🍷 Aperitivo English
Gustavo Camilo📚 Lesson 3
🟡 Level: Intermediate (B1)
⏱️ Time: 5 minutes
🇮🇹 Italian translation included
🍷 Learn English while enjoying an aperitivo.
🇬🇧 Imagine this…
It’s early evening in Milan.
You’re sitting outside with friends, enjoying an aperitivo.
The waiter arrives and asks:
🇬🇧 What would you like to drink?
🇮🇹 Cosa desidera da bere?
What would you say?
Let’s practice together! 🍷
📚 Today’s aperitivo vocabulary
🍹 Cocktail
🇬🇧 A mixed alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink.
🇮🇹 Una bevanda preparata mescolando diversi ingredienti.
🍸 Cheers
🇬🇧 A word used when people raise their glasses before drinking.
🇮🇹 Un’espressione usata per brindare.
🥜 Snack
🇬🇧 A small amount of food eaten between meals.
🇮🇹 Uno spuntino.
🍽️ Platter
🇬🇧 A large plate used to serve different foods.
🇮🇹 Un grande piatto da portata.
🫒 Olives
🇬🇧 A small fruit often served during an aperitivo.
🇮🇹 Le olive.
🗣️ Useful expressions
🍷 Ordering drinks
🇬🇧 I’d like a glass of white wine, please.
🇮🇹 Vorrei un bicchiere di vino bianco, per favore.
🇬🇧 What do you recommend?
🇮🇹 Cosa mi consiglia?
🇬🇧 Could we have another round, please?
🇮🇹 Potremmo avere un altro giro, per favore?
💡 Aperitivo culture
Did you know? 🤔
An aperitivo is a social tradition that originated in Italy.
In English-speaking countries, people often say:
🇬🇧 Let’s grab a drink.
🇮🇹 Andiamo a prendere qualcosa da bere.
This expression doesn’t necessarily mean drinking alcohol.
It simply means meeting someone to enjoy a drink and spend time together. 😊
🎭 Real-life conversation
👩 Friend:
🇬🇧 What would you like to drink?
🇮🇹 Cosa vorresti bere?
👨 Friend:
🇬🇧 I’d like a Spritz, please.
🇮🇹 Vorrei uno Spritz, per favore.
👩 Friend:
🇬🇧 Would you like something to eat?
🇮🇹 Ti piacerebbe mangiare qualcosa?
👨 Friend:
🇬🇧 Yes! Let’s order a snack platter.
🇮🇹 Sì! Ordiniamo un piatto di stuzzichini.
🎯 Your 30-second challenge
How would you order these items?
🍷 A glass of wine
🍹 A cocktail
🥜 A snack
Try to say your sentences out loud.
🗣️ Speaking a language means using it in real situations.
⭐ Expression of the day
🇬🇧 Let’s grab a drink.
🇮🇹 Andiamo a prendere qualcosa da bere.
You’ll hear this expression all the time in conversations with friends. 🌍
