If you're learning Italian so that you can talk to people on your trip, this lesson is for you.

Chatting with Italians as you go about your day, taxi drivers, baristas, waiters, makes your trip really special.

Yes, I would even go as far as to say that the Italian phrases that help you have everyday conversations are the most important

ones you'll ever learn. They help you connect with us on a deeper level and feel like a respectful

traveler. And you get insider tips so you can avoid tourist traps and you learn the best things to do.

And of course, eat.

So in this episode, you'll learn how to have a conversation with the Italians you meet. Ciao to all and benvenuti.

Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

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free lessons like this one. Grazie mella. Thanks a lot. So Katie, you are quite shy sometimes,

but when you travel, you really come out of your shell. shell it's true i used to be really scared of

talking to the locals but then gradually i realized that actually if you prepare yourself with the

right phrases it kind of works and then i started talking to everyone you'll notice that actually

a lot of Italians are really

curious about travellers and enjoy interacting with you. So it's fun for everyone, even if you just

start with the few phrases you know. And it helps you do one of your favorite things, eat nice food.

Yeah. I also travel of my own sometimes,

and I always come back having found some lovely little restaurants

thanks to the people I meet.

Listen to a typical conversation we might have when Katie gets back.

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