5. Caffe’ e Cornetto, per Favore! (5 Minutes A Day)

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LearnItalianPodLearn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #5 of LearnItalianPod “5 Minutes A Day” lesson series is now live! This one is entitled “Caffe’ e Cornetto, per Favore!”. History has it that the President and CEO of the largest coffeehouse company in the world had the idea of his business after a trip to Milan, in Italy, where he was fascinated by Italian coffee shops. So today, let’s hear about Italians and one of their favorite treats, coffee (or cappuccino) and “cornetto”, the Italian version of the French croissant. You will learn and practice a lot of useful Italian words and sentences you can use to impress your “barista” if you ever walk into a real Italian coffee shop!

[How Would You Say It: Taking A Train - LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to find, as a special extra bonus, a super useful audio file with PDF transcript entitled “How Would You Say It: Taking A Train“, a terrific way to test and improve your knowledge of Italian by translating sentences on the fly. Let’s practice some useful sentences you can use when taking a train in Italy.

5 Minutes A Day – Episode #5

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2 Responses to "5. Caffe’ e Cornetto, per Favore! (5 Minutes A Day)"

Lisa Says:
January 26th, 2010 at 9:45 pm

 Just curious what is the difference between the cornetto and the brioche that Italians like to eat?

LearnItalianPod.com Says:
January 28th, 2010 at 4:03 pm

Cornetto is the Italian version of the French “croissant”, while brioche refers to a kind of sweet bread made with eggs and butter.

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