142: The Italian Travel Phrases Tourists Nearly Always Get Wrong

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🗓️ 4 June 2024

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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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0:00.0	Ciao! Did you know that most tourists get this word wrong?
0:05.0	I also hear people making mistakes when paying for things, ordering a spritz and asking someone to take a photo.
0:13.0	In short, the things you might want to do a lot in Italy. So in this lesson, you'll learn how to avoid some common mistakes that nearly all tourists make.
0:22.2	And by the end, you'll know some handy details that will help you communicate more smoothly with the locals as you go about your day.
0:42.2	Ciao to all and welcome.
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1:03.7	free lessons like this grazie we live in Milan and we almost never go to the center
1:10.7	but very occasionally we do something very Italian, so we hop on a scooter and we go to the main cathedral square.
1:17.6	In Italian, the main cathedral of a city is called Il Duomo.
1:24.6	Il Duomo.
1:26.6	So the main square is often called Piazza duomo.
1:32.0	Listen to our conversation.
1:34.6	How many phrases can you hear that you might use when you're in Italy?
1:40.9	Me, can you make a photo,
1:43.0	davanty al du d'oom?
1:45.0	No, it's a cold,
1:48.0	let's go to bar.
1:50.0	But here, a spritz cost 13 euro.
1:55.0	No, there's problem, offer I.
1:59.0	But we're in two?
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