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TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 12

radiolingua — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:30:33 +0000

In today’s show you’ll learn the words for some drinks in Italian. Listen to today’s show here:

Today’s words and phrases:

una birra – “a beer”
un vino rosso - “a red wine”
un vino bianco – “a white wine”
un succo d’arancia – “an orange juice”

You may also come across the word spremuta d’arancia which is a freshly pressed orange juice, as opposed to a succo which is more likely to be in a bottle. Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 11

radiolingua — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:30:00 +0000

This week we’re learning the words and phrases needed for a trip to the bar. Today you’ll learn how to order drinks. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-11.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

vorrei… – “I would like…”
prendo… - “I’ll take…” / “I’ll have…” (literally, “I take…”)
un’ acqua minerale - “a mineral water”

If you want sparkling mineral water you can use the word frizzante and still mineral water would be naturale. Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.