26 ESSENTIAL phrases in Italian to speak about Eat

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English	Italian
Breakfast	colazione (it) f, prima colazione f
Lunch	pranzo (it) m, seconda colazione f
Snack	spuntino
Dinner	cena From Latin cēna, from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂ (“portion”), from ker-, sker-. Compare Spanish cena and Portuguese ceia.
eat breakfast	fare colazione toMake breakfast
eat lunch	pranzare
eat dinner	cenare
Eggs	uovo
Cheese	formaggio
Bread	pane
Soup	minestra
Cake	torta
Chicken	pollo
apple	mela
Banana	banana
Orange	arancia
Lemon	limone
Corn	cereale
Rice	riso
have you eaten	hai mangiato?
it was delicious	era tutto buonissimo
meals of the day	I pasti della giornata
Morning is breakfast time.	La mattina è l'ora della colazione.
At noon, we have lunch.	A mezzogiorno pranziamo.
In the afternoon, we sometimes have a snack.	Nel pomeriggio, a volte facciamo uno spuntino.
In the evening, it's time for dinner.	La sera è ora di cena.

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