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104: How to Pronounce August in Italian (+ Summer Announcement)

9 min • 25 juli 2023

Can you say August in Italian? You might be making a mistake without realising it! Learn how to pronounce it like an Italian.

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Today's Italian words:
agosto = August
in agosto fa caldo = in August, it’s hot (lit. at August, it ‘does’ hot)
non lavoro in agosto = I don’t work in August (lit. at August)
la spiaggia = the beach

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