Andare al ristorante

Going to a restaurant

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Personale del ristorante

Restaurant staff


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a chef uno chef ‘The chef is on holiday next week.’

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a waiter / a waitress un cameriere / una cameriera ‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

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a chef
uno chef
‘The chef is on holiday next week.’

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a waiter / a waitress
un cameriere / una cameriera
‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

Tipi di pasto

Types of meal


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breakfast colazione ‘What did you eat for breakfast?’

Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch

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lunch pranzo ‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’

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dinner cena ‘What time should we eat dinner?’

When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’
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breakfast
colazione
‘What did you eat for breakfast?’

Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch

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lunch
pranzo
‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’

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dinner
cena
‘What time should we eat dinner?’

When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

Portate

Courses


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a starter un antipasto ‘Would you like a starter?’

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a main course una portata principale ‘The main course will be with you shortly.’

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a dessert un dessert ‘Would you like a dessert?’

You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.
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a starter
un antipasto
‘Would you like a starter?’

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a main course
una portata principale
‘The main course will be with you shortly.’

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a dessert
un dessert
‘Would you like a dessert?’

You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

Prenotare un tavolo

Reserving a table


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a reservation una prenotazione ‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’

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to make a reservation fare una prenotazione ‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’

You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.

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to reserve a table prenotare un tavolo ‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

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a reservation
una prenotazione
‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’

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to make a reservation
fare una prenotazione
‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’

You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.

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to reserve a table
prenotare un tavolo
‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

Ordinare e pagare

Adjectives in use


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a menu un menù ‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’

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to ask for the menu chiedere il menù ‘Would you like to see the menu?’

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to order ordinare ‘Please order at the counter.’

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to run out of something aver esaurito qualcosa ‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’

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to ask for the bill chiedere il conto ‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’

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to pay pagare ‘We’d like to pay, please.’

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to leave a tip lasciare una mancia ‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

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a menu
un menù
‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’

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to ask for the menu
chiedere il menù
‘Would you like to see the menu?’

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to order
ordinare
‘Please order at the counter.’

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to run out of something
aver esaurito qualcosa
‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’

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to ask for the bill
chiedere il conto
‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’

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to pay
pagare
‘We’d like to pay, please.’

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to leave a tip
lasciare una mancia
‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

Al tavolo

At the table


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a bowl una ciotola ‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’

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a fork una forchetta ‘Knives and forks are by the till.’

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a glass un bicchiere ‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’

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a knife un coltello ‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’

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a plate un piatto ‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’

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a spoon un cucchiaio ‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’

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a table un tavolo ‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’

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a tablecloth una tovaglia ‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’

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a wine glass un bicchiere di vino ‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’

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a bowl
una ciotola
‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’

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a fork
una forchetta
‘Knives and forks are by the till.’

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a glass
un bicchiere
‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’

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a knife
un coltello
‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’

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a plate
un piatto
‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’

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a spoon
un cucchiaio
‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’

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a table
un tavolo
‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’

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a tablecloth
una tovaglia
‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’

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a wine glass
un bicchiere di vino
‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’



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