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Italian Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some Italian words related to food. We will also learn some phrases using these words. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Word in Italian	Pronunciation	English Translation
pane	[ˈpane]	bread
formaggio	[forˈmaddʒo]	cheese
pasta	[ˈpasta]	pasta
carne	[ˈkarne]	meat
pesce	[ˈpeske]	fish
uova	[ˈuova]	eggs
patate	[paˈtate]	potatoes
frutta	[ˈfrutta]	fruit
verdura	[verˈduːra]	vegetables
olio	[ˈɔːljo]	oil
sale	[ˈsaːle]	salt
zucchero	[dzukˈkero]	sugar
latte	[ˈlatte]	milk
caffè	[kafˈfɛ]	coffee

Phrases

• Vorrei una tazza di caffè, per favore. ([vorˈrei ˈuna ˈtattsa di kafˈfɛ], per faˈvoːre) – I would like a cup of coffee, please.
• Ho bisogno di comprare del formaggio. ([o biˈzɔɲɲo di komˈprarɛ del forˈmaddʒo]) – I need to buy some cheese.
• Voglio mangiare una pizza. ([ˈvɔljo manˈdʒarɛ ˈuna ˈpittsa]) – I want to eat a pizza.
• Prendiamo un po' di pesce. ([prɛnˈdiamo ˈun po di ˈpeske]) – Let's take some fish.
• Ho bisogno di comprare delle uova. ([o biˈzɔɲɲo di komˈprarɛ delˈle ˈuova]) – I need to buy some eggs.
• Voglio comprare delle mele. ([ˈvɔljo komˈprarɛ delˈle ˈmeːle]) – I want to buy some apples.
• Ho bisogno di comprare del pane. ([o biˈzɔɲɲo di komˈprarɛ del ˈpane]) – I need to buy some bread.
• Voglio comprare delle patate. ([ˈvɔljo komˈprarɛ delˈle paˈtate]) – I want to buy some potatoes.
• Prendiamo un po' di olio. ([prɛnˈdiamo ˈun po di ˈɔːljo]) – Let's take some oil.
• Ho bisogno di comprare del sale. ([o biˈzɔɲɲo di komˈprarɛ del ˈsaːle]) – I need to buy some salt.

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Sources

• Learn Italian Food Words: How To Order At Italian Restaurants
• 100 Italian Food/Drink Words and Phrases - Food Republic
• Italian words for food. Useful list with English translation. ! Parlando ...