Eating Out, Ordering Food

Question 1

Osteria

Answer 1

(os-te-ree-ah) Moderately priced restaurant with short menu of simple foods

Question 2

Trattoria

Answer 2

(tra-tor-ree-ya) step up from Osteria, typically family run specializing in rustic home-cooked foods

Question 3

Ristorante

Answer 3

(ris-tor-ran-te) a higher end full service dining

Question 4

Bar

Answer 4

(bar) shop selling coffee, beer, wine and liquor, and occasionally grab and go food

Question 5

Pasticceria

Answer 5

(pas-tich-er-ree-ya) bakery

Question 6

Paninoteca

Answer 6

(pan-en-o-te-ka) sandwich shop

Question 7

Enoteca

Answer 7

(en-o-te-ka) wine bar sometimes also with small plates

Question 8

Where is a good restaurant?

Answer 8

Dove si mangia bene (Dov-ay see man-ja be-ne)

Question 9

What shall we make for you? (waiter aks table)

Answer 9

Che facciamo (ke fach-ya-mo)

Question 10

How many are you? (waiter asks when you arrive)

Answer 10

Quanti siete (kwan-tee see-yeh-teh)

Question 11

Appetizer

Answer 11

Antipasto (an-tee-pass-toh)

Question 12

First Course (pasta or rice)

Answer 12

Primo (pree-mo)

Question 13

Second Course (chicken, meat, fish)

Answer 13

Secondo (se-kon-do)

Question 14

Side Dish (vegetables or salad)

Answer 14

Contorno (kon-tor-no)

Question 15

Salad

Answer 15

Insalata (en-sa-la-tah)

Question 16

Dessert

Answer 16

il dolce (eel dol-cheh)

Question 17

Drinks?

Answer 17

Da bere (da beh-reh)

Question 18

Another one, please

Answer 18

Un altro, per favore (oon al-tro, payr fa-vo-ray)

Question 19

I like my steak… rare/medium/well-done

Answer 19

Preferisco la bistecca… al sangue / cotta al punto giusto / ben cotta (pre-fer-ess-ko la bis-tekk-ka / al san-gwe / kot-ta al poon-toh jew-sta / ben kot-ta)

Question 20

I would like (used when ordering food)

Answer 20

Prendo (pren-do)

Question 21

The menu, please

Answer 21

Il menu, per favore (eel men-oo)

Question 22

Two beers, please

Answer 22

Due birre, per favore (doo-ay beer-re)

Question 23

A bottle of house wine, please

Answer 23

Una bottiglia di vino della casa, per favore (oo-na bot-teel-ya dee vee–no del-ia ka-za)

Question 24

Red wine

Answer 24

vino rosso

Question 25

White wine

Answer 25

Vino bianco

Question 26

A bottle of still water

Answer 26

Una bottiglia di acqua naturale (oo-na bot-teel-ya dee ak-wa na-too-ra-lay)

Question 27

A bottle of sparkling water

Answer 27

Una bottiglia di acqua gassata (oo-na bot-teel-ya dee ak-wa gas-za-ta)

Question 28

What do you recommend? (formal)

Answer 28

Che cosa ci consiglia (kay ko-za chee kon-seel-ya)

Question 29

Is this sauce spicy?

Answer 29

E la salsa piccante (e la sal-sa pik-kan-te)

Question 30

I’m allergic to… (male)

Answer 30

sono allergico a… (so-no al-ler-kee-ko a)

Question 31

The bill, please

Answer 31

Il conto, per favore (eel kon-to)

Question 32

Enjoy your food!

Answer 32

Buon appetito (bwon a-pe-tee-to

Question 33

It was delicious!

Answer 33

Era buonissimo (e-ra bwon-iss-ee-mo)

Question 34

Does this have mayonnaise?

Answer 34

Questo ha la maionese?