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Jun 2024
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142: The Italian Travel Phrases Tourists...

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Are you making these tourist mistakes when you speak Italian? It’s OK, nearly everyone does! Learn how to avoid them in this mini lesson.

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Today's Italian words:
Nessun problema = No problem
Non c’è problema = No problem (lit. there is no problem)
Fare una foto = To take a photo (lit. to do a photo)
Ci puoi fare una foto? = Can you take a photo of us? (informal)
Ci può fare una foto? = Can you take a photo of us (formal)
Siamo in due = There are two of us
Uno spritz = A spritz
Uno studente = A student
Uno scontrino = A receipt
Prendo uno spritz = I’ll have a spritz (lit. “I take a spritz”)
Fa caldo = It’s hot

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