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Drinks in Italian

This is a list of 20 common words for talking about drinks in Italian, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.

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Drinks in Italian: acqua, il latte, il caffè, il tè, il succo, il succo d'arancia, la limonata. The table below gives all 20 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.

Word Translation Example
acqua /akːwa/ Acqua is feminine; l' is its elided definite article. water Bevo l'acqua fresca dopo la passeggiata. I drink fresh water after the walk.
il latte /latːe/ milk Ogni mattina bevo il latte a colazione. Every morning I drink milk for breakfast.
il caffè /kaffɛ/ coffee Prendo il caffè dopo pranzo al bar. I have coffee at the café after lunch.
il tè /tɛ/ tea La sera bevo il tè con mia sorella. In the evening I drink tea with my sister.
il succo /sukːo/ juice Vorrei un succo freddo, per favore. I would like a cold juice, please.
il succo d'arancia /sukːo daɾantʃa/ orange juice A colazione bevo il succo d'arancia fresco. I drink fresh orange juice for breakfast.
la limonata /limonata/ lemonade In estate preparo la limonata con limoni freschi. In summer I make lemonade with fresh lemons.
la birra /birɾa/ beer Mio padre beve una birra con la pizza. My father drinks a beer with pizza.
il vino /vino/ wine A cena beviamo il vino rosso italiano. At dinner we drink Italian red wine.
la cioccolata calda /tʃokːolata kalda/ hot chocolate In inverno ordino la cioccolata calda al bar. In winter I order hot chocolate at the café.
il frullato /frʊllato/ smoothie Dopo lo sport preparo un frullato di banana. After exercising I make a banana smoothie.
il frappè /frapːɛ/ milkshake Mia sorella prende un frappè alla vaniglia. My sister has a vanilla milkshake.
acqua frizzante /akːwa fritsːante/ Acqua is feminine; l' is its elided definite article. sparkling water Al ristorante ordino l'acqua frizzante fredda. At the restaurant I order cold sparkling water.
la bibita gassata /bibita ɡassata/ soft drink I bambini bevono una bibita gassata alla festa. The children drink a soft drink at the party.
il cocktail /kɔktɛl/ cocktail Ordiniamo un cocktail analcolico sulla terrazza. We order a nonalcoholic cocktail on the terrace.
il caffè espresso /kaffɛ esprɛsso/ espresso Dopo cena prendo un caffè espresso. After dinner I have an espresso.
il cappuccino /kapːʊtʃːino/ cappuccino Bevo un cappuccino caldo ogni mattina. I drink a hot cappuccino every morning.
il tè freddo /tɛ fredːo/ iced tea In spiaggia bevo il tè freddo con ghiaccio. At the beach I drink iced tea with ice.
il tè verde /tɛ verde/ green tea Mia madre beve il tè verde ogni sera. My mother drinks green tea every evening.
lo champagne /ʃampaɲ/ champagne Brindiamo con lo champagne a mezzanotte. We toast with champagne at midnight.

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How do you say drinks in Italian?

The list on this page has 20 words. The first ones are acqua (water), il latte (milk), il caffè (coffee). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.

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