How to Say "Come Eat" in Italian

vieni a mangiare

The English phrase "come eat" is translated into Italian as vieni a mangiare.

This phrase is used as an invitation to tell someone to join others for a meal.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the imperative form of venire (to come), the preposition a (to) and the infinitive mangiare (to eat).

While vieni a mangiare is the standard informal way to say "come eat", you should use venga a mangiare when addressing a stranger or a superior.

If you are inviting more than one person, you must use the plural imperative venite a mangiare instead of vieni a mangiare.

In many Italian households, instead of the full phrase, you might simply hear someone shout A tavola! which means 'To the table!' It is a much more common and energetic way to call people to eat.
While mangiare means 'to eat', it is also used in the expression mangiare la foglia, which means to be slow to realize something obvious.
The word mangiare shares an ancestor with the English word 'masticate'. Both come from the Latin 'manducare', which originally meant 'to chew' or 'to peck' like a bird.

Vieni a mangiare con noi.
Come eat with us.
This sentence is useful for showing how to say "Come eat with us." using vieni a mangiare.
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Vieni a mangiare!
Come eat!
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Vieni a mangiare.
Come eat.
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Vieni a mangiare la cena
Come eat dinner
Vieni a mangiare la pizza
Come eat pizza
Amici, venite a mangiare la pasta a casa mia domani sera.
Friends, come eat pasta at my house tomorrow night.

Lorenzo calls Chiara from the dining room.

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