In lesson 74 we’re continuing our ’soap opera’. This week María-José is taking her friend to a restaurant, so we’ll be revisiting the language we learned previously in the course. We’ll also take the opportunity to look at the conditional tense or ‘mood’.

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Today marks the end of week four and the end of the first half of this season of TwitterLearn Italian. It’s time to learn to say “cheers” and “enjoy your meal”. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

salute – “cheers”
buon appetito - “enjoy your meal”
è ottimo - “it’s delicious!” / “this is delicious!”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

It’s the end of week four and the first half of this season of TwitterLearn French. In today’s show we’ll learn to say “cheers” and “enjoy your meal”. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

santé! – “cheers”
bon appétit - “enjoy your meal”
c’est délicieux – “it’s delicious” / “this is delicious”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

You’ve enjoyed your meal, and it’s not time to enjoy a coffee. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

un caffè – “a coffee” (also used for a black coffee)
un caffè macchiato - “a coffee with a spot of milk”
un cappuccino - “a milky coffee”
un tè - “a tea”
un tè con latte - “a tea with milk”
un tè con limone - “a tea with lemon”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

Having finished your meal in the restaurant, it’s now time for a coffee. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

un café – “a coffee”
un café au lait - “a white coffee”
un café crème - “a milky coffee” (with more milk than a café au lait)
un thé - “a tea”
un thé au lait - “a tea with milk”
un thé au citron - “a tea with lemon”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s episode we’ll be learning the words for some common foods in French. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

un sandwich (m) - “a sandwich”
une salade (f) - “a salad”
le jambon (m) - “(the) ham”
le fromage (m) - “(the) cheese”
le poulet (m) - “(the) chicken”
le poisson (m) - “(the) fish”

Note that in this lesson we’ve provided the word for “a” or “the” with each word. It’s useful to learn the gender of a word when you learn an item of vocabulary. Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

Today we’ll learn the words for some common foods in Italian. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

un tramezzino (m) – “a sandwich”
un panino (m) - “a sandwich” (more common word for sandwich)
un’insalata (f) - ”a salad”
il prosciutto (m) - “(the) ham”
il formaggio (m) - “(the) cheese”
il pollo (m) - “(the) chicken”
il pesce (m) - “(the) fish”

Each of today’s words are given with the appropriate word for “a” or “the”, and we’ve listed if words are masculine (m) or feminine (f). It’s always useful to learn whether words are masculine or feminine when you learn new vocabulary. Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

This week we’ll be visiting a restaurant and learning the necessary language for dealing with this situation. Today we’ll arrive at the restaurant. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

avete…? – “do you have?”
avete un tavolo per quattro? - “do you have a table for four?”
avete un menu in inglese? - “do you have a menu in English?”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

On TwitterLearn this week we’ll be visiting a restaurant. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

¿tienen…? - “do you have?”
¿tienen una mesa para cuatro? - “do you have a table for four?”
¿tienen una carta en inglés? - “do you have a menu in English?” 

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

This week on TwitterLearn we’ll be visiting a restaurant. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tlf-01-16.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

avez-vous…? – “do you have….?”
avez-vous une table pour quatre personnes? - “do you have a table for four people?”
avez-vous une carte en anglais? – “do you have a menu in English?”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

There will be more drinks and snacks next week, but for now let’s learn to ask for the bill or check. Listen to today’s show here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

la cuenta, por favor – “the bill, please”
¿me trae…? - “can you bring me…?” / “will you bring me…?”

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

There will be more drinks and snacks next week, but for now let’s learn to ask for the bill or check. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tlf-01-15.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

l’addition, s’il vous plaît – “the bill, please”
je peux avoir… - “can I have…?”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.