81: How to talk about lunch and dinner in Italian

Published: April 19, 2020, 2 p.m.

In English we can \u201chave lunch\u201d and \u201chave dinner\u201d, but not in Italian! Find out how to talk about having lunch and having dinner in this mini lesson.

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Today's Italian words

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Mangio un panino = I have/eat a sandwich
\nMangio = I eat
\nUn = a
\nPanino = sandwich
\nBevo una birra = I drink a beer
\nBevo = I drink
\nUna = a
\nBirra = beer
\nPranzare = to have lunch (lit. to lunch)
\nPranzo = I have lunch (lit. I lunch)
\nPranzi = You have lunch (lit. You lunch)
\nPranza = he/she/you formal has lunch (lit. he/she lunches)
\nPranziamo = We have lunch (lit. we lunch)
\nPranzate = You plural have lunch (lit. you plural lunch)
\nPranzano = They have lunch (lit. they lunch)
\nPranzo all\u2019una = I have lunch at one
\nPranziamo all\u2019una = We have lunch at one
\nIn Italia pranziamo all\u2019una = In Italy, we have lunch at one
\nIn Italia pranzano all\u2019una = In Italy, they have lunch at one
\nIn Italia pranzano a casa = In Italy, they have lunch at home
\nCenare = to have dinner (lit. to dine)
\nCeno = I have dinner (lit. I dine)
\nCeni = You have dinner (lit. you dine)
\nCena = He/she/you formal has dinner (lit. he/she dines)

\nCeniamo = We have dinner (lit. we dine)
\nCenate = You plural have dinner (lit. you plural dine)
\nCenano = they have dinner (lit. they dine)
\nCeno alle otto = I have dinner at eight
\nCeniamo alle otto = We have dinner at eight
\nIn Italia ceniamo alle otto = In Italy, we have dinner at eight
\nIn Italia cenano alle otto = In Italy, they have dinner at eight
\nIn Italia cenano tardi = In Italy, they have dinner late