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Ordering a coffee: The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.

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Key Phrases

Buongiorno

Good morning

Vuoi aggiungere zucchero?

Would you like to add sugar?

Forse un'altra volta

Maybe another time

Skills You'll Learn

Ordering a coffee

Ordinare un caffè

Asking for additions

Chiedere aggiunte

Polite refusal

Rifiuto cortese

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at an Italian café, interacting with a barista to order your morning coffee. You request an espresso with a little sugar and a glass of water, while the barista offers additional choices to enhance your experience. This roleplay helps you practice common phrases used in café settings and polite conversation in Italian.

Buongiorno! Vorrei un caffè per favore.

Good morning! I would like a coffee, please.

Certo, Emily . Che tipo di caffè preferisci?

Sure, Emily. What kind of coffee do you prefer?

Mi piacerebbe un espresso, per favore.

I would like an espresso, please.

Vuoi aggiungere zucchero o latte?

Would you like to add sugar or milk?

Solo un po' di zucchero, grazie.

Just a little sugar, thank you.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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Buongiorno

Bwon-JOHR-noh

Good morning

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Vorrei

Voh-REH-ee

I would like

💬 [Vorrei] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a direct [voglio]. You can reuse it with almost anything in a café: [Vorrei un cappuccino] or [Vorrei un bicchiere d'acqua].

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Caffè

Kah-FEH

Coffee

💬 The accent in [caffè] shows the stress goes at the end: (kaf-FEH), not (CAHf-feh). You'll see the same final accent in other common café words like [tè].

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Un caffè

Oon Kah-FEH

A coffee

🇮🇹 In Italy, ordering just [un caffè] normally means an espresso unless you say otherwise. If you want something else, name it directly, like [un cappuccino] or [un americano].

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Per

Pehr

For

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Favore

Fah-VOH-reh

Please

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Per favore

pehr fa-vo-reh

Please

🇮🇹 [Per favore] is polite, but in a busy bar Italians often keep requests short and friendly: [Buongiorno, un caffè]. The greeting and tone can matter as much as adding [per favore].

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Che

Keh

What

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