15 COSA ORDINIAMO?

Rossella Pescatori; William, J. Carrasco; Shahzad Zahedi; and Caren Bernezet Parrish

Learning Objectives

In this section you’ll learn how to prepare food and order food at the restaurant.

 

 

STUDIAMO !

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Dinning table

 

 

La cucina

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Avete fame ? Che cosa prepariamo?

Now that we’ve gone to the market and bought groceries, it’s time to think about our next meal. Let’s start with some places where you may eat, some cooking supplies you will need, and other vocabulary related to cooking.

I posti dove si mangia (places)

Italiano

 

Inglese

la cucina kitchen, cooking
la sala da pranzo dining room
il ristorante restaurant
la mensa university restaurant, cafeteria
il picnic picnic
Preparare e conservare il cibo (preparing and storing food)

Italiano

 

 

Inglese

la credenza cupboard
lo scaffale shelf
la pentola pot
il cassetto drawer
il forno oven
i fornelli stovetop
la casseruola, teglia pan, saucepan, pot, casserole, boiler
la padella frying pan
il gril grill
la pentola pot
Verbi per cucinare (cooking verbs)

Italiano

 

Inglese

cucinare to cook
bollire to boil
scaldare to heat
tagliare to cut
tritare to chop
a pezzetti in small pieces
a fettine in fine slices
lavare to wash
mescolare to toss, to stir
mischiare, mettere insieme to mix, to blend, to toss (a salad)
sbattere, mescolare to beat, mix
impastare to knead
spalmare to smear, slather

 

Risorse supplementari

Watch this video to practice pronouncing kitchen vocabulary.

Here’s a big list of cooking verbs.

La tavola e gli utensili (table and utensils)

Italiano

 

Inglese

preparare la tavola to set the table
il coperto silverware (set up for one plate) at the restaurant
le posate silverware
mettersi in tavola to sit down at the table
sedersi to sit down
una forchetta a fork
un coltello a knife
un cucchiaio a spoon
un piatto a plate
tagliare to cut
pepare to pepper
salare to salt
versare to pour
zuccherare to sweeten

 

I pasti

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I pasti (meals)

Italiano

 

Inglese

il pasto meal
la colazione breakfast
il pranzo lunch
la cena dinner
uno spuntino snack
pranzare to have lunch
cenare to have dinner
sgranocchiare to snack, nibble
assaggiare to taste

 

Le Portate

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Le portate (courses)

Italiano

 

Inglese

gli antipasti appetizer
la minestra o zuppa soup
il primo main course
il secondo main protein course
l’insalata salad
il dolce dessert

 

Note 

In American English, “entrée” refers to the main course, but in Italian we can have a first course composed by carbohydrates e a second course composed by proteins

 

Flashcards

Study the Quizlet vocabulary flashcards. Listen and repeat the Italian pronunciation.


Che cosa mangiate a colazione? Uova con il pane tostato? Biscotti con il caffè latte?

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