How to Say ‘What do you usually have?’ in Italian
Cosa prendi di solito?
KOH-zah PREHN-dee dee SOH-lee-toh
[KOH-zah PREHN-dee dee SOH-lee-toh]
Phrase Breakdown
Cosa
[KOH-zah]
what
Used to ask what someone chooses or orders.
Domando «Cosa» prendi quando andiamo al bar.
I ask “What” do you have when we go to the café.
prendi
[PREHN-dee]
you have / you take
Here it means what drink you usually order or choose.
«prendi» un espresso o un cappuccino di solito?
Do “you have” an espresso or a cappuccino usually?
Di solito
dee SOH-lee-toh
usually
Expression used to talk about a habitual action.
Di solito prendo un espresso.
Usually I have an espresso.
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
usually / by
Part of di solito, a common expression meaning usually.
Con «di» solito parlo delle abitudini del caffè.
With “di” solito I talk about coffee habits.
solito
[SOH-lee-toh]
usual
Together with di, it forms di solito, meaning usually.
La parola «solito» aiuta a parlare delle abitudini.
The word “usual” helps talk about habits.
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