Show Notes
Giorgia, Gaia and Marica are 3 sisters who speak Italian at home, as well as many other languages. Their mum is an Italian teacher and so she never lets them forget how important language is! Their dad is Irish, but his parents came to Ireland from Italy in the 1960s and set up a Fish and Chip Shop.
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