Italian Beginners · Week 1A · Lesson 4
We are learning to order something simple and to understand a short real exam conversation.
Play, students echo twice. Press E to show the English.
Buongiorno, vorrei un cappuccino, per favore.
Good morning, I would like a cappuccino, please.
Students say it before you press E.
Altro?
Anything else?
Students say it before you press E.
No, grazie, basta così.
No, thank you, that's all.
Students say it before you press E.
Every Italian noun is masculine or feminine. A masculine noun takes un, a feminine noun takes una.
Most words ending in -o are masculine, most ending in -a are feminine. Caffè and cappuccino are masculine; cioccolata is feminine.
| masculine | un | un caffè, un cappuccino, un panino |
| feminine | una | una cioccolata, una pizza, una spremuta |
Vorrei un caffè. · I would like a coffee.
Vorrei una pizza. · I would like a pizza.
Echo the ordering lines.
Role-play: one student is the barista, one orders. Swap.
Before the recording: what words do you expect to hear in a café?