168: Common Italian Words That Are Actually English

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

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There are loads of Italian words that are actually English. See how they’re used in travel, tech, entertainment, and more, plus tips on how to pronounce them the Italian way.

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Today's Italian words:
Prenotiamo il tour? = Shall we book the tour?
Prendiamo un taxi? = Shall we take a taxi?
Usiamo il computer? = Shall we use the computer?
L’app non funziona = The app doesn’t work
Non ho la password del WiFi = I don’t have the WiFi password
Che stress! = How stressful!

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0:00.0	Did you know that you can already say lots of Italian words?
0:04.3	Maybe without realizing it?
0:06.8	Italians use English words in their language all the time, and that means you can too.
0:11.5	You'll learn a few in this episode so you can start using them straight away. Hi all of all
0:25.6	and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages.
0:32.6	In this episode we show you lots of English words that are Italian too.
0:38.7	Your vocabulary will basically grow automatically.
0:42.1	No extra effort needed.
0:44.4	But before we get started, can we ask you a quick,
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1:01.0	Grazie mille.
1:03.0	In Italy, it's actually considered pretty cool to use English words and loads of them have come into Italian.
1:10.0	You can use them to talk about all kinds of things
1:12.5	like travel, work or hobbies, and they're actually quite handy for the classic small talk topics
1:18.7	that help you connect with Italians. Here is a conversation Katie and I might have when we've just
1:25.2	arrived at our hotel for a trip.
1:33.4	She's always trying to get me to do stuff, but I normally want a bit of time to relax first.
1:36.3	How many English words can you hear?
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