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A1🏠 Everyday Objects

Italian word

libreria

bookshelf, bookcase; also bookshop

Looks like

library

a public building where you borrow books

⚠️ The trap

Libreria means bookshop or bookcase/shelf, not a library. A library (where you borrow books for free) is 'biblioteca' in Italian.

To say "a public building where you borrow books" in Italian:

biblioteca

"libreria" in English means:

bookshelf, bookcase; also bookshop

Example

"Ho comprato il libro in libreria."

"I bought the book at the bookshop."

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