Food & Diet

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Shortened form of 'frigorifero', highly common in daily speech.

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Used with the verb 'fare' ('fare la spesa').

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Takes 'lo' because it starts with s + consonant.

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Treated as a singular collective noun in Italian, unlike the plural in English.

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Collective singular noun, similar to 'frutta'.

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Feminine noun ending in -e.

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Masculine noun ending in -e.

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Often used in the plural ('i latticini') to refer to dairy in general.

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Irregular gender and plural: masculine singular ('l'uovo'), feminine plural ('le uova').

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Uncountable mass noun.

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Elides to 'l'' before a vowel.

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Elides to 'l'' before a vowel.

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Takes 'lo' because it begins with z.

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Note the spelling with the apostrophe in 'un po''.

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Standard feminine noun.

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Used with the preposition 'in' ('in forno').

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Standard cooking utensil noun.

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Used for boiling pasta, soups, etc.

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Invariable foreign noun ending in a stressed vowel; does not change in the plural.

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Standard polite phrase at a restaurant.

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Ends in -cia; drops the 'i' in the plural ('mance').

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Can mean a weight-loss diet or general eating habits.

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Also used as a toast meaning 'Cheers!' or 'Bless you!'.

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Italian uses the verb 'avere' ('avere fame'), not 'essere'.

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Like hunger, Italian uses 'avere sete' (to have thirst).