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Jul 22
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How to Eat Like an Italian | Italian for...

Postcards from Italy Podcast
About this episode

In today’s episode, Elisa explains how eating in Italy is less about the food and more about the art, traditions and social aspects of the Italian culture. We learn about the categories of meals and snacks, as well as how to order food and coffee like an Italian. 

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  • A phone-friendly & clickable PDF of all our mini-glossaries ← the perfect travel buddy for Italian learners!
  • Full episodes (we only stream a portion of our conversations!)
  • Dialogue transcripts
  • Listen-and-repeat audio glossaries (no banter, just vocabulary to practice your pronunciation)
  • Practice lessons 
  • … and so much more!

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