Episode 202

Quiz: 7 Everyday Italian Words Most Tourists Don’t Understand

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October 21st, 2025

18 mins 5 secs

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Some Italian words confuse tourists because they’re hard to translate. Find out the meanings of these 7 everyday, untranslatable Italian words and expressions.

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Today's Italian words:
Fare un giro = To go for a walk
Apericena = Drinks and snacks for dinner (lit. aperitif dinner)
Stuzzichini = Little snacks
Fare la scarpetta = To mop up food with bread (lit. to do the little shoe)
Boh = I don’t know
Buon lavoro = Have a good day at work (lit. good work)

Mamma mia, che caldo = My goodness (lit. my mother), how hot