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How to Say ‘Then I'd recommend an americano’ in Italian

Allora le consiglierei un americano

ahl-LOH-rah leh kohn-seel-yeh-RAY oon a-me-ri-ca-no

[ahl-LOH-rah leh kohn-seel-yeh-RAY oon a-me-ri-ca-no]

🇮🇹 In Italy: An americano is the closest thing to a big filter coffee at most Italian bars. It's what baristas steer foreigners towards when they want something to sip slowly.

Phrase Breakdown

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so / then

Introduces a decision after hearing information.

Example

Allora ne prendo un po' per cena.

So I’ll take some for dinner.

le consiglierei

leh kohn-seel-yeh-RAY

I would recommend to you

'Le' is the formal 'to you'. The 'gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million'. Stress con-si-glie-REI.

Example

Le consiglierei il pesce.

I would recommend the fish to you.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

consiglierei

[kohn-seel-yeh-RAY]

I would recommend

Conditional of 'consigliare' (to advise), polite suggestion.

Example

Ti consiglierei questo vino.

I would recommend this wine to you.

un americano

oon a-me-ri-ca-no

an americano

This is a type of coffee. Link 'un' to 'americano', and stress a-me-ri-CA-no.

Example

Prendo un americano.

I'll have an americano.

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.

americano

[a-me-ri-ca-no]

American coffee

A type of coffee that is made by diluting espresso with hot water.

Example

Vorrei un Americano, per favore.

I would like an Americano, please.

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