Speak Italian Like a Native: Your First Steps

Previously

…Next, Antonio and Isabella herself took on the roles of diner and waiter in a ristorante. Antonio, eager to impress, launched into his order. “Buonasera! Vorrei gli spaghetti al pomodoro, e poi una pizza margherita.” Isabella, playing the part of the slightly amused waiter, gently corrected him. “Mi scusi, Antonio. In Italy, we usually have one primo or one secondo. Not both pasta and pizza as separate courses. Perhaps you would like la pizza as your primo, or la pasta as your secondo?” Antonio’s face fell for a second, then brightened. “Ah! Capisco! Then, vorrei la pizza margherita come primo piatto, e poi… uhm…” He paused, thinking. “…un contorno di verdure mist