# Dieci A1, Unit 3: Lunch at the bar

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

> Listen in as Priya and Gianni sort out her lunch at a Milan bar in real, everyday Italian, pairing with the themes of unit 3 of Dieci A1. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A busy bar near offices in Milan at one o'clock on a weekday, the kind that does a few hot dishes at lunch. Priya works round the corner, eats here most days and is vegetarian; Gianni owns the bar and knows her. They use tu with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying how you are

Gianni greets Priya, a regular, and they ask how each other is.

### 2. Asking what there is to eat

Priya asks Gianni what there is for lunch today.

### 3. Saying what you don't eat

Priya checks whether the lasagne has meat in it, and Gianni remembers she doesn't eat meat.

### 4. Ordering lunch

Gianni suggests a caprese salad, and Priya orders it with a bottle of water.

### 5. Changing your usual order

Priya has a tea instead of her usual coffee, and Gianni notices everyone is doing the same.

### 6. Asking the price

Priya asks Gianni what she owes for lunch.

### 7. Paying by card

Priya asks if she can pay by card, and they say goodbye.