Babbel Beginner I & II Flashcards
An aperitif (before dinner drink)
Un aperitivo
A beer
Una birra
An orange juice
un succo d’arancia
da-ranch-a
A wine
Un vino
Would you like an aperitif?
Desiderate un aperitivo?
Desiderate = you want
I would like a red wine
Vorrei un vino rosso
(Vorrei = from verb “volere” / “to want”. You use the polite / conditional tense. Not “Voglio” which is impolite)
Vorrei = I’d like (want) some water)
What are the masculine indefinite articles* in Italian?
*a determiner that introduces a noun and implies the thing referred to is nonspecific (ex: a, an)
Un & Uno
Uno comes before nouns that begin with S + consonant. And nouns that begin with x, y, z, pn, ps and gn (rare)
What are the feminine indefinite articles in Italian?
*a determiner that introduces a noun and implies the thing referred to is nonspecific (ex: a, an)
Una and Un’
Un’ comes before nouns that begin with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
The bill
il conto
A latte
Un caffellatte
An espresso
Un caffe
A croissant
Un cornetto
Verb for I’ll have…. (a croissant, a coffee, etc.)
Conjugate it
Prendere
io prendo tu prendi lui/lei/Lei prende noi prendiamo voi prendete loro prendono
1) What are you having / taking (sg, formal)?
2) What are you having (pl)?
1) Cosa prende Lei?
2) Voi cosa prendete?
“Cosa” = “what”
1) I’ll have a spritz
2) Will you have a cappuccino?
3) The children will have a cola
4) Marco is having an espresso
5) Are you (plural) having red wine?
6) Shall we have a beer after work?
1) Io prendo uno spritz
2) Tu prendi un cappuccino?
3) I bambini prendono una coca
4) Marco prende un caffe
5) Voi prendete un vino rosso?
6) Prendiamo una bierra dopo il lavoro?
