Nonno Gino is starving and finally sits down at a proper Italian restaurant. Watch him order like a true Italian — and learn everything you need to eat out in Italy with confidence! 🇮🇹
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🇮🇹 Vocabulary from the video:
il menù = the menu
l’antipasto = starter
il primo = first course (pasta, risotto, soup)
il secondo = main course (meat or fish)
il tagliere = charcuterie / cheese board
al pesto = with pesto
alla griglia = grilled
fatto in casa = homemade
c’è l’imbarazzo della scelta = spoilt for choice
un ristorante come si deve = a proper restaurant
🧠 Grammar spotlight — “come si deve”
Come si deve literally means “as it should be” — used whenever something is done properly or correctly:
Un ristorante come si deve = A proper restaurant
Una persona come si deve = A decent person
Fallo come si deve! = Do it properly!
You’ll hear this expression constantly in everyday Italian — learn it and use it! 🇮🇹
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