Do you know what a “box” is in Italian? It might not be what you think it is! Over the years, the Italian language has borrowed many words from English, but they don’t always have the same meaning. The good news is, you already know the words, so they’re very easy to remember - you just have to learn the new meaning in Italian. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/english-words-used-in-italian Practice chatting Italian in our private Facebook group. Request to join here: www.facebook.com/groups/1530878703636977/ Today’s words Italian/English latte = milk box = garage zona living = literally “living zone”. Often used to talk about living room/kitchen combos toast = a toasted sandwich, usually with ham and cheese slip = underwear/pants/briefs (men and women) molto fashion = very fashionable stage = work experience beauty = washbag baby parking/asilo = crèche or nursery feeling = chemistry/rapport Una fiction = a tv series

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