Asking for plain water in Italy
Apr 15th, 2005, 11:24 PM
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If you want to sound really cool, say, "acqua liscia" (pronounced leesha) instead of "acqua naturale." It's the same thing--liscia just means smooth and refers to bottled mineral water--but you will look like you know your stuff.
the only place i've succeeded at ordering any beverage with ice was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Rome (where I only went, of course, because I had been in Italy so long that I was starting to miss American food!). The Hard Rock Cafe even gave refills, another very strange thing in Italy.
the only place i've succeeded at ordering any beverage with ice was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Rome (where I only went, of course, because I had been in Italy so long that I was starting to miss American food!). The Hard Rock Cafe even gave refills, another very strange thing in Italy.
Apr 16th, 2005, 04:21 AM
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I'm sitting here repeating over and over to myself:
gas;
star;
stare (It.);
gas.
I can't make the A-s sound appreciably different.
Having been told last month by an Italian professional interpreter/ translator that my Italian vowels are "great", I feel pretty confident that I am doing it right in Italian.
Maybe my Canadian vowels are different from American ones.....
gas;
star;
stare (It.);
gas.
I can't make the A-s sound appreciably different.
Having been told last month by an Italian professional interpreter/ translator that my Italian vowels are "great", I feel pretty confident that I am doing it right in Italian.
Maybe my Canadian vowels are different from American ones.....
Apr 16th, 2005, 08:58 AM
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Oh dear Audrey, Don't be confused. There's more on this thread about water than you'll likely even think about once you are in Italy!
In a restaurant or cafe most likely there will be a menu? With drinks and prices listed? I would ordered bottled water because it is the custom and will be easiest.
If you want to drink tap water in your hotel room or from a public fountain, that I'll leave to your best judgement (personally I would not).
In a restaurant or cafe most likely there will be a menu? With drinks and prices listed? I would ordered bottled water because it is the custom and will be easiest.
If you want to drink tap water in your hotel room or from a public fountain, that I'll leave to your best judgement (personally I would not).
Apr 16th, 2005, 09:59 AM
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Your vowels must, indeed be different than "American" (at least in the midwest USA) English. Listen to American news. The "a" in gas is the same as in D<i><b>a</b></i> R<i><b>a</b></i>ther - - not the same as in Ju<i><b>a</b></i>n's f<i><b>a</b></i>ther.
