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Page 1: Irene Sancimino EATING OUT · 2020. 5. 11. · Irene Sancimino EATING OUT A small booklet with all the expressions you need to know to order in an Italian restaurant. INTRODUCTION

Irene Sancimino

EATING OUTA small booklet with all the expressions you need to know to

order in an Italian restaurant

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INTRODUCTION

We are in our own country and we pretend that foreign

people speak our language, we go on holiday abroad and

we keep speaking our own language pretending other

people would understand us. It doesn’t work like that,

does it?

If you’re planning to go to Italy soon, this booklet will be

very helpful. Take it with you every time you go out for

a meal and you will see how easier will be for you to order

at a restaurant!

You will also avoid misunderstanding and will manage to

let Italian people understand what your requests are.

Enjoy! ☺

P.S.

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1. BOOK A TABLE – PRENOTARE UN TAVOLO

2. ASK FOR INFO – CHIEDERE INFORMAZIONI

3. ORDER DRINKS AND FOOD – ORDINARE DA

BERE E DA MANGIARE

4. COMPLAINTS – LAMENTELE

5. THINGS YOU COULD SEE – COSE CHE POTRESTI

VEDERE

6. VOCABULARY - VOCABOLARIO

CONTENTS

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1. BOOK A TABLE -

PRENOTARE UN

TAVOLO

Do you have any free tables? Avete dei tavoli liberi?

A table for … please.

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

Un tavolo per … per favore.

due

tre

quattro

cinque

sei

sette

otto

nove

dieci

I’d like to make a reservation. Vorrei fare una prenotazione.

I’d like to book a table, please. Vorrei prenotare un tavolo, per

favore.

When for? Per quando?

For what time? A che ora?

This evening at…

six o’clock

quarter past six

six thirty

quarter to seven

seven

Per stasera alle…

sei

sei e un quarto

sei e trenta

sette meno un quarto

sette

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Tomorrow at…

noon

twelve thirty

one o’clock

one thirty

Per domani…

a mezzogiorno

alle dodici e trenta

all’una

all’una e mezza

For how many people? Per quante persone?

Do you have a reservation? Avete una prenotazione?

I’ve got a reservation. Ho una prenotazione.

Do you accept credit cards? Accettate carte di credito?

Do you offer vegetarian food? Avete piatti vegetariani?

Do you show sports?

We would like to watch

the football game.

Trasmettete sport?

Vorremmo guardare la partita

di calcio.

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2. ASK FOR

INFORMATION -

CHIEDERE

INFORMAZIONI

Where is the restaurant? Dov’é il ristorante?

What time do you open? A che ora aprite?

What time do you close? A che ora chiudete?

Excuse me, where is the toilet? Mi scusi, dov’é il bagno?

What time do you serve food till? Fino a che ora servite da

mangiare?

What does it come with? Con cosa é servito?

How much is a side salad? Quanto costa un’insalata?

What’s the soup made of? Cosa c’é nella zuppa?

Is this restaurant open on

Sundays?

Questo ristorante é aperto di

Domenica?

Is it a traditional local dish? É un piatto tipico regionale?

What is there for dessert? Cose c’é come dolce?

How much is a bottle of local wine? Quanto costa una bottiglia di vino

locale?

Is it included in the 10,99€ set

menu?

É incluso nel menu da 10,99€?

Is it a vegetarian dish? É un piatto vegetariano?

Have you got a table outside? Avete un tavolo all’aperto?

Have you got a high chair? Avete un seggiolone?

Would you mind closing the window? Le dispiace chiudere la finestra?

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3. ORDER DRINKS

AND FOOD -

ORDINARE DA BERE E

DA MANGIARE Could I have the menu, please? Potrei avere il menú, per favore?

Could I have the wine list, please? Potrei avere la carta dei vini, per

favore?

Can I get you any drinks? Posso portarvi da bere?

Are you ready to order? Siete pronti per ordinare?

Do you have any specials? Avete dei piatti del giorno?

What’s the soup of the day? Com’é la zuppa del giorno?

I’d like to order please. Vorrei ordinare, per favore.

What do you recommend? Cosa mi consiglia?

What’s this dish? Che piatto é questo?

I’m on a diet. Sono a dieta.

I am allergic to…

wheat

dairy products

nuts

shellfish

eggs

Sono allergico/a a…

frumento

latticini

frutta secca

molluschi

uova

I am vegetarian. Sono vegetariano/a.

I am vegan. Sono vegano/a.

I don’t eat…

meat

pork

turkey

chicken

beef

Non mangio…

carne

maiale

tacchino

pollo

manzo

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I’ll have the…

chicken breast

roast beef

pasta

Prendo…

il petto di pollo

l’arrosto di manzo

la pasta.

I’ll take this. Prendo questo.

I’m sorry, we are out of that. Mi dispiace, lo abbiamo finito.

For my starter I'll have the soup,

and for my main course the steak.

Come antipasto prendo la zuppa,

e come piatto principale la bistecca.

How would you like your steak?

Rare

Medium rare

Medium

Well done

Come vuole la bistecca?

Al sangue

Mediamente al sangue

Media

Ben cotta

Is that all? É tutto?

We are in a hurry. Siamo di fretta.

How long will it take? Quanto tempo ci vorrá?

It will take about twenty minutes. Ci vorranno circa venti minuti.

Would you like anything else? Desidera altro?

Nothing else, thank you. Nient’altro, grazie.

Could you bring us two coffees

please?

Potrebbe portarci due caffé per

favore?

Have you got a children’s menu? Avete un menu per i bambini?

Can I have another fork please? Mi porta un’altra forchetta per

favore?

Can I have the dessert menu

please?

Mi porta la lista dei dolci per favore?

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For dessert, I’ll have the

chocolate mousse

Come dolce, prendo la mousse al

cioccolato.

I don’t know what to have yet. Non so ancora cosa prendere.

And for my main course, I’ll have

the cotoletta alla Milanese.

E per secondo prendo la cotoletta alla

Milanese.

We’ll have sparkling water and a

bottle of red wine to drink.

Da bere prendiamo dell’acqua

frizzante e una bottiglia di vino

rosso.

Could I have some olive oil please? Mi porterebbe dell’olio di oliva per

favore?

Can I have the bill please? Potrei avere il conto per favore?

Can I pay by credit card? Posso pagare con la carta di credito?

Do you accept American Express? Accettate American Express?

Could we have some bread please? Ci porterebbe del pane per favore?

Could you possibly come back in five

minutes?

Potrebbe magari tornare tra cinque

minuti?

I fancy the mixed grill. Mi va la grigliata mista.

I won’t have a starter because I

will probably have a dessert.

Non prendo antipasto perché

probabilmente ordineró un dolce.

I love seafood. Mi piacciono tantissimo I frutti di

mare.

I like cheesecakes. Mi piacciono le cheesecake.

I don’t like whisky. Non mi piace il whisky.

No, thank you. I’d rather try a

local dish.

No, grazie. Preferisco assaggiare una

specialitá locale.

I’d rather have a starter than a

dessert.

Preferisco prendere un antipasto

piuttosto che il dolce.

What do you recommend as a

starter?

Cosa mi consiglia come antipasto?

Which wine do you recommend? Che vino ci consiglia?

Is service included? Il servizio é incluso?

Can we pay separately? Possiamo pagare separatamente?

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4. COMPLAINTS-

LAMENTELE

This isn't what I ordered. Questo non è quello che ho ordinato.

This food is cold. Il cibo é freddo.

I’m sorry, but the wine is corked. Mi scusi ma il vino sa di tappo.

This is too salty. É troppo salato.

Sorry, there is meat in the sauce. I

am vegetarian.

Mi scusi ma c’é della carne nel sugo.

Io sono vegetariano/a.

This doesn’t taste right. Questo ha un sapore strano.

We have been waiting a long time. Stiamo aspettando da tanto tempo.

I’m afraid you have charged us

twice for it.

Mi scusi, ce l’ha messo in conto due

volte.

Is our meal on its way? Il nostro cibo sta arrivando?

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5. THINGS YOU COULD

SEE - COSE CHE

POTRESTI VEDERE

Please wait to be seated Per favore attendete prima di

prendere posto

Reserved Riservato

Service included Servizio incluso

Service not included Servizio non incluso

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

A

afternoon pomeriggio

air-conditioning aria condizionata

alcohol alcol

alcoholic alcolico

all day tutto il giorno

all right va bene

allergic allergico/a

anchovies acciughe

apple mela

apricot albicocca

ashtray posacenere

aubergine melanzana

avocado avocado

B

baby’s bottle biberon

baker’s panetteria

banana banana

basil basilico

beans fagioli

beef manzo

beer birra

bill conto

biscuits biscotti

bitter amaro

bone osso or lisca (fish)

bottle bottiglia

bottle opener apribottiglie

bowl ciotola

breakfast colazione

broccoli broccoli

burger hamburger

burnt bruciato

butter burro

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

C

café bar

cake shop pasticceria

cake torta

candle candela

cappuccino cappuccino

carrot carota

cauliflower cavolfiore

central heating riscaldamento

change spiccioli

cheap economico

cheaper piú economico

cheers! Cin cin! Or Salute!

cheese formaggio

cherry ciliegia

chicken pollo

chilli peperoncino

chips patatine fritte

chocolate cioccolata

chop (meat) cotoletta

clean pulito

cocktail cocktail

cod (dried) baccalá

coffee caffé

coke coca cola

complaint reclamo, lamentela

to cook cucinare

cooked cotto

cork tappo

corkscrew cavatappi

courgette zucchina

crab granchio

cream panna

crisps patatine

croissant brioche

cucumber cetriolo

cup tazza

D

decaffeinated decaffeinato

delicious delizioso

dessert dolce

diet dieta

dinner cena

discount sconto

drink bibita

to drink bere

dry secco

E

Easter Pasqua

to eat mangiare

egg uovo

egg white albume

eggplant melanzana

empty vuoto

English inglese

entrance ingresso

escalope scaloppine

euro euro

evening meal cena

evening sera

every ogni

everyone tutti

everyowhere dappertutto

everything tutto

excuse me! mi scusi!

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

F

family famiglia

far lontano

fat grasso/a

father padre

favourite preferito/a

to feed dare da mangiare a

fiancé fidanzato

fiancée fidanzata

fig fico

to fill riempire

fillet filetto

filling (of food) ripieno

to finish finire

finished finito

fish pesce

flavour sapore

flour farina

food cibo

fork forchetta

freezer congelatore

Friday venerdí

fridge frigorifero

fried fritto

fried fritto

frozen surgelato

fruit frutta

fruit juice succo di frutta

fruit salad macedonia

G

garlic aglio

gents (toilet) bagno per gli uomini

girl ragazza

girlfriend ragazza

glass (for drinking) bicchiere

good (food) buono

goodbye arrivederci

grandchildren nipoti

granddaughter nipote

grandfather nonno

grandmother nonna

grandparents nonni

grandson nipote

grapefruit pompelmo

grapes uva

grated cheese formaggio grattuggiato

greasy grasso

great fantastic

grilled alla griglia

H

half board mezza pensione

half metá

ham prosciutto cotto

hangover postumi della sbornia

happy felice

heating riscaldamento

holiday vacanza

honey miele

hostel ostello

hotel albergo

hungry (to be hungry) avere fame

hurry fretta

husband marito

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

I

ice cream gelato

ice ghiaccio

ice lolly ghiacciolo

indigestion indigestion

insect insetto

inside dentro

instant coffee caffé solubile

insulin insulina

Italian italiano

Italy Italia

J

jam marmellata

jar vasetto

jelly gelatina

jug caraffa

juice succo

K

kid bambino

kind gentile

knife coltello

L

label etichetta

ladies (toilet) bagno per le donne

lamb agnello

large grande

late tardi

leek porro

lemon limone

lemonade limonata

less meno

lettuce lattuga

lime lime

litre litro

little piccolo

liver fegato

loaf pagnotta

lobster astice

lollipop lecca lecca

lovely bellissimo/a

lunch pranzo

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

M

main course portata principale

to make fare

man uomo

margarine margarina

marmalade marmellat d’arance

married sposato

matches fiammiferi

mayonnaise maionese

meal pasto

meat carne

meatballs polpette

melon melone

menu menú

midday mezzogiorno

middle-aged di mezza etá

midnight mezzanotte

milk latte

milkshake frappé

mince (meat) carne macinata

mineral water acqua minerale

Miss signorina

Monday lunedí

money soldi

more piú

morning mattina

mother madre

mother-in-law suocera

Mr signor

Mrs signora

Ms signora

much molto

mussels cozze

mustard mostarda

N

name nome

napkin tovagliolo

near vicino a

nectarine nocepesca

nephew nipote

nice carino/a

niece nipote

night notte

noise rumore

noisy rumoroso

non-alcoholic analcolico

non-smoking non fumatore

nuts frutta secca

O

octopus polpo

oil olio

ok va bene

olive oliva

onion cipolla

open aperto

to open aprire

opening hours orari di apertura

orange arancia

orange juice succo d’arancia

organic biologico

out of order fuori servizio

outdoor all’aperto

outside fuori

oven cooked cotto al forno

overdone troppo cotto

owner proprietario

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

P

Pardon? Scusi?

parents genitori

party festa

password password

pasta pasta

pastry pasticcino

to pay pagare

payment pagamento

peach pesca

peanut nocciolina

pear pera

peas piselli

pepper pepe

piece pezzo

pineapple ananas

pizza pizza

plate piatto

plum prugna

poached egg uovo in camicia

popular popolare

pork carne di maiale

portion porzione

potato patata

potato salad insalata di patate

prawn gamberetto

pregnant incinta

price list listino prezzi

price prezzo

pub bar

pudding dessert

Q

quality qualitá

quantity quantitá

question domanda

queue coda

quick veloce

quickly velocemente

R

rabbit coniglio

raspberry lampone

raw crudo

recipe ricetta

red wine vino rosso

reservation prenotazione

to reserve prenotare

reserved prenotato

restaurant ristorante

rice riso

roast arrosto

roasted arrosto

roll (bread) panino

rose wine vino rosato

rose wine vino rosato

rotten (food) marcio

rush hour ora di punta

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

S

salad insalata

salmon salmone

salt sale

salty salato

sandwich tramezzino

sardines sardine

Saturday sabato

sauce salsa

sausage salsiccia

sea bass spigola

seafood frutti di mare

self-service self-service

Sellotape® Scotch®

set menu menu a prezzo fisso

shrimp gamberetto

shut (closed) chiuso

side dish contorno

slice (bread, cake, ham) fetta

sliced bread pancarré

small piccolo/a

smell odore

to smoke fumare

smoked affumicato

snack spuntino

someone qualcuno

something qualcosa

sometimes qualche volta

son figlio

son-in-law genero

sorry mi dispiace

soup minestra, zuppa

sour aspro/a

sparkling water acqua frizzante

spicy piccante

spinach spinaci

spirits (alcohol) liquori

spoon cucchiaio

squash sciroppo

squid calamaro

stain macchia

starter antipasto

steak bistecca

stepdaughter figliastra

stepfather patrigno

stepmother matrigna

stepson figliastro

still water acqua naturale

straw cannuccia

strawberry fragola

stuffed ripieno

sugar zucchero

Sunday domenica

sweet dolce

swordfish pesce spada

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

T

table tavola

tablecloth tovaglia

take away cibo da asporto/cibo da portare via

tangerine mandarino

tap water acqua del rubinetto

tart crostata

taste sapore

tea té

teabag bustina di té

teapot teiera

teaspoon cucchiaino

telephone call telefonata

telephone number numero di telefono

telephone telefono

text messaggio

thank you grazie

thick spesso

thirsty (I am thirsty) ho sete

throat gola

Thursday giovedí

till cassa

tin opener apriscatole

tip mancia

tissues fazzoletti

today oggi

toilet bagno

toilet paper carta igienica

tomato pomodoro

tomato soup zuppa di pomodoro

tomorrow domani

tongue lingua

tonic water acqua tonica

tonight (evening) stasera (night time)

stanotte

tooth dente

toothpick stuzzicadenti

total totale

tray vassoio

tripe trippa

Tuesday martedí

tuna tonno

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6. VOCABULARY -

VOCABOLARIO

U

uncle zio

undercooked poco cotto

United Kingdom Regno Unito

United States Stati Uniti

unpleasant sgradevole

urgent urgente

V

veal carne di vitello

vegan vegano/a

vegetables verdure

vinegar aceto

vineyard vigna

W

waiter cameriere

waitress cameriera

wallet portafoglio

water acqua

watermelon anguria

Wednesday mercoledí

well bene

well done ben cotto/a

wet bagnato

what? cosa?

When? quando?

Where? dove?

Which? quale?

whisky whisky

white wine vino bianco

who? chi?

whole tutto

wholemeal bread pane integrale

why? perché?

wife moglie

window finestra

wine vino

wonderful meraviglioso

Y

yoghurt yogurt

yolk tuorlo

Z

zucchini zucchini