A table for one person/two people, please.
Un tavolo per uno/due, per favore. (oon tah-VOH-loh pehr OO-noh/ dweh, pehr fah-VOH-reh)
Can I look at the menu, please?
Posso vedere il menu, per favore? (POHS-soh veh-DEH-reh eel meh-NOO, pehr fah-VOH-reh?)
Can I look in the kitchen?
Posso dare un occhiata in cucina? (POHS-soh DAH-reh oon ohk-KYAH-tah een koo-CHEE-nah?)
Is there a house specialty?
C’è una specialità della casa? (cheh OO-nah speh-chah-lee-TAH DEHL-lah KAH-zah?)
Is there a local specialty?
C’è una specialità locale? (cheh OO-nah speh-chah-lee-TAH loh-KAH-leh?)
I’m a vegetarian.
Sono vegetariano/a (SOH-noh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-noh/ ah)
I don’t eat pork.
Non mangio il maiale. (nohn MAHN-joh eel mah-YAH-leh)
I don’t eat beef.
Non mangio il manzo. (nohn MAHN-joh eel MAHN-dzoh)
I only eat kosher food.
Mangio solamente cibo kosher. (MAHN-joh soh-LAH-mehn-teh CHEE-boh KOH-shehr)
Can you make it “lite”, please? (less oil/butter/lard)
Potete farlo leggero, per favore? (poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh lehd-JEH-roh, pehr fah-VOH-reh?)
or Potete farlo con pochi grassi? (with little fat) or Potete farlo con poco olio? (with little oil) (poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh kohn poh-KHEE GRAHS-see? oh poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh kohn POH-koh OH-lyoh?)
fixed-price meal
pranzo a prezzo fisso (PRAH-tsoh ah PREHD-zoh FEES-soh)
à la carte
à la carte (AH lah KAHR-tah)
breakfast
la prima colazione (lah PREE-mah koh-lah-TSYOH-neh)
lunch
il pranzo (eel PRAHN-dzoh)
tea (meal)
tè (teh)
if you are meaning the meal at the 4 or 5 in the afternoon, in Italian is called merenda (meh-REHN-dah) but usually is only for kids
supper
la cena (lah CHEH-nah)
I would like _____.
Vorrei _____. (vohr-RAY)
I would like a dish containing _____.
Vorrei un piatto con _____. (vohr-RAY oon PYAHT-toh kohn….)
chicken
il pollo (eel POHL-loh)
beef
il manzo (eel MAHN-dzoh)
fish
il pesce (eel PEH-sheh)
ham
il prosciutto (eel proh-SHOOT-toh)
sausage
salsiccia (sahl-SEET-chah)
cheese
formaggio (fohr-MAHD-joh)
eggs
uova (WOH-vah)
salad
insalata (een-sah-LAH-tah)
(fresh) vegetables
verdure fresche (vehr-DOO-reh FREHS-keh)
(fresh) fruit
frutta fresca (FROOT-tah FREHS-kah)
bread
pane (PAH-neh)
toast
toast (tohst)
noodles
tagliatelle (tah-LYAH-tehl-leh)
rice
riso (REE-zoh)
beans
fagioli (fah-JOH-lee) or fagiolini (similar to beans but different)
May I have a glass of _____?
Posso avere un bicchiere di _____? (POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh oon beek-KYEH-reh dee….?)
May I have a cup of _____?
Posso avere una tazza di _____? (POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh OO-nah TAHT-tsah dee…?)
May I have a bottle of _____?
Posso avere una bottiglia di _____? (POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh OO-nah boht-TEE-lyah dee…?)
the coffee
il caffè (eel kahf-FEH)
the tea (drink)
il tè (eel TEH)
the juice
il succo (eel SOOK-koh)
the water
l’acqua (LAHK-kwah)
the bubbly water
l’acqua frizzante (LAHK-kwah free-DZAHN-teh)
the beer
la birra (lah beer-RAH)
the red/white wine
il vino rosso/bianco (eel VEE-noh ROHS-soh/ BYAHN-koh)
May I have some _____?
Posso aver del _____? (POHS-soh AH-vehr dehl…?) or Posso avere un po’ di ____? (POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh oon POH dee…?)
the salt
il sale (eel SAH-leh)
the black pepper
il pepe (eel PEH-peh)
the butter
il burro (eel BOOR-roh)
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
Scusi, cameriere?(m)/cameriera?(f) (SKOO-zee, kah-meh-RYEH-reh?/ kah-meh-RYEH-rah?)
I’m finished.
Ho finito. (oh fee-NEE-toh)
It was delicious.
É squisito. (EH skwee-ZEE-toh)
Please clear the table.
Potete pulire il tavolo, per favore. (poh-TEH-teh poo-LEE-reh eel tah-VOH-loh, pehr fah-VOH-reh)
The check, please.
Il conto, per favore. (eel KOHN-toh, pehr fah-VOH-reh)