basic
intermediate
advanced
F O O D
AT THE BUTCHER’S
MEAT
pork
carne di maiale
beef
manzo
veal=
lamb=
AT THE FISHMONGER’S
FISH
pig
eel= anguilla
cow
mullet= triglia
animale vivo
animale vivo
bass= spigola
vitello
cod= merluzzo
agnello
chicken
turkey=
FOOD
trout= trota
sole= sogliola
tacchino
goose =oca
salmon= salmone
( smoked/fresh)
duck = anatra
swordfish = pesce spada
pheasant= fagiano
tuna= tonno
(tuna in oil)
rabbit= coniglio
prawn
liver
fegato
gambero
lung
polmone
lobster
aragosta
shrimp
gamberetto
scampi
scampo
1/ 8 C
tongue
wing
lingua
crab = granchio
ala
leg
herring
breast
aringa
coscia,cosciotto petto
ham
smoked ham
bacon
sausage
panc etta
salsicci a
Frankfurter
wurstel
bistecca
veal cutlet
meatball
polpetta
salam i
salame
steak
scaloppina
.=affumicato
boiled /raw
prosci utto
anchovy
Fil let
filetto
chop,cutlet
cotoletta
acciuga
squid
cuttlefish
calamaro
seppia
= cotto/crudo
octopus
= polipo
F O O D
:
FOOD
AT THE GROCER’S
CEREALS
DAIRY
DRINKS
rice = riso
Milk =latte
Water
still – sparkling/fizzy
full -fat = /intero
soya
fresh/ long -life m = fresco/a lunga
Wine
champagne
cheese =formaggio
beer
(semi)skim = (parz.)scremato
aize = mais
panicle = pannocchia
mature cheese= f. stagionato
Corn /wheat = grano
Cornflakes/oaf flakes
smoked ch =affumicato
barley =orzo
(sweet/dry)
/ ale
stout = scura
light ale/lager = chiara
draught beer.= alla spina
low -fat/full -fat ch = f.magro/grasso
bran =crusca
cream cheese
Soft / alcoholic drinks
formaggino
bevande analcoliche
flour =farina
cheese spread
Coke
bread
Soft cheese
wholemeal = integrale
f.da spalmare
f.dolce
roll
sandwich
Fanta
fresh cheese
toast
Orange/lemon juice
ricotta
mozzarella cheese
coffee
(black/white)
(sliced/unsliced)
parmesan
tea
(m ilk/plain)
pasta
spaghetti/macaroni
cream = panna
whipped c = p.montata
a loaf of bread
(cheese)
parmigiano
liqueur
2 /8 C
pastry/cakes
custard= crema
aperitif
pie/tart= crostata
ice cream
cocktail
pancake
egg= uovo
[yolks/whites]
cider= sidro, vino di mele
frittella dolce
croissant
ice cube= cubetto di ghiaccio
bun= brioche
biscuit
Am:cookie
doughnut
Butter
candy= caramella
Lard= lardo
kraffen
= aperitivo
FATS
Margarine
(olive/seed) oil=
olio (d’oliva/di semi)
F O O D :
AT TH E GREENGROCER’S
FOOD
3 /8 C
F R U I T
BUCCIA
banana
SEMI
core
apple
peel
segment
pear
pineapple = ananas
pips/seeds
rind
banana
skin
stone
peach = pesca
shell
apricot = albicocca
cherry
ripe =matura
sour =acerba
fresh =fresca
stewed =cotta
dried =essiccata
preserved=in conserva
fruit in season =frutta di stagione
melon
lemon tree =albero di
strawberry fields =campi di
watermelon
fruit salad = macedonia
nutcracker =schiaccianoci
Lemon
almond -shaped eyes =occhi a mandorla
chestnut hair =capelli castani
Orange
hazelnut eyes = occhi nocciola
mandarine
to bear fruit=portare frutti, risultati
in a nutshell=per farla breve
Grapefruit= pompelmo
NUTS
Grapes= uva
almond= mandorla
Strawberry= fragola
walnut= noce
Raspberry= lampone
peanut= arachidi
Blueberry= mirtillo
hazelnut= nocciola
blackberry= mora
chestnut= castagna
red/black currant
=ribes
fig= fico
coconut= noce di cocco
date= dattero
(date palm=albero)
plum= susina
prune= prugna
persimmon=cachi, loto
= to be at the end of the meal
essere alla frutta
(fig) to have reached the end
= dormire come un ghiro
to sleep like a log
F O O D
:
AT THE GREENGROCER’S
FOOD
V E G E T A B L E S
onion =
garlic
cipolla
lattuce
= lattuga
SALAD
(green) cabbage
= aglio
= cavolo
peas
LEGUMES
= piselli
chick peas
tomato
cauliflower
potato
broccoli
French beans
olive
Bru ssel sprout
broad bean
spinach
soya -beans/soybean
chicory/radicchio
lentils
mushroom
cavoletti di Bruxelles
= fungo
pepper /paprika
peperone
Chilli / red pepper
peperoncino
eggplant /aubergine
cucumber
= cetriolo
marrow/courgette
zucchina
pumpkin
= cavolfiore
asparagus
beans
= ceci
= fagioli
= fagiolini
= fava
semi di soia
= lenticchie
4/8 C
fennel= finocchio
to shell (the peas)= sgusciare
to turn as red as a beet
artichoke= carciofo
diventare rosso come un peperone
radish= ravanello
Too many cooks spoil the broth
(Ci sono) troppi galli nel pollaio
turnip= rapa
beet= barbabietola
HERBS & SPICES
celery= sedano
carrot
parsley= prezzemolo
basil= basilico
mint/peppermint
menta
cloves= chiodi di garofano
It’s a piece of cake
E’ come una fetta di torta= facilissimo
Chalk and cheese
Gesso e formaggio=Il diavolo e l’acqua santa
Have your cake and eat it
Prendi il tuo pezzo di torta e mangiala
Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca