Conversation in Italian, level C2
Carbonara in Trastevere
The owner of a small trattoria comes over with her order pad.
Watch the video, 59 secondsAò, che te porto? ’A carbonara è la mejo de Roma.
Hey, what can I get you? Our carbonara is the best in Rome.
Allora una carbonara, grazie. Con la panna, se non è di troppo disturbo.
A carbonara, then, thanks. With cream, if it is not too much trouble.
Co’ la panna?! Ma che stai a dì? Qua ’a panna nun entra manco pe’ sbajo!
With cream?! What are you on about? Cream never gets in here, even by mistake!
Your turn.
Pause and work out how to explain that you were only joking.
Aò, questo parla romano! Mo’ te porto pure er vino bbono.
Hey, this one speaks Roman! Now I will bring you the good wine too.
Daje! E la panna la lasciamo per il dolce.
Nice! We will save the cream for dessert.
Bravo. Sei più romano de me.
Well done. You are more Roman than I am.
Roman stai a dì means standard Italian stai dicendo.
Ma che stai a dì?
What are you on about?
Tip
Roman dialect forms: nun means non, mejo means meglio, er means il.
How do you order your carbonara? Answer in Italian in the comments.
