Texting & dating apps: Making plans to meet by text
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Key Phrases
Ti va di prendere un caffè insieme?
Do you fancy getting a coffee together?
Sabato pomeriggio va bene per te?
Does Saturday afternoon work for you?
Allora a sabato.
See you Saturday, then.
Skills You'll Learn
Inviting someone to do something together
Invitare qualcuno a fare qualcosa insieme
Proposing and confirming a time and day for an appointment
Proporre e confermare un orario e un giorno per un appuntamento
Greeting and saying goodbye in a friendly way
Salutarsi e congedarsi in modo cordiale
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you meet your friend Giulia in Rome. You want to invite her for a coffee and agree on a day, time, and place.
Ciao Giulia! Come stai?
Hi Giulia! How are you?
Ciao Emily ! Bene, grazie. E tu?
Hi Emily! Fine, thanks. And you?
Tutto bene. Ti va di prendere un caffè insieme?
All good. Do you fancy getting a coffee together?
Sì, volentieri! Quando sei libero?
Yes, I'd love to! When are you free?
Sabato pomeriggio va bene per te?
Does Saturday afternoon work for you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Come stai?
KOH-meh STAH-ee
How are you?
Bene, grazie.
BEH-neh GRAHT-syeh
Fine, thanks.
E tu?
eh too
And you?
Tutto bene.
TOOT-toh BEH-neh
All good.
Ti va
tee vah
Do you feel like it
💬 Add di plus any action to suggest a plan: Ti va di uscire? "Do you feel like going out?", Ti va di cenare? "Fancy having dinner?".
🇮🇹 A light, low-pressure way to ask someone out by text. It's easy to say no to, which makes it a comfortable first invitation.
See breakdown →Prendere un caffè
PREHN-deh-reh oon kahf-FEH
To have a coffee
💬 Italians say prendere "take" for food and drink, not "have": prendo una birra "I'll have a beer".
See breakdown →Insieme
een-SYEH-meh
Together
Ti va di prendere un caffè insieme?
tee vah dee PREHN-deh-reh oon kahf-FEH een-SYEH-meh
Do you fancy getting a coffee together?
🇮🇹 Coffee is a classic low-key first meeting in Italy. It's quick, cheap and usually taken standing at the bar, so it's easy to keep short if there's no spark.
See breakdown →Sì, volentieri!
see voh-len-TYEH-ree
Yes, I'd love to!
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