Café & Drinks

1. N'espressu, pi favuri

   An espresso, please

   Usage

   Orders a small strong coffee at a bar

   Grammar Note

   The masculine indefinite article is n' before a vowel. Espressu is a loanword and its spelling varies. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Nu cappuccinu, pi favuri

   A cappuccino, please

   Usage

   Orders a milky coffee, typically at breakfast

   Grammar Note

   The ending is -u, where Italian has -o. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Nu bicchieri di vinu russu di la casa

   A glass of house red wine

   Usage

   Orders wine by the glass at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Di la casa means "of the house". The adjective follows the noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Acqua naturali, pi favuri

   Still water, please

   Usage

   Orders plain water without bubbles

   Grammar Note

   An adjective ending in -i is the same for masculine and feminine. Acqua can be ordered without an article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. N'Aperol Spritz, pi favuri

   An Aperol Spritz, please

   Usage

   Orders the classic aperitif cocktail

   Grammar Note

   The product name is said as it is. Nu becomes n' before a vowel. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Chi mi cunsigghiati di viviri?

   What do you recommend to drink?

   Usage

   Asks staff for a drink recommendation

   Grammar Note

   The gghi of cunsigghiari writes a palatal lateral sound. Cunsigghiati is the 2nd person plural, also the polite form to one person. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. N'amaru, pi favuri

   A digestif amaro, please

   Usage

   Orders a bitter after-dinner liqueur

   Grammar Note

   Amaru means "bitter"; as a drink it names the after-dinner liqueur. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Na granita di limuni, pi favuri

   A lemon granita, please

   Usage

   Orders the Sicilian frozen dessert drink

   Grammar Note

   The feminine indefinite article is na. Granita is a Sicilian speciality, often eaten with a brioche at breakfast. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Aviti bivanni senza alcol?

   Do you have non-alcoholic drinks?

   Usage

   Asks for drinks without alcohol

   Grammar Note

   Senza means "without". Bivanni is the plural of bivanna (drink). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. U cuntu, pi favuri

    The bill, please

    Usage

    Asks for the bill after drinks

    Grammar Note

    Cuntu means "bill" and also "story". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

11. Senza ghiacciu

    No ice

    Usage

    Asks for a drink without ice

    Grammar Note

    The noun after senza takes no article

12. Acqua minirali

    Mineral water

    Usage

    Asks for bottled mineral water

    Grammar Note

    The unstressed e is written i (minirali). As a loanword, its spelling varies. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

13. Acqua cauda

    Hot water

    Usage

    Asks for hot water

    Grammar Note

    Acqua is feminine, so "hot" takes the feminine form cauda (masculine caudu). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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