A2🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
libreria
bookshop, bookstore
Looks like
library
a public place to borrow books
⚠️ The trap
One of the most common mistakes! 'Libreria' is where you BUY books (bookshop). For where you BORROW books say 'biblioteca'. 'Ho studiato in biblioteca' = 'I studied in the library'.
To say "a public place to borrow books" in Italian:
biblioteca (for library)
"libreria" in English means:
bookshop, bookstore
Example
"Ho comprato questo romanzo in una libreria vicino a casa."
"I bought this novel at a bookshop near my home."
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