What shall we eat today?

3rd April 2018

What shall we eat today? This is a very important question in Italy! In today's episode, you'll learn how to make suggestions and ask questions in Italian.

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What shall we eat today? This is a very important question in Italy!

In this week’s episode of 5 minute Italian, you’ll learn how to make suggestions and ask questions with “shall we”. As always, you’ll pick up some useful vocabulary for taking about our favourite topic - food!

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Today's Italian words

Pranzo = lunch
Che mangiamo oggi = what shall we eat today?
Che = what
Mangiamo = we eat/let's eat/shall we eat?
Oggi = today
Non lo so = I don't know (literally: not it I know)
Pasta al sugo = Pasta with fresh tomato sauce (literally, pasta with sauce)
Sugo = sauce
Pasta al pomodoro = Pasta with fresh tomato sauce
Pasta al pesto = Pasta with pesto
Mangiamo pasta al pesto = we eat pasta with pesto
Va bene = OK (literally: it goes well)

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