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How to Say ‘A glass of red wine, please.’ in Italian

Un bicchiere di vino rosso, per favore.

oon beek-KYEH-reh dee Vee-no ROHS-soh pehr FAH-voh-reh

[oon beek-KYEH-reh dee Vee-no ROHS-soh pehr FAH-voh-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Use un bicchiere di for any drink by the glass. For example, un bicchiere d'acqua "a glass of water".

Phrase Breakdown

Un bicchiere

oon beek-KYEH-reh

A glass

'Bicchiere' means a drinking glass. 'Cchie' sounds like 'kkye': 'bik-KYE-re'.

Example

Un bicchiere d'acqua.

A glass of water.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

bicchiere

[beek-KYEH-reh]

glass

A drinking glass; also used as a measure when ordering drinks.

Example

Posso avere un bicchiere d'acqua?

Can I have a glass of water?

di vino rosso,

dee Vee-no ROHS-soh

of red wine,

'Rosso' means red. Roll the 'r' and double the 'ss'.

Example

Preferisco il vino rosso.

I prefer red wine.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

vino

[Vee-no]

Wine

An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.

Example

Il vino rosso è una scelta popolare per la cena.

Red wine is a popular choice for dinner.

rosso

[ROHS-soh]

red

Adjective for the color red; 'vino rosso' is red wine.

Example

Preferisco il vino rosso.

I prefer red wine.

per favore.

pehr FAH-voh-reh

please.

This polite ending turns the phrase into a courteous order.

Example

Due birre, per favore.

Two beers, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please

Part of the polite expression per favore.

Example

Per favore, ci portate una torta piccola?

Please, can you bring us a small cake?

favore

[FAH-voh-reh]

Please

A polite addition to requests.

Example

Mi porti il menu, per favore.

Bring me the menu, please.

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