Café & Drinks

1. Un bichjeru di vinu rossu, pè piacè

   A glass of red wine, please

   Usage

   Order a glass of red wine at a restaurant or bar

   Grammar Note

   Bichjeru means a glass (also spelled bicchieru). For white wine say vinu biancu; for a bottle use una buttiglia

2. Acqua senza gasu, pè piacè

   Still water, please

   Usage

   Ask for non-sparkling water at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Senza means without; sparkling water is acqua gasosa, so still water is expressed as senza gasu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Un Cap Corse, pè piacè

   A Cap Corse aperitif, please

   Usage

   Order Corsica's best-known aperitif before a meal

   Grammar Note

   Cap Corse is named after the northern peninsula (Capicorsu) and is the island's best-known aperitif (aperitivu), usually drunk chilled before a meal

4. Chì mi cunsigliate da beie?

   What do you recommend to drink?

   Usage

   Ask a waiter or bartender to recommend a drink

   Grammar Note

   Use the voi form (cunsigliate) to be polite. "Da + infinitive" means "to be drunk/eaten"; for food say da manghjà. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Un digestivu, pè piacè

   A digestif, please

   Usage

   Order an after-dinner digestif to finish a meal

   Grammar Note

   Digestivu means something that aids digestion, here an after-dinner spirit or liqueur; ask the staff what they have. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Avete una bivanda senza alcolu?

   Do you have a non-alcoholic drink?

   Usage

   Ask for an alcohol-free option at a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Bivanda means drink (also beienda); alcolu is alcohol (also spelled alcollu). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Senza ghjacciu, pè piacè

   No ice, please

   Usage

   Ask for a drink without ice, for example if unsure about the water

   Grammar Note

   Ghjacciu means ice (also spelled ghiacciu); note the ghj spelling. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. L'acqua minerale

   Mineral water

   Usage

   Noun phrase for bottled water when ordering

   Grammar Note

   Acqua is feminine and takes l' before a vowel. For sparkling say acqua gasosa. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. L'acqua calda

   Hot water

   Usage

   Ask for hot water, for example for medicine or baby formula

   Grammar Note

   Acqua is feminine, so the adjective is calda (masculine caldu). Cold water is acqua freta (masculine fretu)

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