Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Can I see the menu?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Posso vedere il menù? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I can' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] posso [Slow] posso |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to see' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vedere [Slow] vedere |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] il [Slow] il |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] menù [Slow] menù |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Posso vedere il menù? [Normal] Posso vedere il menù? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'What do you recommend?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Cosa consiglia? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] cosa [Slow] cosa |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you recommend (polite)' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] consiglia [Slow] consiglia |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Cosa consiglia? [Normal] Cosa consiglia? |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee for me.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Per me un caffè. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'for' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] per [Slow] per |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] me [Slow] me |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] caffè [Slow] caffè |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee for me.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Per me un caffè. [Normal] Per me un caffè. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Vorrei un caffè. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I would like' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] vorrei [Slow] vorrei |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] caffè [Slow] caffè |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I would like a coffee.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Vorrei un caffè. [Normal] Vorrei un caffè. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: Please remember that when you say caffè, in Italy everyone will think of espresso, so if you want a different type of coffee be sure to make it clear, for example by saying caffè americano! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
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