Italiano per piacere: lesson 2
(ride around Italian-style)

Travel around
permesso (pair-mess-sow) = excuse me,
“please let me pass by, you are blocking my way”
scusi (skoozee) – pardon me sir/madam,
“can I have your attention please”

treno (tray-no) = train
binario (bee-na-ree-yo) = track
numero (noo-meh-row) = number
quando parte il treno per Perugia?
strada = street (straw-duh)

Alcune città in Italia = Some cities in Italy
(al-koo-nay cii-tah in iita-liiya)
Roma (row-ma)
Firenze (fee-ren-zay)
Pisa (pee-zuh)
Venezia (venehtzee-uh)
Napoli (na-po-lee)
Milano (mee-lah-no)
Siena (see-enna)

Alcuni regioni in Italia = Some regions in Italy
(alkoo-nii reh-gii-ownii)
Lazio (latzee-oh)
Toscana (toe-ska-nah)
Sicilia (si-chee-lee-uh)
Umbria (oom-bree-uh)

Campioni del Mondo (kam-pee-ownee dell mohn-dow) = champions of the world
La Coppa Mondiale (la kop-pah mon-dee-ah-lay)=
The World Cup
calcio (kal-chò) = soccer
arbitro (ar-bee-trow) = referee
calcetto (kal-chet-tow) = a game of soccer on a smaller field
pallone (pah-low-nay) = a small game with friends
una partita (oon-ah par-tee-tah) = a game
giocare (jo-kah-ray) = to play

Review Lesson 1

Italian coffee is espresso (eh-spreh-sow)
Italian coffee, called espresso, is drank standing up in bars. Bars are open early in the morning until the evening, usually from 6am - 9pm. They often have a copy of the newspaper and the most common italian breakfast is "caffè e cornetto", which is an espresso and croissant. The late afternoon is aperitivo time where one meets friends after work for a glass of prosecco (champagne) and little finger snacks.

• caffè (ka-fè) = coffee
  In Italy, a coffee is a small cup of strong espresso. This is coffee, don’t expect a big cup. If you want a big cup of american joe, you must ask for a Caffe Americano in tazza grande. (toht-zuh grahn-day) In addition, you needn't specify espresso, it's always espresso you are served, unless you specify otherwise.
  
• cappuccino (ka-pu-chee-no) – espresso with frothy milk
  
• caffè latte (ka-feh laht-tey) – espresso with warm milk
  
• caffè corretto (ka-fè ko-re-tow) – espresso with a shot of a delicious liquer
  
• caffè shekerato (ka-fè sheh-keh-ra-tow) – coffee and ice shaken, served in tall glass
  
• caffè d'orzo (ka-fè door-zow)= coffee made with barley
  
• caffè hag (ka-fè hog) – decaf coffee
  (called "hag" because of the brand name)