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Cosa mangia?

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  • talking about what people are doing
  • food and drink
  • ordering and offering a drink
  • saying "Cheers!"
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Cameriere
Buongiorno. Good morning.
Presenter
Un cappuccino per favore. A cappuccino please.
Cameriere
Un cappuccino. A cappuccino.
Signora
Un cappuccino per favore. A cappuccino please.
Presenter
Grazie. Thank you.
Cameriere
Prego. Here you are.
Signora
Buongiorno. Un caffè, per favore. An espresso please.
Presenter
Un caffè per favore. An espresso please.
Camariere
Grazie. Thank you.
Presenter
Un'aranciata per favore. A freshly-squeezed orange juice.
Cameriere
Prego. Here you are.
Un signore Una signora
Signore
Buonasera, una bottiglia di Chianti per favore. Good evening, a bottle of Chianti please.
Signora
E due bicchieri. And two glasses.
Presenter
Cosa mangi? What are you eating?
Signora 1
Mangio pane e formaggio. I'm eating bread and cheese.
Presenter
Signora, cosa mangia? What are you eating?
Signora 2
Mangio torta di cioccolato e torta di crema. I'm eating chocolate cake and custard cake.
Presenter
Cosa beve? What are you drinking?
Signora 3
Bevo acqua. I'm drinking water.
Presenter
Signor Antonio, cosa beve? What are you drinking?
Signore 1
Bevo vino... Salute! I'm drinking wine... Cheers!
Presenter
Cosa beve? What are you drinking?
Signore 2
Bevo caffè. I'm drinking coffee.
Presenter
Continuo a mangiare? Ah, perfetto! Shall I carry on eating? Oh, perfect!
Giulio
Giulio
Cosa prendi da bere, Anna? What will you have to drink, Anna?
Anna
Una spremuta con lo zucchero. A fresh orange juice with sugar.
Giulio
Due spremute, per favore, Vincenzo. Two orange juices, please, Vincenzo.
Anna, la spremuta. Anna, your orange juice.
Anna
Grazie! Thanks!
Giulio
Ecco lo zucchero. Here's the sugar.
Anna
Perfetto, grazie! Perfect, thanks!
Various
Cin cin! Cheers!

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