‘Sapere’ vs. ‘conoscere’ - 2 verbs meaning "to know" | A Coffee Break with Carolina

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In these short, espresso-style episodes, we help you improve your Italian a little bit each time. 💪

Today, we're joined by Carolina from the Coffee Break Italian team, and we’re exploring the difference between the verbs sapere and conoscere, both of which mean 'to know', but in very different ways! By the end of this mini-lesson, you’ll have the knowledge (and the confidence!) to know when to use the right verb in everyday conversations. 🙌

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0:00.0	Ciao to all and all.
0:03.0	I am Karolina from the Coffee Break Italian team,
0:07.0	and I'm happy to join you for a coffee break.
0:11.0	In these short episodes, we help you improve your Italian a little bit each time,
0:19.0	bringing you a mini lesson between our main podcast seasons.
0:23.6	And what we're going to look at how to use two very common Italian verbs that often cause confusion for learners.
0:39.3	These verbs are
0:41.3	sapere and
0:43.3	connoisseur.
0:45.3	Allura,
0:46.3	li connoche,
0:48.3	forza,
0:49.3	commiamo.
1:02.2	Allura, I wanted to talk about this because I've recently noticed that some of our learners from the coffee break Italian master courses get a bit mixed up when it comes to using
1:09.4	Sapere and conosher.
1:12.6	Since they both mean to know in English,
1:16.3	it can be tricky to decide which one to use.
1:20.1	So I thought this would be the perfect time
1:23.2	to clarify things.
1:26.1	So, we'd see how they work in Italian.
1:34.3	Allura,
1:35.4	is used when referring to
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