# Nuovo Espresso 1, Unit 8: At the deli counter

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

> Listen in as Samuel and Bruna talk ham, cheese and tortellini at a deli counter in Modena, in real, everyday Italian, pairing with the themes of unit 8 of Nuovo Espresso 1. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** An old alimentari in the centre of Modena on a Saturday morning in November, with hams over the counter and fresh pasta made in the back. Samuel has friends coming to dinner tomorrow and wants to cook something typical; Bruna has run the shop for forty years. They use Lei with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for something at the counter

Samuel asks Bruna for some prosciutto, and she asks how much he wants.

### 2. Saying how you want it

Bruna asks Samuel how to slice the ham and gives him a slice to taste.

### 3. Choosing a cheese

Samuel asks Bruna which parmigiano to buy, and she picks one for the pasta.

### 4. Asking what people eat here

Samuel has friends coming to dinner and asks Bruna what to cook, and she tells him the shop makes its own tortellini.

### 5. Getting a recipe

Bruna tells Samuel how to cook tortellini in broth, and where to get the broth.

### 6. Comparing what people eat

Bruna asks Samuel where he is from, and they compare what people eat in Ghana and in Modena.

### 7. Saying that's all and paying

Samuel orders the tortellini and the broth, says that's everything, and pays.