS
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In this lesson, you’ll learn seven Italian verbs related to "looking" from general actions like watching and seeing to more specific ones like scrutinizing, peeking, and glimpsing. These verbs help express different ways of seeing and observing in Italian.


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