# Cooking Sunday lunch in Italian

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Join Martina and Alessandro to master the language of preparing a traditional Sunday feast, one short conversation at a time. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** Martina and her long-time friend Alessandro meet in Bologna's historic Quadrilatero market district to shop for a classic Sunday feast. Over the weekend, they rent a kitchen near Piazza Maggiore to cook, share culinary secrets, and debate the perfect ingredients for a traditional family lunch.

## Lessons

### 1. Greeting someone formally

Martina and Alessandro meet for the first time, greet each other politely, and decide to switch to using the informal "tu".

### 2. Welcoming someone to a city

Alessandro and Martina catch up informally, and Martina welcomes Alessandro to Bologna before they decide to go grocery shopping for lunch.

### 3. Deciding what food to buy

Martina suggests visiting a historic market nearby, and she and Alessandro discuss buying fresh pasta for their lunch.

### 4. Discussing ingredients for a meal

Alessandro and Martina talk about buying fresh beef to make a pasta sauce and look for a good shop nearby.

### 5. Asking about shop prices

Martina tells Alessandro about a local butcher shop, and they discuss whether the prices there are expensive.

### 6. Talking about beverage preferences

Alessandro and Martina talk about what they like to drink, leading Alessandro to volunteer to buy a local red wine.

### 7. Checking what food is at home

Martina and Alessandro coordinate who will carry the wine bottle and check if they need to buy cheese.

### 8. Asking where a room is

After deciding to buy tomatoes, Alessandro asks Martina about the exact location of the kitchen.

### 9. Asking about cooking habits

Martina and Alessandro discuss the size of their kitchen in Bologna, and Martina asks Alessandro if he is usually a good cook.

### 10. Talking about your job

Alessandro talks about running a small bar, while Martina shares her experience of cooking for a hundred people every day on a ship.

### 11. Offering to cook for someone

Martina asks Alessandro about his morning routine at the bar and offers to cook for him, while Alessandro eagerly offers to help.

### 12. Dividing cooking tasks

Martina and Alessandro assign kitchen duties to each other to prepare their meal and discuss what time they will eat.

### 13. Discussing guests for a meal

Martina tells Alessandro that they are having lunch with four friends at two o'clock, prompting him to ask if they have enough food.

### 14. Suggesting to leave immediately

Martina assures Alessandro that they have plenty of food, and they both decide to head to the market quickly.