81: How to talk about lunch and dinner in Italian

In English we can “have lunch” and “have dinner”, but not in Italian! Find out how to talk about having lunch and having dinner in this mini lesson.

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Today's Italian words

Mangio un panino = I have/eat a sandwich

Mangio = I eat

Un = a

Panino = sandwich

Bevo una birra = I drink a beer

Bevo = I drink

Una = a

Birra = beer

Pranzare = to have lunch (lit. to lunch)

Pranzo = I have lunch (lit. I lunch)

Pranzi = You have lunch (lit. You lunch)

Pranza = he/she/you formal has lunch (lit. he/she lunches)

Pranziamo = We have lunch (lit. we lunch)

Pranzate = You plural have lunch (lit. you plural lunch)

Pranzano = They have lunch (lit. they lunch)

Pranzo all’una = I have lunch at one

Pranziamo all’una = We have lunch at one

In Italia pranziamo all’una = In Italy, we have lunch at one

In Italia pranzano all’una = In Italy, they have lunch at one

In Italia pranzano a casa = In Italy, they have lunch at home

Cenare = to have dinner (lit. to dine)

Ceno = I have dinner (lit. I dine)

Ceni = You have dinner (lit. you dine)

Cena = He/she/you formal has dinner (lit. he/she dines)


Ceniamo = We have dinner (lit. we dine)

Cenate = You plural have dinner (lit. you plural dine)

Cenano = they have dinner (lit. they dine)

Ceno alle otto = I have dinner at eight

Ceniamo alle otto = We have dinner at eight

In Italia ceniamo alle otto = In Italy, we have dinner at eight

In Italia cenano alle otto = In Italy, they have dinner at eight

In Italia cenano tardi = In Italy, they have dinner late