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Basic Italian in 10 Days: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Italian: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does 'il formaggio' mean?
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    Answer: A. cheese

    Il formaggio is cheese. Milk is il latte and bread is il pane.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    What is the plural of 'la mela'?
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    Answer: D. le mele

    Feminine nouns in -a end in -e in the plural, and la becomes le: le mele.

  3. Question 3 of 30

    What is the plural of 'il pomodoro'?
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    Answer: C. i pomodori

    Masculine nouns in -o end in -i in the plural, and il becomes i: i pomodori.

  4. Question 4 of 30

    Fill the gap: 'Mangio ___ arancia.'
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    Answer: C. un'

    Arancia is feminine and starts with a vowel, so una becomes un': un'arancia.

  5. Question 5 of 30

    How do you say 'some sugar'?
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    Answer: A. dello zucchero

    Zucchero is masculine and starts with z, so its article is lo. Di + lo = dello: dello zucchero.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    How do you say 'some water'?
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    Answer: B. dell'acqua

    Acqua is feminine and starts with a vowel, so its article is l'. Di + l' = dell': dell'acqua.

  7. Question 7 of 30

    What is the plural of 'l'uovo' (the egg)?
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    Answer: A. le uova

    Uovo is irregular: one egg is l'uovo, but two or more are le uova.

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen. What does the person eat for breakfast?
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    Per colazione bevo un caffè e mangio un cornetto.

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    Answer: D. A croissant

    The speaker says mangio un cornetto. A cornetto is an Italian croissant.

    Transcript

    Per colazione bevo un caffè e mangio un cornetto.

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. What is the person buying today?
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    Oggi compro del pane, del formaggio e delle mele.

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    Answer: D. Bread, cheese and apples

    The speaker says del pane (bread), del formaggio (cheese) e delle mele (apples).

    Transcript

    Oggi compro del pane, del formaggio e delle mele.

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the menu. What is the main (second) course?

    Menu del giorno – 15 €
    Primo: pasta al pomodoro
    Secondo: pesce con patate
    Dolce: frutta
    Acqua e vino inclusi

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    Answer: A. Fish with potatoes

    The secondo is the main course. Here it is pesce con patate: fish with potatoes.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does 'Quanto costa?' mean?
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    Answer: B. How much does it cost?

    Quanto costa? asks the price of one thing.

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Fill the gap: 'Quanto ___ le mele?'
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    Answer: C. costano

    Le mele is plural, so the verb is plural too: Quanto costano?

  13. Question 13 of 30

    How do you say '€2'?
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    Answer: C. due euro

    The word euro does not change in the plural: un euro, due euro.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    What is 'un etto'?
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    Answer: D. 100 grams

    Un etto is 100 grams. Italians often buy ham and cheese by the etto.

  15. Question 15 of 30

    The cashier asks: 'Paga in contanti o con carta?' Choose the best reply.
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    Answer: B. Con carta, grazie.

    The cashier asks if you pay in cash (contanti) or by card (carta). Con carta, grazie answers the question.

  16. Question 16 of 30

    What does 'Avete una taglia più grande?' mean?
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    Answer: D. Do you have a bigger size?

    Taglia means size and più grande means bigger. Smaller is più piccola.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    What is 'lo scontrino'?
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    Answer: C. the receipt

    Lo scontrino is the receipt. The change is il resto and cash is contanti.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. How much is it?
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    Sono dodici euro e cinquanta.

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    Answer: B. €12.50

    Dodici is 12 and cinquanta is 50: twelve euros fifty.

    Transcript

    Sono dodici euro e cinquanta.

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. How much are the tomatoes?
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    Cliente: Vorrei un chilo di pomodori, per favore.
    Commessa: Ecco. Sono tre euro e venti.

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    Answer: D. €3.20

    The shop assistant says tre euro e venti: three euros twenty.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Vorrei un chilo di pomodori, per favore.
    Commessa: Ecco. Sono tre euro e venti.

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the sign. What is the discount on jackets?

    SALDI
    Scarpe: −30%
    Giacche: −50%
    Oggi aperto fino alle 20

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    Answer: B. 50%

    Saldi are sales. The sign says Giacche (jackets): −50%. The 30% is for shoes (scarpe).

  21. Question 21 of 30

    Which order is the most polite?
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    Answer: B. Vorrei un caffè, per favore.

    Vorrei (I would like) with per favore is the polite way to order. Voglio (I want) and Dammi (Give me) can sound rude.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    You ask for 'un caffè' in an Italian bar. What do you usually get?
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    Answer: D. An espresso

    In Italy, un caffè is a small, strong espresso. Coffee with milk is a cappuccino or a caffellatte.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    The barista asks: 'Altro?' You don't want anything else. What do you say?
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    Answer: C. No, basta così, grazie.

    Altro? means 'Anything else?' Basta così means 'That's all'.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    You say 'Grazie!' and the barista says 'Prego!' What does 'Prego' mean here?
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    Answer: C. You're welcome.

    After grazie, prego means 'You're welcome'.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    What is 'acqua frizzante'?
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    Answer: D. sparkling water

    Frizzante means sparkling (with bubbles). Still water is acqua naturale.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    Fill the gap: 'Per me un cappuccino e ___ cornetto.'
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    Answer: A. un

    Cornetto is masculine and starts with a consonant (not s + consonant or z), so use un: un cornetto.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    How do you ask for the bill?
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    Answer: B. Il conto, per favore.

    Il conto is the bill. Il resto is the change and la cassa is the till.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What does the customer order?
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    Barista: Buongiorno, cosa prende?
    Cliente: Un cappuccino e una brioche, per favore.

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    Answer: B. A cappuccino and a brioche

    The customer says Un cappuccino e una brioche.

    Transcript

    Barista: Buongiorno, cosa prende?
    Cliente: Un cappuccino e una brioche, per favore.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. How much does the customer pay?
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    Cliente: Due caffè e un'acqua naturale, per favore.
    Barista: Ecco. Sono quattro euro.

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    Answer: D. €4

    The barista says Sono quattro euro: four euros for two coffees and a water.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Due caffè e un'acqua naturale, per favore.
    Barista: Ecco. Sono quattro euro.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the price list. How much is a coffee at the counter?

    Bar Centrale
    Caffè al banco 1,20 €
    Caffè al tavolo 2,50 €
    Cappuccino 1,80 €
    Spremuta 3,50 €

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    Answer: A. €1.20

    Al banco means at the counter: 1,20 €. A coffee al tavolo (at a table) costs 2,50 €.

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