Sample Dialog (2) (Caffe Talk)

Sample Dialog

you (entering the caffe with your companion): Buon giorno.
bartender: Buon giorno. Dica.
you: Vorremmo due espressi e due cornetti(*), per favore.
bartender (indicating selection of pastries): Quali?
you (pointing): È questo con marmellata?
bartender (pointing): No, questo e quello sono con marmellata.
you (indicating your two choices): Va bene, prendiamo questo e questo.

The bartender hands over pastries and makes the coffees.

bartender: Ecco!
you: Grazie.
bartender: Prego.

You take the coffees and pastries to a table and enjoy them, then return to pay before leaving.

you: Vorrei pagare.
bartender (printing receipt): Allora, due caffè, due paste ... cinque euro e quaranta centesimi (5.40 euro, around 6 dollars).

The price was 1.20 euro for each espresso and 1.50 euro each for the pastries - more expensive because you were sitting outside. Inside, the espresso costs only 70 cents each.

you (carefully putting money in tray): Grazie.
bartender: Grazie a lei.
you (leaving): Arrivederci.
bartender: Arrivederci.

Source: Slow Travel Italy

(*)cornetti

Croissant pastries, usually eaten at breakfast, most often in a bar, coffee shop.

Source: ItalianMade.com