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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-noh ROHS-soh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[oon beek-KYEH-reh dee VEE-noh ROHS-soh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: di links a container to its contents, like English "of". Swap in other items: una bottiglia di acqua "a bottle of water".

Phrase Breakdown

Un bicchiere

oon beek-KYEH-reh

A glass

'Cchie' sounds like 'kyeh': bik-KYE-re.

Example

Un bicchiere d'acqua.

A glass of water.

Words in this phrase

Un

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

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-noh ROHS-soh

of red wine,

The adjective comes after the noun. Make the double 's' in 'rosso' long and crisp.

Example

Preferisco il vino rosso.

I prefer red wine.

Words in this phrase

di

[dee]

of

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

vino

[VEE-noh]

wine

Masculine noun for the drink made from grapes.

Example

Questo vino è toscano.

This wine is Tuscan.

rosso

[ROHS-soh]

red

Adjective for the color red; with wine, red wine.

Example

Preferisco il vino rosso.

I prefer red wine.

per favore.

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please.

This is the polite closing. Stress fa-VO-re.

Example

Un caffè, per favore.

A coffee, 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]

favor

Used in per favore to politely soften a request.

Example

Una piccola torta, per favore.

A small cake, please.

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