Wine & Spirits

1. Mi cunzigghiati nu vinu di ccà?

   Can you recommend a local wine?

   Usage

   Asks a waiter or wine seller to pick a local wine for you

   Grammar Note

   Cunzigghiati is the plural form used politely for one person. Cunzigghiari means "to advise", used here for "recommend". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Vogghiu nu vinu russu / biancu

   I'd like a red / white wine

   Usage

   Orders wine by colour; say only the colour you want

   Grammar Note

   In practice say only russu or biancu. The adjective follows the noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Nu bicchieri / Na buttigghia, pi favuri

   A glass / A bottle, please

   Usage

   Says whether you want wine by the glass or by the bottle

   Grammar Note

   Bicchieri is masculine (nu), buttigghia feminine (na); say only one of them. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Stu vinu è siccu

   This wine is dry

   Usage

   Describes or confirms how dry a wine is

   Grammar Note

   Sweet is duci. Raising the intonation at the end turns it into a question. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Di unni veni stu vinu?

   Where does this wine come from?

   Usage

   Asks where a wine is produced

   Grammar Note

   This asks "where from" rather than naming a region type. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Saluti!

   Cheers!

   Usage

   What you say when clinking glasses

   Grammar Note

   Saluti means "health" and works directly as a toast

7. Pozzu visitari a cantina?

   May I visit the winery cellar?

   Usage

   Asks for a visit at a winery or cellar

   Grammar Note

   Cantina means a wine cellar or winery. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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