How do you say 'dinner' in Italian?

Cena. You can use it in a sentence like 'Stasera preparo una cena semplice per due amici.'

What's the Italian word for the room where you cook?

Cucina, the room where you prepare and cook food.

You can say 'Fuori fa un freddo cane', using cane to mean bitterly cold.

It's cold out, you're at home making dinner in the kitchen for two friends who are about to arrive.

Stasera preparo una cena semplice per due amici.

Tonight I'm making a simple dinner for two friends.

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cena/ˈtʃena/
dinnernoun
The meal eaten in the evening.
cucina/kuˈtʃina/
kitchennoun
The room where food is prepared and cooked.
cuoco/ˈkwɔko/
cooknoun
Someone who prepares food, professionally or for others.
cucchiaio/kukˈkjajo/
spoonnoun
A utensil with a round, hollow part, used for soup and for stirring.
cioccolato/tʃokkoˈlato/
chocolatenoun
A sweet, dark food made from cacao.
ciliegia/tʃiˈljɛdʒa/
cherrynoun
A small, round, red fruit, with a pit inside and a long stem.
camicia/kaˈmitʃa/
shirtnoun
A piece of clothing with sleeves, a collar and buttons down the front.
casa/ˈkasa/Also said ˈkaza.
housenoun
The place where you live and come back to sleep.
cane/ˈkane/
freezingadjective
Said of cold, extremely intense and biting.
celeste/tʃeˈlɛste/
sky blueadjective
A light blue, like a clear sky.

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Stasera preparo una cena semplice per due amici.
Tonight I'm making a simple dinner for two friends.
Vieni in cucina, qui si sta più al caldo.
Come into the kitchen, it's warmer in here.
Non sono un bravo cuoco, ma stasera ci provo.
I'm not a great cook, but I'll give it a try tonight.
Mi serve un cucchiaio grande per mescolare la minestra.
I need a big spoon to stir the soup.
Come dolce ho preparato una torta al cioccolato.
For dessert I made a chocolate cake.
Sulla torta ho messo una ciliegia per ogni fetta.
I put a cherry on the cake for each slice.
Mi cambio la camicia prima che arrivino gli amici.
I'm changing my shirt before the friends get here.
Torno a casa presto per preparare tutto con calma.
I'm heading home early to get everything ready calmly.
Fuori fa un freddo cane, entra e chiudi la porta.
It's bitterly cold out there, come in and shut the door.
Ho messo la tovaglia celeste che ti piace tanto.
I put out the sky-blue tablecloth that you like so much.

cucina/kuˈtʃina/
The first c is hard and the second is soft; the stress falls on the i.
cuoco/ˈkwɔko/
The o in cuo- is open and the final c stays hard.
cucchiaio/kukˈkjajo/
The double c is held long and the stress falls on the -chia- syllable.
cioccolato/tʃokkoˈlato/
The first c is soft, the double c that follows is hard and long; the stress is on -la-.
ciliegia/tʃiˈljɛdʒa/
Stress on -lie-, with an open e; ci- and -gia each stand for a single soft sound.
camicia/kaˈmitʃa/
Ca- is hard, -ci- is soft; the stress falls on the i in the middle.
casa/ˈkasa/
In standard Italian the s in casa is voiceless, like the s in 'sole'.
celeste/tʃeˈlɛste/
Soft c at the start and stress on the open e of -le-.

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How do you say 'dinner' in Italian?: Cena. You can use it in a sentence like 'Stasera preparo una cena semplice per due amici.'
What's the Italian word for the room where you cook?: Cucina, the room where you prepare and cook food.
How do you say it's very cold in Italian?: You can say 'Fuori fa un freddo cane', using cane to mean bitterly cold.

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