13 LE BEVANDE
Rossella Pescatori; William, J. Carrasco; Shahzad Zahedi; and Caren Bernezet Parrish
Learning Objectives
In this section we’ll focus on Italian drinking habits
Studiamo !
In Italian, people like to take aperitivi before dinner. People also like to meet in bar (cafés) to drink something. At some point, everyone needs to stop and have a drink. So let’s talk about drinks!



Italian breakfast:
E tu? Cosa bevi a colazione? Cosa mangia colazione? Cosa bevono gli americani? Cosa mangiano gli americani?
| BEVANDE
Italiano |
Inglese |
|---|---|
| le bevande | drinks |
| l’aperitivo | pre-dinner drink and snack |
| una tazza (di) | a cup (of) |
| un bicchiere (di) | a glass (of) |
| l’acqua | water |
| l’acqua minerale | mineral water |
| il te | tea |
| il vino | wine |
| il caffè | coffee |
| il caffè latte | coffee with milk |
| il caffè macchiato | coffee with small amount of milk |
| lo spumante | wine similar to the champagne |
| la birra | beer |
| il chinotto | a particular Italian soda |
| il cognac | cognac |
| il succo di frutta | juice |
AL BAR: I TIPI DI CAFFÈ
L’APERITIVO E L’APERICENA.

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