Dialogue

Vocabulary (Review)

Learn New Words FAST with this Lesson’s Vocab Review List

Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Notes

Unlock In-Depth Explanations & Exclusive Takeaways with Printable Lesson Notes

Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.

Or sign up using Facebook
Already a Member?

Lesson Transcript

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

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!

Comments

Hide