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Italian word
biblioteca
library (place to borrow books)
Looks like
bibliotheca / bibliothek
library (English learners often confuse it with 'libreria')
⚠️ The trap
English speakers often say 'libreria' when they mean 'library' because it sounds similar. 'Libreria' in Italian is a bookshop where you buy books, not borrow them.
To say "library (English learners often confuse it with 'libreria')" in Italian:
biblioteca = library; libreria = bookshop
"biblioteca" in English means:
library (place to borrow books)
Example
"Vado in biblioteca a prendere un libro in prestito."
"I'm going to the library to borrow a book."
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