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5.1.2: A Tavola

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    Mangiare fuori 

    In Italian, "mangiare fuori" literally means “to eat outside,” but it actually refers to eating away from home, usually at a restaurant, trattoria, pizzeria, or bar.
    It is a social moment: people go "a mangiare fuori " to spend time together, talk, and enjoy the experience of the meal.

    On this page, you will learn vocabulary related to restaurants, dishes, meals, and flavors. This vocabulary will help you understand menus, order food, and describe what you like or dislike when eating out in Italy.

    A table setting featuring fried dough, two meatballs on sauce, a bowl of mussels, and a basket of sliced bread.
    A toast with three wine glasses in the foreground, with a man smiling in the background, and a basket of bread on the table.
    A plate of assorted fried seafood, including shrimp and small fish, served on a yellow paper on a textured dish.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Una cena a base di pesce (Copyright CC BY-NC 4.0; Author Diana Ferrara)

    Al ristorante

    At the restaurant

    • bicchiere (il) (glass)
    • chef (lo / la) (chef)
    • coltello (il) (knife)
    • conto (il) (bill)
    • cucchiaio (il) (spoon)
    • cucchiaino (il) (teaspoon)
    • forchetta (la) (fork)
    • mancia (la) (tip)
    • menu (il) (menu)
    • piatto (fondo, piano) (il) (plate)
    • piattino (il) (saucer)
    • resto (il) (change)
    • soldi (i) (money)
    • tazza (la) (cup / mug)
    • tazzina (la) (coffee cup)
    • tovaglia (la) (tablecloth)
    • tovagliolo (il) (napkin)

    Le portate

    Courses

    • antipasto (l’) (starter / appetizer)
    • primo (piatto) (il) (first course)
    • secondo (piatto) (il) (second course)
    • contorno (il) (side dish, often vegetable-based)
    • dolce (il) (dessert)

    I sapori

    Flavors

    • amaro (bitter)
    • dolce (sweet)
    • gusto (il) (taste, flavor)
    • insipido (bland)
    • leggero (light)
    • pesante (heavy)
    • piccante (spicy)
    • salato (salty)
    • sapore (il) (taste, flavor)
    • saporito (tasty)

    I pasti

    Meals

    • colazione (la) (breakfast)
    • pranzo (il) (lunch)
    • cena (la) (dinner)
    • merenda (la) (snack, afternoon snack)
    • spuntino (lo) (snack, small bite)

    I verbi comuni

    Common verbs

    • bere (to drink)
    • cenare (to have dinner)
    • consigliare (to suggest / to recommend)
    • dire (to say)
    • dovere (must / to have to)
    • fare colazione (to have breakfast)
    • fare merenda / uno spuntino (to have a snack)
    • pranzare (to have lunch)
    • potere (can / to be able to)
    • ridurre (to reduce)
    • uscire (to go out / to exit)
    • venire (to come)
    • volere (to want)

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