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🗓️ 20 December 2016

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Do you know what a panini is? It might not be exactly what you think. In today's episode, we're talking about words which seem the same in Italian and English, but are actually different. Along the way, we'll help you avoid some of the most common mistakes tourists make in Italy. As always happens in Italy, we ended up talking mostly about food!

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Today's Italian words
Panino = Sandwich
Panini = Sandwiches
Biscotto = biscuit
Biscotti = biscuits
Un caffè = A short strong coffee (espresso) that Italians normally drink
Caffè americano = a long coffee (the way people normally drink it in America and UK)
Latte macchiato = The real Italian word for caffè latte
Bruschetta = Bruschetta (remember to pronounce it with a hard K sound, like brusKetta)
Peperoni = bell peppers (the vegetable, not the meat!)

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0:00.0	Do you know what a panini is?
0:03.6	It might not be exactly what you think.
0:06.1	In today's episode, we're talking about words which seem the same in Italian and English, but are actually different.
0:13.4	Along the way, we'll help you avoid some of the most common mistakes tourists make in Italy.
0:18.7	As always happens in Italy, we'll be talking mostly about food.
0:22.4	Five Minute Italian, episode two.
0:36.6	Ciao, and benvenuti a five minute Italian.
0:40.3	Hi everyone and welcome to Five Minute Italian. I'm Katie and this is Matteo.
0:45.3	Ciao all.
0:46.3	This week we're going to talk about words that people often think are the same in Italian and English, but they're actually different in some way.
0:56.3	So, Matteo, you lived in London for a while, didn't you?
0:59.2	Yeah.
1:00.0	While you were there, did you notice any words in English that people think are Italian, but
1:06.5	they're different?
1:07.8	Yes, loads.
1:09.6	I remember Panini, that is quite a strange word for an Italian, because
1:13.6	you know that Panini in Italian is the plural word for panino, which just means sandwich.
1:19.6	Well, in the UK, Panini is this fancy grilled flatbread sandwich with melted cheese. The literal
1:27.2	translation of Panini is actually just
1:29.6	the word sandwiches and that's any plain old sandwiches. So if you order panini in in Italy,
1:37.0	you might get a confused look from the waiter and you won't get one of those delicious sandwiches
1:40.7	with melted cheese. Another really similar one is Biscotti.
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