due birre per favore
The English phrase "two beers please" is due birre per favore in Italian.
This phrase is a standard, polite way to order in a bar, restaurant or cafe.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of due (two), birre (beers) and per favore (please).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase due birre, the noun birra (beer) must be in its plural form birre to agree with the number due.
Did you know?
- If you order due birre at a table instead of standing at the bar, you may be charged a higher service price for the same drinks.
- A draught beer ordered as part of due birre is often described as alla spina, referring to the 'thorn' or tap it is poured from.
- The word favore shares the same Latin ancestor, 'favor', as the English word 'favorable'. This connects the Italian request for a favour to the English concept of something being beneficial or kind.
Examples in context
- Due birre, per favore.Two beers, please.
- Potrei avere due birre, per cortesia?Could I have two beers, please?
- Mi dai due birre, per piacere?Can you give me two beers, please?
- Posso avere due birre?Can I have two beers?
- Prendiamo due birre per favore.We'll have two beers please.
- Vorrei due birre per favore.I would like two beers please.
Example conversation
Lorenzo and Martina are at a bar.
- LorenzoCiao! Due birre per favore.Hi! Two beers please.
- MartinaCerto, arrivano subito.Sure, they'll be right there.
- LorenzoGrazie mille, Martina.Thanks a lot, Martina.
- MartinaPrego, Lorenzo!You're welcome, Lorenzo!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries due, favore, per, CC BY-SA 4.0.
