What does "casino" mean in Italian? (it might not be what you think)

About this Episode

What does casino mean in Italian? It's a fun slang word that Italians use all the time. And the meaning is quite different compared to in English!

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Today's Italian words
ll governo ci costa un sacco di soldi. E fa sempre casini. = The government costs us loads of money. And they're always making a mess.

il governo = the government

ci = us

costa = costs

un sacco di = loads of

soldi = money

e = and

fa = makes

sempre = always

casini = messes

ho fatto un casino = I made a mess

non fare casini = don't make a mess

che casino = what a mess

fare casino/casini = make a mess

casinò

un sacco di = loads of

un sacco di soldi = loads of money

un sacco di rumore = loads of noise

un sacco di cose = loads of things