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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 18 MIN

202: Quiz: 7 Everyday Italian Words Most Tourists Don’t Understand

from Learn Italian with Joy of Languages · host Joy of Languages

Some Italian words confuse tourists because they’re hard to translate. Find out the meanings of these 7 everyday, untranslatable Italian words and expressions. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/untranslatable-Italian-words Today's Italian words: Fare un giro = To go for a walk Apericena = Drinks and snacks for dinner (lit. aperitif dinner) Stuzzichini = Little snacks Fare la scarpetta = To mop up food with bread (lit. to do the little shoe) Boh = I don’t know Buon lavoro = Have a good day at work (lit. good work) Mamma mia, che caldo = My goodness (lit. my mother), how hot

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