Survival Phrases
The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.
Practice pronunciationEating & Drinking Out
Restaurants, cafés, bars, and ordering food.
Making a Restaurant Reservation
Use these phrases to confidently book a table, specify dietary requirements, or make changes to an existing reservation at an Italian restaurant.
Ordering at a Restaurant
These essential phrases will help you navigate a restaurant in Italy with confidence, from claiming your reservation to paying the bill.
Allergies & Dietary Needs
Essential phrases for navigating restaurants and social situations in Italy when you have allergies or dietary restrictions.
Sending Food Back & Complaints
Use these phrases to politely but firmly address problems with your order or the food itself, while maintaining the respectful formal register expected with service staff.
Paying & Splitting the Bill
Essential Italian phrases for paying the bill, splitting costs with friends, and handling card payments at a restaurant or café.
Ordering Drinks at a Bar
These phrases will help you navigate a busy Italian bar, from ordering your first drink to setting up a tab and settling the bill with friends.
Takeaway & Delivery
These phrases will help you confidently place orders for takeaway or home delivery, ask about fees and wait times, and handle payments or missing items.