Le espressioni utili per ordinare
- Un / Un’ / Una … per favore [A… please]
- Prendo [I’ll have]
- Vorrei [I’d like]
- Un bombolone, per favore.
- Prendo un bombolone.
- Vorrei un bomblone.
- Sì? [Yes, can I help you?]
- Vuole ordinare? [Are you ready to order? / Would you like to order?] – when referring to one customer
- Volete ordinare? [Are you ready to order? / Would you like to order?] – when referring to two or more customers
The verb prendere generally means to take, but when used with food and drinks it means to have.
| prendere | |
| (io) prendo | (noi) prendiamo |
| (tu) prendi | (voi) prendete |
| (lui, lei, Lei) prende | (loro) prendono |
The verb volere means to want.
| volere | |
| (io) voglio | (noi) vogliamo |
| (tu) vuoi | (voi) volete |
| (lui, lei, Lei) vuole | (loro) vogliono |
The form vorrei [I would like; I wish] literally means I would want / I would like, and it is more polite than voglio [I want]. Therefore, when ordering or expressing a polite request, use vorrei.
Watch this video from Easy Italian to learn about some kinds of coffee you can order in Italy.
