A1✈️ Travel
Italian word
est
east
Looks like
east
east — correct
⚠️ The trap
The compass directions in Italian are nearly identical to English (nord/north, sud/south, est/east, ovest/west). However, 'est' is also a conjugation of 'essere' in old/literary Italian ('è' = is). Not a modern false friend.
To say "east — correct" in Italian:
est
"est" in English means:
east
Example
"Venezia si trova nell'Italia del nord-est."
"Venice is in north-east Italy."
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