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I haven’t done anything wrong.

Non ho fatto nulla di male. (nohn oh FAHT-toh nool-lah dee MAH-leh)

It was a misunderstanding.

È stato un malinteso. (eh STAH-toh oon mah-LEEN-teh-zoh)

Where are you taking me?

Dove mi state portando? (DOH-veh mee STAH-teh pohr-TAHN-doh?)

Am I under arrest?

Sono in arresto? (SOH-noh een ahr-REHS-toh?)

I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.

Sono un(una) cittadino(a) americano(a)/australiano(a)/britannico(a)/canadese. (SOH-noh oon(OO-nah) cheet-TAH-dee-noh(ah) ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh(ah)/ ows-trah-LYAH-noh(ah)/ bree-tahn-NEE-koh(ah)/ kah-nah-DEH-zeh)

I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.

Voglio parlare con l’ambasciata/il consolato Americano/Australiano/Inglese/Canadese. (voh-LYOH pahr-LAH-reh kohn lahm-bah-SHAH-tah/ eel kohn-SOH-lah-toh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh/ ows-trah-LYAH-noh/ een-GLEH-zeh/ kah-nah-DEH-zeh)

I want to talk to a lawyer.

Voglio parlare con un(una) avvocato(a). (voh-LYOH pahr-LAH-reh kohn oon(OO-nah) ahv-voh-KAH-toh(ah))

Can I just pay a fine now?

Posso semplicemente pagare una multa adesso? (POHS-soh sehm-plee-CHEH-mehn-teh pah-GAH-reh OO-nah MOOL-tah ah-DEHS-soh?)

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