How to Say ‘And a long coffee?’ in Italian
E un caffè lungo?
eh oon kahf-FEH LOON-goh
[eh oon kahf-FEH LOON-goh]
Phrase Breakdown
E un caffè
eh oon kahf-FEH
And a coffee
'E' means 'and'. Glide it straight into 'un': eh-oon kahf-FEH.
E un caffè per lei?
And a coffee for you?
Words in this phrase
E
[eh]
and
A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.
Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.
In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.
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.
caffè
[kahf-FEH]
coffee
"Caffè" means "coffee" and often suggests an informal meeting, very common in Italian professional culture.
Dopo la conferenza, ci incontriamo davanti a un caffè.
After the conference, we’ll meet over a coffee.
lungo?
LOON-goh
long?
Raise your voice on this word to finish the question: LOON-goh?
Lo vuole lungo?
Do you want it long?
Words in this phrase
lungo
[LOON-goh]
long
Adjective describing great length; changes ending: lunga, lunghi, lunghe.
La strada è molto lunga.
The road is very long.
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