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    What They Didn't Teach You in Italian Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More
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    What They Didn't Teach You in Italian Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More

    By Gabrielle Euvino

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    Sipping espresso at a sidewalk café...
    Toasting a pint of birra in the piazza...
    Cheering for Azzurri at lo Stadio Olimpico...

    Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in Italy’s everyday language.

    • What’s up? Che c’è?
    • I’m so plastered. Sono demolito/a.
    • Do you wanna cuddle? Vuoi coccolarci?
    • Nice body! Che corpo!
    • I’m friggin’ starving. Ho una fame da morti.
    • Hey ref, you’re a moron! Arbitro cretino!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUlysses Press
    Release dateOct 15, 2017
    ISBN9781612437361
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