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How to Say ‘Would you like a non-alcoholic drink, then?’ in Italian

Ti andrebbe un analcolico, allora?

tee ahn-DREB-beh oon ah-nahl-KOH-lee-koh ahl-LOH-rah

[tee ahn-DREB-beh oon ah-nahl-KOH-lee-koh ahl-LOH-rah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Asking first like this is a light, polite way to offer a drink. It gives the other person an easy out, and it's far smoother than just showing up with a glass.

Phrase Breakdown

Ti andrebbe

tee ahn-DREB-beh

Would you like

The conditional of 'andare' used for polite offers. Hold the double B: an-DREB-be.

Example

Ti andrebbe un caffè?

Would you like a coffee?

Words in this phrase

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

andrebbe

[ahn-DREB-beh]

would suit / would you like

Conditional of 'andare'; with 'ti' it means 'would you fancy'.

Example

Ti andrebbe un caffè?

Would you like a coffee?

un analcolico,

oon ah-nahl-KOH-lee-koh

a non-alcoholic drink,

Stress a-nal-CO-li-co. Link 'un' to the word: u-na-nal-co-li-co.

Example

Prendo un analcolico.

I'll have a non-alcoholic drink.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

analcolico

[ah-nahl-KOH-lee-koh]

non-alcoholic drink

A drink without alcohol, often a bitter aperitif soda.

Example

Prendo un analcolico, grazie.

I'll have a non-alcoholic drink, thanks.

allora?

ahl-LOH-rah

then?

Here it means 'in that case'. Raise your voice at the end for the question.

Example

Andiamo, allora?

Shall we go, then?

Words in this phrase

allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so / then

Helps connect the confirmation to the final choice in the order.

Example

Perfetto, allora prendiamo due cappuccini.

Perfect, then we'll have two cappuccinos.

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