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In Italy, it’s customary to have a large meal with family on holidays.

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Sentence

Narrator

In Italy, it’s customary to have a large meal with family on holidays.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

When in Italy, you should try having a large family meal on holidays; it's customary.

Describing Habits

In Italy, our holiday tradition involves a large meal shared with family.

Asking About Others

Do you have large family meals on holidays, like they do in Italy?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I were in Italy, I imagine I'd participate in a large holiday meal with family.

Rephrased versions

Formal

In Italy, it is traditional to partake in a substantial meal with one's family during holidays.

Casual

In Italy, families usually have a big feast on holidays.

Simpler English

In Italy, people eat big meals with their family on holidays.

Phrases to learn

customary to

Common or usual practice.

large meal

A substantial or significant amount of food.