5 Minute Italian

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!   Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/typical-mistakes-italian/ 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!) Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution

Did you know that around 30% of English words are similar to Italian words? By pronouncing them in an Italian way(hand gestures optional) they will help you a lot when you start speaking Italian. Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/italian-is-easy/ Today's Italian words Possibile = possible Impossibile = impossible Terribile = terrible Esatto = Exactly Corretto = correct Perfetto = perfect Responsabile = responsable Animale = animal Originale = original Attenzione = attention Conversazione = conversation Simile = similar Vocabolario = vocabulary Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License).