How to Say ‘What would you recommend for an espresso?’ in Italian
Cosa mi consiglierebbe per un espresso?
KO-sa mee kohn-seel-yeh-REB-beh pehr oon Es-PREH-soh
[KO-sa mee kohn-seel-yeh-REB-beh pehr oon Es-PREH-soh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: A regular Italian bar usually has just one house blend, so this question fits a specialty café or a torrefazione "coffee roastery". In those places, staff are happy to talk beans with you.
Phrase Breakdown
Cosa mi consiglierebbe
KO-sa mee kohn-seel-yeh-REB-beh
What would you recommend to me
A polite request for advice. 'Gli' is a soft 'lly' sound, and the stress falls on 'REB'.
Cosa mi consiglierebbe oggi?
What would you recommend today?
Words in this phrase
Cosa
[KO-sa]
What
Used to specify something unknown.
Dire cosa vuoi vedere.
Say what you want to watch.
mi
[mee]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.
Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.
In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.
consiglierebbe
[kohn-seel-yeh-REB-beh]
would you recommend
Conditional of 'consigliare' (to advise), formal 'you'; polite way to ask advice.
Quale vino mi consiglierebbe?
Which wine would you recommend to me?
per un espresso?
pehr oon Es-PREH-soh
for an espresso?
Raise your voice at the end because it is a question. Link 'per un' smoothly.
Va bene per un espresso?
Is it good for an espresso?
Words in this phrase
per
[pehr]
for
A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.
Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.
I am here to get to know new companies.
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
È stato un incontro molto utile.
It was a very useful meeting.
espresso
[Es-PREH-soh]
Espresso
A strong coffee brewed by forcing hot water through ground coffee beans.
L'espresso è il mio tipo di caffè preferito.
Espresso is my favorite type of coffee.
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