Al bar la mattina

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Words

55

Sentences

18

Words per sentence

3.1

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• Vorrei un caffè · per favore

  Vorrei (I would like), per favore, grazie — polite phrases for ordering. Everyday polite phrases →

• Che cosa prende · Ecco a Lei · Paga alla cassa

  The barista addresses Elena with Lei: Che cosa prende?, Ecco a Lei, Paga alla cassa. Formal you: Lei →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 27 of the 42 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• allora

  so, then

  A1

• andare

  to go

  A1

• arrivederci

  goodbye

  A1

• avere

  to have

  A1

• bene

  well

  A1

• buongiorno

  good morning, good day

  A1

• caldo

  warm, hot

  A1

• ecco

  here is

  A1

• essere

  to be

  A1

• grazie

  thank you

  A1

• il bicchiere

  the glass

  A1

• il caffè

  the coffee

  A1

• il dolce

  the dessert, the sweet course

  A1

• il favore

  the favour

  A1

• la cassa

  the till

  A2

• la cosa

  the thing

  A1

• la costa

  the coast

  A1

• la frutta

  the fruit

  A1

• la mela

  the apple

  A1

• l’acqua

  the water

  A1

• l’arancia

  the orange

  A1

• l’euro

  the euro

  A1

• mangiare

  to eat

  A1

• pagare

  to pay

  A1

• prendere

  to take

  A1

• tre

  three

  A1

• volere

  to want

  A1

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Comprehension questions

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