79: What does “boh” mean?
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🗓️ 8 March 2020
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Summary
Ever heard the sound “boh” in Italian and wondered what it meant? Find out what it means and how to use it like a real Italian.
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Today's Italian words
Sono contenta = I’m happy
Cosa mangiamo a pranzo? = What shall we have for lunch?
Cosa = what
Mangiamo = we eat
A = at
Pranzo = lunch
Boh! = an informal way of saying “I don’t know” (similar to “I dunno”)
Non lo so = normal way to say “I don’t know”
Non = not
Lo = it
So = I know
Cosa mangiamo a cena? = what shall we have for dinner?
Cosa = what
Mangiamo = we eat
A = at
Cena = dinner
Boh = I dunno
Cosa guardiamo? = what shall we watch?
Cosa = what
Guardiamo = we watch
Boh!
Boh = I dunno
Bottiglia = bottle
Banana = banana
Quattro = four
Mano = hand
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode, you'll learn about my favourite Italian word of all time. |
| 0:04.8 | That isn't even really a word, it's more like a sound. |
| 0:08.1 | But? |
| 0:08.8 | But what does it mean? |
| 0:10.1 | Find out in episode 79 of 5-minute Italian. Ciao to all |
| 0:25.6 | and bea-betonauty |
| 0:26.6 | and I'm Katie |
| 0:28.6 | And I'm Matteo, |
| 0:29.6 | Ciao |
| 0:30.6 | I'm happy |
| 0:33.6 | Because today's episode is all about my favorite word in Italian, |
| 0:39.1 | Bo. |
| 0:40.1 | Listen to this very common conversation in our house and see if you can figure out the meaning. |
| 0:45.6 | Coza mani-a-pranzo. |
| 0:48.4 | Bo. |
| 0:49.6 | Cosa manjamo a cina. |
| 0:51.4 | Bo. |
| 0:52.7 | So the first sentence you heard was, |
| 0:55.0 | What shall we have for lunch? |
| 0:59.0 | What shall we have for lunch? |
| 1:01.0 | An Italian say this in a very simple way, they literally say |
| 1:05.0 | What? |
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