1. La tartaruga si sveglia a mezzanotte. The turtle makes mistakes at noon. The pie is ready at midnight. The lady with the tortoise shell comb is a mezzo-soprano. The turtle wakes at midnight.

2. La scimmia dello Zio Alberto ha rubato una dozzina d'albicocche dall'albero dei vicini. My uncle Alberto’s monkey stole a dozen apricots from the neighbors’ tree. My uncle Alberto’s monkey’s neighbor woke up at 12 in the hotel. My monkey Alberto’s uncle stole a dozen apples from the neighbor’s tree. My monkey’s uncle Alberto ruined a dozen of the nearest almond trees.

3. Il signor Braggadoccio passava la sera col suo cane Ernesto a fare dei cruciverba. Mr. Braggadoccio spent his evenings with his dog Ernest doing crosswords. Mr. Braggadoccio spent his evenings saying prayers with his dog Ernest. Mr. Braggodoccio walked with his cousin Ernesto with his cane through the crosswalks. Mr. Braggadoccio passed his dog Ernesto while running a marathon.

4. Mangia gli spinaci e poi c’è il gelato al pistacchio come dolce! Eat your cake and then there's spinach for dessert! Eat your pasta and there's strawberry ice cream for dinner! Clean up that paste or there are parsnips for dinner! Eat your spinach and there's pistacchio ice cream for dessert!

5. Il barboncino della Marchesa ha dei lenzuoli di seta nella sua camera The Marquess' poodle has silk sheets in his room. The Marquis' barber is having lentils for lunch. The Marquess's boyfriend has film in his camera. The poodle named Marco has a lens in his camera.

6. Barbarossa aveva un po' fame dunque ha mangiato due vacche per lo spuntino. Barbara was infamous for her capricious behavior and she ordered two dressing rooms for the show. The red barber was a little famous for dunking cows in the pond. Redbeard was a little hungry so he ate two cows for a snack. Redbeard was a little hungry so he ate two cows with mustard.

7. Pamela non aveva una busta abbastanza grande per il reggiseno. Pamela didn’t have a large enough bust for her bra. Pamela didn’t have an envelope that was big enough for her bra. Pamela didn’t have a large enough statue to suit her ego trip. Pamela didn’t use the brakes early enough.

8. Accidenti! C'è una mosca nel burro! There’s been an accident with a burro in a mosque! There's been an accident, a fly on my burro! Darn, there's a fly in the butter! There’s been a butterfly incident!

9. Giacomo ha venduto la mucca per qualche fagiolo. Jack sold the cow for some beans. Jack sold the cow for a pile of sticks. Jack sold his mother for some beans. Jack got all mucky while smoking a cigarette.

10. Rosa, hai visto tutti quei pipistrelli nel pianoforte? Rosa, did you see all those bats in the piano? Rosa, did you see the piano player go offstage to the WC? Rosa, do you have a view of the piano player? Rosa, did you see stars when the piano hit you on the head?