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Survival Phrases 8 - Eating Out

This lesson is a bit longer than the others, so you should allow yourself more time to get through it.


Italian English

il ristorante

the restaurant

C'è un caffè qui vicino?

Is there a coffee shop near here?

il bar

the bar

Vorremmo un tavolo per quattro.

We would like a table for four.

dentro

inside

fuori

outside

Cameriere!

Waiter!

Cameriera!

Waitress!

Vorrebbe qualcosa da bere?

Would you like something to drink?

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee please.

Tre caffè e un tè.

Three coffees and a tea.

Una birra.

A beer

Un bicchiere di vino, per favore.

A glass of wine, please.

il vino rosso

the red wine

il vino bianco

the white wine

Un bicchiere di acqua.

A glass of water.

Un succo di frutta.

A fruit juice.

Possiamo avere il menù?

Can we have the menu?

Desidera?

What would you like?

il pane

the bread

la carne

the meat

il pesce

the fish

il pollo

the chicken

l'insalata

the salad

la verdura

the vegetables

li formaggio

the cheese

il dolce

the sweet/dessert

il manzo

the beef

il maiale

the pork

l'agnello

the lamb

il vitello

the veal

Possiamo avere il conto, per favore.

Can we have the bill, please?


Exercises

This is the end of the Survival Italian section. If you want to make sure you remember everything you’ve learnt (for more than just a few days) then you should visit the review page regularly and do the review exercises for this section. Just 5 minutes or so a few times a week should be more than enough to make sure you don’t forget anything. The review page can also be accessed from the main contents page of the Italian Course.

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