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Italian food & drink vocabulary

Essential Italian vocabulary for food & drink — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core Italian words for food and drink.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.

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Practice quiz

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • acqua
    AH-kwah
    water
  • pane
    PAH-nay
    bread
  • latte
    LAHT-tay
    milk
  • frutta
    FROOT-tah
    fruit
  • succo
    SOOK-koh
    juice
  • uovo
    WOV-oh
    egg
  • formaggio
    fohr-MAHJ-joh
    cheese
  • mela
    MEH-lah
    apple
  • pollo
    POOL-loh
    chicken
  • riso
    REE-soh
    rice
  • caffè
    kahf-FEH
    coffee
  • zucchero
    TSOO-keh-roh
    sugar
  • burro
    BOO-roh
    butter
  • marmellata
    mahr-mel-LAH-tah
    jam
  • cereali
    cheh-reh-AH-lee
    cereal
  • tè
    TEH
    tea
  • toast
    TOAST
    toast
  • yogurt
    YOH-goort
    yogurt
  • pancetta
    pahn-CHEHT-tah
    bacon
  • fiocchi d'avena
    FEE-oh-kee dah-VEH-nah
    oatmeal
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