Top 50 phrases to get by Italy: Dining out
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Key Phrases
Vorrei questo
I want this
Il conto, per favore
The check, please
Salute!
Cheers!
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering food
Ordinare cibo
Requesting the bill
Chiedere il conto
Making a toast
Fare un brindisi
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Menù
Meh-noo
Menu
Acqua
Ah-kwah
Water
Vino
Vee-no
Wine
Birra
Bee-rah
Beer
Caffè
Kaf-feh
Coffee
💬 The accent in [caffè] matters: it shows the stress falls on the last syllable (kahf-FEH). You'll see the same final accent in common café words like [tè].
See breakdown →Vorrei questo
Vor-ray Kwes-toh
I want this
💬 [Vorrei] is softer than a direct [voglio] for ordering — more like 'I'd like'. You can reuse it with almost anything: [vorrei un caffè], [vorrei acqua].
🇮🇹 In Italy this is a more natural way to order than a blunt 'I want'. Pointing and saying [vorrei questo] is perfectly normal in busy places.
See breakdown →Delizioso
Deh-lee-tsyo-so
Delicious
Il conto, per favore
eel kohn-toh pehr fah-voh-reh
The check, please
🇮🇹 Ask for [il conto] when you're ready; in Italy staff usually won't bring the bill until you do. That can feel slow to visitors, but it's meant as giving you space, not rushing you out.
See breakdown →Vegetariano
Ve-jeh-ta-ryah-no
Vegetarian
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