233: Quiz: 5 Italian Phrases Tourists Often Get Wrong

233: Quiz: 5 Italian Phrases Tourists Often Get Wrong

Author: Joy of Languages June 23, 2026 Duration: 13:29

_Learn the most common Italian phrases that tourists get wrong and what to say instead so you can sound more natural in Italian. _

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Today's Italian words:
L’albergo è in centro = The hotel is in the city centre
Vorrei un tavolo per stasera. Siamo in tre = I’d like a table for this evening. There are three of us
C’è una farmacia in zona? = Is there a pharmacy in the area?
Questo risotto è buonissimo = This risotto is delicious
A Milano fa troppo caldo oggi = In Milan it’s too hot today


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