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Phrases to Buy Cheese in Italy

December 9, 2018 By Cher Leave a Comment

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How to Buy Cheese in Italy

 

— Vorrei… – I would like…

— Poi? – Anything else?

— Basta. – That’s enough.

— Fetta – Slice

— Fettina – Thin slice

— Un etto – 1/10th of a kilo, aka 100 grams. 1kg =2.2 lb so 1/10 of 2.2 is just barely under ¼ lb

— Due / tre etti – Plural of etto, for more than 100 grams

— Grammi – Grams, you can also order in grams instead of saying etti

— Buongiorno! Oggi vorrei tre etti di pecorino. – Good morning! Today I would like 300 grams of pecorino.

— Bene allora, ma che tipo di pecorino? Abbiamo pecorino sardo o toscano. – OK, that’s’ fine but what type of pecorino? We have pecorino from Sardinia and Tuscany.

— Ohhh quello Sardo di certo! – Oooo, the Sardinian one of course!

— Un mezzo kilo per favore. — Half a kilo, please!

OK, quanto ne vuoi? – How much do you want?


LINKS MENTIONED

  • Ricette – http://www.caseificiomaremmaintuscia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=16&Itemid=250

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Italian Podcast, Beginner Italian, Intermediate Italian, Italian

About Cher

Cher is the founder of The Iceberg Project and a passionate learner of the Italian, Mandarin and Spanish languages. In a little town called Vegas, you can find her searching the Internet for Doctor Who and Parks & Rec memes, drinking bubble tea, or talking about how much she loves grammar.

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