220: How to Say Never in Italian (While Playing Two Truths and a Lie)

About this episode

This episode teaches how to say 'never' in Italian using the word 'mai' and includes common expressions and examples.

_In this post, you’ll learn how to say never in Italian using mai, including how to use it in common expressions and the past tense. _ Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/never-in-Italian Today's Italian words: Non faccio mai colazione a casa = I never have (lit. “do”) breakfast at home Non brindo mai con l’acqua = I never say cheers with water Non vado mai in spiaggia in estate = I never go to the beach in summer

People in this episode

Host: Joy of Languages

Topics covered

• Italian language
• common expressions
• past tense
• language learning
• two truths and a lie

Keywords

• Italian
• mai
• never
• expressions
• language learning
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Online Italian School, YouTube

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