All’ufficio postale

At the Post Office

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genres.genre: Short Story

genres.category: Services & Errands

Language: Italian

Level: A1

Number of words: 115

Created on: : 22 October 2025

Last revised: : 28 December 2025

Summary

Stefan, a tourist in Italy, enters a small, quiet post office holding a postcard. Nervous but polite, he asks for a stamp in Italian. The clerk smiles, finds the right one, and explains the price. Stefan attaches the stamp carefully, checks his message, and drops the postcard into the red box. Smiling with relief, he feels proud for managing it all in Italian.

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