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Oct 2023
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110: The 4 Meanings of Allora in Italian

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Feel like Italians say allora all the time, but not exactly sure what it means? Read on to learn the 4 situations when you should be using it - and when you shouldn’t!

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Today's Italian words:
Allora… cosa facciamo? = So… what shall we do?
Allora… è domenica… = Well… it’s Sunday…
Fa caldo, allora andiamo in spiaggia = It’s hot, so then we’ll go to the beach
La spiaggia = The beach
Fa caldo = It’s hot (lit: it makes heat)
Un gelato = An ice-cream
Allora erano più buoni = Back then they were tastier

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