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Vocabolario di ristorante
If you like eating out, you’ll love this Italian vocabulary related to restaurants.
Useful verbs
| bere | to drink | ||
| ordinare | to order | ||
| mangiare | to eat | ||
| pagare | to pay | ||
| prendere | to take, have | ||
What the waiter might say…
| Si sieda. Sedetevi. | Have a seat. | ||
| Ha deciso? Avete deciso? | Have you decided? | ||
| È pronto per ordinare? Siete pronti per ordinare? | Are you ready to order? | ||
| Cosa desidera? Cosa desiderate? | What would you like? | ||
| La ascolto. Vi ascolto. | (Go ahead) I’m listening. | ||
| Cosa prende? Cosa prendete? | What are you having? | ||
| Che cosa le porto? Che cosa vi porto? | What can I get you? | ||
| Per primo? | For the first course / appetizer? | ||
| Per secondo? | For the second / main course? | ||
| Per contorno? | Any side dishes? | ||
| Qualcos’altro? | And after that? What else? | ||
| Acqua frizzante o naturale? | Sparkling or still water? | ||
| Torno subito. | I’ll be right back. | ||
What you might respond…
| Vorrei… | I would like… | ||||
| Prendo… | I’ll have… | ||||
| Quanto costa…? Quanto costano…? | How much does (this) cost? How much do (these) cost? | ||||
| Sono… | I am… | ||||
| allergico / allergica a… | allergic to… | ||||
| diabetico / diabetica | diabetic | ||||
| vegetariano / vegetariana | vegetarian | ||||
| vegano / vegana | vegan | ||||
| Non posso mangiare… | I can’t eat… | ||||
| Cosa raccomanda? | What do you recommend? | ||||
| Cosa ci consiglia? | What do you recommend for us? | ||||
| If you order meat, the waiter might ask | |||||
| Come la vorrebbe cotta? | How would you like it cooked? | ||||
| And you can respond… | |||||
| poco cotta | very rare (red inside) | ||||
| al sangue | rare (pink inside) | ||||
| un po’ più cotta dal sangue | medium-rare | ||||
| cottura media | medium | ||||
| ben cotta | well done | ||||
| What you might say to your table mates | |||||
| Salute! | Cheers! | ||||
| Buon appetito! | Enjoy your meal! (the waiter might say this too) | ||||
| Later, the waiter might ask… | |||||
| Tutto bene? | Do you like it? Is everything ok? | ||||
| Ha finito? Avete finito? | Have you finished? | ||||
| When you’re ready, ask for | |||||
| il conto | check/bill | ||||
| Restaurant people | |||||
| il cameriere | waiter | ||||
| la cameriera | waitress | ||||
| lo chef | chef | ||||
| il cuoco | cook | ||||
| Other useful restaurant terms | |||||
| il menù | menu | ||||
| il menù a prezzo fisso | fixed-price meal | ||||
| il contorno | side order | ||||
| la carta di credito | credit card | ||||
| la mancia | tip | ||||
| la mancia è inclusa | tip included | ||||
| la mancia non è inclusa | tip not included | ||||
| vietato fumare | no smoking | ||||
| non sono ammessi animali domestici | no pets allowed | ||||
| Da mangiare qui o da portare via? | For here or to go? Eat in or take away? | ||||
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