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Scene illustrating a Italian-language ordering a coffee conversation

Key Phrases

Buongiorno

Good morning

Cosa posso offrirti?

What can I offer you?

Preferisci

Do you prefer

Skills You'll Learn

Ordering coffee

Ordinare un caffè

Expressing preferences

Esprimere preferenze

Understanding coffee origins

Comprendere le origini del caffè

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you're in an Italian coffee shop. A barista is assisting you with your coffee preferences, offering various options for coffee origins and types. You engage in a friendly exchange to choose an Ethiopian espresso, while the barista checks if you'd like anything else to accompany your drink.

Buongiorno! Cosa posso offrirti oggi?

Good morning! What can I offer you today?

Buongiorno! Vorrei un caffè, per favore.

Good morning! I would like a coffee, please.

Certo! Preferisci un caffè con un chicco di origine particolare, una torrefazione specifica, o una miscela?

Sure! Do you prefer a coffee with a particular origin bean, a specific roast, or a blend?

Oh, quali origini avete?

Oh, what origins do you have?

Abbiamo chicchi dal Brasile, dall'Etiopia e dalla Colombia. Ognuno ha un sapore unico.

We have beans from Brazil, Ethiopia, and Colombia. Each has a unique flavor.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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Buongiorno

bwohn-JOR-noh

Good morning

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Cosa

KOH-sa

What

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Posso

POS-soh

Can I

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Offrirti

ohf-FREER-tee

Offer you

💬 In [offrirti], the [ti] is attached to the end and means [to you]. You'll see the same pattern in other verbs: [dirti] = [to tell you], [portarti] = [to bring you].

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Cosa posso offrirti?

KO-sa POS-soh ohf-FREER-tee

What can I offer you?

💬 [Offrirti] has [ti] attached at the end, meaning [to you], so [Cosa posso offrirti?] is literally [What can I offer to-you?]. Italian often sticks these little words onto the verb: [posso dirti] or [dirti posso] depending on the structure, but forms like [offrirti] are very common.

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Vorrei

vor-REH-ee

I would like

💬 [Vorrei] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a blunt present like [voglio]. The same pattern works with lots of things: [Vorrei un espresso] or [Vorrei dell'acqua].

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Caffè

kahf-FEH

Coffee

💬 The accent in [caffè] shows the stress falls on the last part: (kaf-FEH). Written accents often matter in Italian because they tell you where to put the emphasis.

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Un caffè

oon kahf-FEH

A coffee

🇮🇹 In Italy, asking for [un caffè] usually means an espresso by default. If you want something else, say it specifically, like [un cappuccino] or [un caffè americano].

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