Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
In The Café / Al Caffè
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| I’d like | desidero (vorrei) |
| — a piece of cake | — una fetta di torta |
| — a cup of coffee | — un caffè |
| — a cup of tea | — un tè |
| — a dish of ice cream | — un gelato |
| — a glass of orange juice | — un bicchiere di succo d’arancia |
| cake | la torta |
| candy | il dolciume |
| chocolate | la cioccolata |
| confectionery | la pasticceria |
| cookies | i biscotti |
| cream | la crema |
| fruit tart | la torta di frutta |
| ice cream | il gelato |
| — chocolate ice cream | — il gelato al cioccolato |
| — strawberry ice cream | — il gelato alla fragola |
| — vanilla ice cream | — il gelato alla vaniglia |
| ice cream parlor | la gelateria |
| macaroon | il biscotto amaretto |
| meringue | la meringa |
| milk | il latte |
| milk bar | il bar bianco |
| sherbet | il sorbetto |
| — lemon sherbet | — il sorbetto al limone |
| — orange sherbet | — il sorbetto all'arancia |
| — raspberry sherbet | — il sorbetto ai lamponi |
| sugar | lo zucchero |
| — cube sugar | — lo zucchero in cubetti |
| sundae | la coppa di gelato con frutta |
| sweets | i dolci |
| wafers | i wafer |
| whipped cream | la panna montata |
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