How to Say ‘Something to drink’ in Italian
Da bere
dah BEH-reh
[dah BEH-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Da bere] literally means something like "for drinking," and Italian uses this pattern a lot: [qualcosa da mangiare], [niente da dire]. It's a very natural way to say "something to drink/eat" rather than translating word by word from English.
Phrase Breakdown
Da
[dah]
to / for
Preposition used here in the expression 'da bere,' meaning something to drink.
Ti prendo qualcosa da bere mentre aspettiamo?
Shall I get you something to drink while we wait?
bere
[BEH-reh]
to drink / drink
Infinitive of 'bere'; in 'da bere' it means something to drink.
Se vuoi, ordiniamo qualcosa da bere al bancone.
If you want, we can order something to drink at the bar.
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