Ever heard the sound “boh” in Italian and wondered what it meant? Find out what it means and how to use it like a real Italian.

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Today's Italian words

Sono contenta = I’m happy
Cosa mangiamo a pranzo? = What shall we have for lunch?
Cosa = what
Mangiamo = we eat
A = at
Pranzo = lunch
Boh! = an informal way of saying “I don’t know” (similar to “I dunno”)
Non lo so = normal way to say “I don’t know”
Non = not
Lo = it
So = I know
Cosa mangiamo a cena? = what shall we have for dinner?
Cosa = what
Mangiamo = we eat
A = at
Cena = dinner
Boh = I dunno
Cosa guardiamo? = what shall we watch?
Cosa = what
Guardiamo = we watch
Boh!
Boh = I dunno
Bottiglia = bottle
Banana = banana
Quattro = four
Mano = hand

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79: What does “boh” mean?