language learning center · A2 · Lesson 4
Ordering food politely
Practice this topic in Italian: Ordering food politely.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Giulia
Vorrei una zuppa, per favore.
I would like a table for two, please.
Luca
Come secondo prendo il pesce alla griglia.
What do you recommend?
Giulia
Senza cipolla, per favore.
For me, the soup and the fish.
Luca
Ci porta dell’acqua?
Without onion, if possible.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Vorrei una zuppa, per favore.
I would like a table for two, please.
Vorrei una zuppa, per favore.
Come secondo prendo il pesce alla griglia.
What do you recommend?
Come secondo prendo il pesce alla griglia.
Senza cipolla, per favore.
For me, the soup and the fish.
Senza cipolla, per favore.
Ci porta dell’acqua?
Without onion, if possible.
Ci porta dell’acqua?
Il conto, per favore.
Could you bring us the bill, please?
Il conto, per favore.
Notice, try, and speak
Which Italian sentence has this meaning: “I would like a table for two, please.”
Make it yours
Say the five Italian turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Italian in a real conversation
- 1. Vorrei una zuppa, per favore.
- 2. Come secondo prendo il pesce alla griglia.
- 3. Senza cipolla, per favore.
- 4. Ci porta dell’acqua?
- 5. Il conto, per favore.