| Useful
Italian phrases and common objects organized for easy
lookup in English. |
| English |
Italian |
| a
cup |
una
tazza (oon-ah tah-tz-ah) |
| a
fork |
un
forchetta (oon fork-ett-ah) |
| a
glass |
un
bicchiere (oon bick-y-air-eh) |
| a
napkin |
un
tavagliolo (oon tah-val-yee-oh-loh) |
| a
knife |
un
coltello (oon cohl-tell-oh) |
| a
roll |
un
panino (oon pan-een-oh) |
| a
teaspoon |
un
cucchiaino (oon kook-y-aye-een-oh) |
| appetizer |
antipasto
(ann-tee-pah-stow) |
| bread |
il
pane (eel pah-ney) |
| cheese
course |
formaggi
(form-ah-gee) |
| dessert |
dolci
(dohl-chee) |
| Excuse
me, do you know a good restaurant? |
Scusi,
conosce un buon ristorante? (skoo-see, kon-ush-eh, oon
bwon rist-or-ahn-tay) |
| first
course |
primo
(pree-mo) |
| fruit |
frutta
(froot-ah) |
| I
can't eat anything made with… |
Non
posso mangiare niente con… (non pah-so mahn-jar-eh
nee-en-tay kon…) |
| I'd
like a beer. |
Vorrei
una birra. (Vor-ray oona beer-ah) |
| I'd
like a glass of red wine. |
Vorrei
una bichiere di vino rosso. (Vor-ray oona bee-kyeer-ay dee
vee-no ro-so) |
| I'd
like some water. |
Vorrei
dell'aqua. (Vor-ray dell ak-wah) |
| I'd
like to make a reservation for two this evening. |
Vorrei
fare una prenotazione per due persona sta sera. (Vor-ray
far-eh oona pray-no-tatz-ee-ohnay pehr doo-eh pers-oh-na
st-ah sehr-ah) |
| I'm
a vegetarian. |
Sono
vegetariano/a (so-no vej-ay-tar-ee-ahn-oh/ah) |
| I'm
sorry, but the flavor is not good. |
Mi
dispiace, ma non ha un sapore gradevole. (mee
dee-spee-ah-chay, mah non ha oon sah-por-ay
grah-day-voh-leh) |
| May
I order now? |
Posso
ordinare addesso? (pah-so or-din-ar-ay ah-des-so?) |
| second
or main course |
secondo
(sek-un-doh) |
| soup |
zuppa
(zoo-pah) |
| What
do you recommend? |
Che
cosa mi consiglia lei? (kay ko-sah mee kon-seel-ee-ah lay) |
| These
items are alphabetized in Italian to make them easier to
lookup the meaning in English. |
| Italian |
English |
| acciughe
or alice (ah-chee-oo-geh OR ah-lee-chay) |
anchovies |
| agnello
(an-nyel-loh) |
lamb |
| anitra
(ah-nee-truh) |
duck |
| antipasto
misto (ann-tee-pah-sto mee-sto) |
mixed
appetizers |
| aragosta
(ar-ah-gohst-ah) |
lobster |
| arancia
(ah-ran-see-ah) |
orange |
| asparagi
(ass-pair-ah-gee) |
asparagus |
| bistecca
(bis-tek-ah) |
steak |
| brodo
(broh-doh) |
broth |
| burro
(boo-roh) |
butter |
| calamari
(kal-ah-mar-ee) |
squid |
| carciofi
(kar-chof-fee) |
artichokes |
| caroti
(kar-ot-ee) |
carrots |
| cavolfiori
(kavoh-fee-or-ee) |
cauliflower |
| ceci
(chay-chee) |
chick
peas |
| cervo
(cher-voh) |
venison |
| ciliege
(chill-edge-ay) |
cherries |
| coniglio
(kon-eel-ee-oh) |
rabbit |
| crema
inglese (kray-mah een-glay-say) |
custard |
| fagiano
(fah-jee-ah-noh) |
pheasant |
| fichi
(fee-key) |
figs |
| finocchio
(fee-nyok-ee-oh) |
fennel |
| fragole
(frag-oh-leh) |
strawberries |
| frutti
di mare (froo-tee dee mahr-ay) |
shellfish |
| fungi
(foon-ghee) |
mushrooms |
| grancho
(grahn-key-oh) |
crab |
| grasso
(grah-so) |
fat |
| lattuga
(lah-toog-ah) |
lettuce |
| lenticchi
(lent-ik-ee) |
lentles |
| lumache
(loo-mah-keh) |
snails |
| macedonia
(di frutta) mah-chey-do-nee-ah) |
fresh
fruit salad |
| mandorla
(man-door-lah) |
almonds |
| manzo
(man-zoh) |
beef |
| mela
(may-lah) |
apple |
| melanzana
(mehl-ann-zhan-ah) |
eggplant |
| olio
di olive (oh-lee-oh dee oh-lee-veh) |
olive
oil |
| ostriche
(ost-ree-kay) |
oysters |
| patate
(pah-tah-tay) |
potatoes |
| pepe
nero (pep-eh ner-oh) |
black
pepper |
| pepe
rosso (pep-eh ro-so) |
hot
red peppers |
| peperoni
(pep-er-ohn-ee) (not to be confused with the populare
American pizza topping) |
peppers |
| pesche
(peh-shay) |
fish |
| piselli
(piss-el-lee) |
peas |
| polipo
(poh-lee-poh) |
octopus |
| pollo
(pohl-loh) |
chicken |
| prociutto
cotto (pro-shee-yoo-toh kought-oh |
ham,
cooked |
| prociutto
crudo (pro-shee-yoo-toh krood-oh) |
ham,
cured uncooked |
| quaglia
(kwawl-ee-ah) |
quail |
| riso
(ree-soh) |
rice |
| tacchino
(tak-ee-noh) |
turkey |
| tartufi
(tar-toof-ee) |
truffles |
| tonno
(tone -noh) |
tuna |
| vitello
(vitt-el-loh) |
veal |
| vongole
(von-goh-ley) |
clams |
