Italian for English speakers Beach · Lesson 0

Picking an ice cream

Order ice cream in Italian — Posso avere un gelato? (Can I have an ice cream?) — and choose il cono o la coppetta (cone or cup).

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Posso avere un gelato?

    Can I have an ice cream?

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Sì, certo. Cono o coppetta?

    Sure thing. Cone or cup?

    Tip: <Cono> = Cone <Coppetta> = Cup

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Coppetta!

    Cup!

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Che gusti?

    What flavours?

  5. Pishi Pishi

    Cioccolato e pistacchio. Grazie!!

    Chocolate and pistachio. Thanks!!

    Tip: <Pistacchio> is spelled and pronounced differently in Italian

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you order in Italian?

Posso avere ...? (can I have ...?) or Vorrei ... (I'd like ...). Add per favore for politeness.

Common Italian gelato flavors?

Vaniglia (vanilla), cioccolato (chocolate), fragola (strawberry), pistacchio, nocciola (hazelnut), limone (lemon), stracciatella.

Cono vs coppetta?

Il cono = cone. La coppetta = small cup/tub. Choose based on preference. Coppa = larger cup.

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