How do you say 'coffee' in Italian?

Caffè — and it's also the word for the café itself, as in 'Prendiamo un caffè qui fuori e mi racconti tutto.'

What's the difference between metà and meta?

Metà, with the accent, means half, as in 'Ho finito metà degli esami'; without the accent, meta means the place you're trying to reach.

Perché, as in 'Perché hai deciso di studiare lontano da casa?'

You're at a café table, meeting up with a friend who's studying in another city, and they tell you how things are going.

Prendiamo un caffè qui fuori e mi racconti tutto.

Let's grab a coffee out here and you tell me everything.

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caffè/kafˈfɛ/
cafénoun
A place where you stop for a quick drink or bite to eat.
città/tʃitˈta/
citynoun
A large inhabited area with many streets, shops and services.
università/universiˈta/
universitynoun
A school you attend after secondary school to earn a degree.
novità/noviˈta/
newsnoun
News about something that happened recently.
metà/meˈta/
halfnoun
One of the two equal parts something is divided into.
difficoltà/diffikolˈta/
difficultynoun
Something that makes a task or action hard and complicated.
perché/perˈke/
whyadverb
You use it to ask the reason for something.
già/dʒa/
alreadyadverb
Says that something happened before now or earlier than expected.
così/koˈzi/
like thisadverb
In this way, the way you're showing or have just described.
cioè/tʃoˈɛ/
that isadverb
You say it to explain better or correct what you just said.

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Prendiamo un caffè qui fuori e mi racconti tutto.
Let's grab a coffee out here and you tell me everything.
Come ti trovi nella città dove studi adesso?
How are you finding the city where you're studying now?
La tua università è lontana dal centro della città?
Is your university far from the city center?
Raccontami le novità di questi ultimi mesi.
Tell me what's new these past few months.
Ho finito metà degli esami e continuo così.
I've finished half my exams and I'm keeping it up.
La difficoltà più grande è trovare una stanza.
The biggest challenge is finding a room.
Perché hai deciso di studiare lontano da casa?
Why did you decide to study far from home?
Hai già trovato un posto tranquillo per studiare?
Have you already found a quiet place to study?
Fa sempre così freddo nella tua città?
Is it always this cold in your city?
Torno tra due settimane, cioè prima delle vacanze.
I'm back in two weeks, that is, before the holidays.

caffè/kafˈfɛ/
The f is doubled and held long; the final e is open, like the e in 'bed'.
città/tʃitˈta/
The two t's are held long, and the stress falls on the final a.
metà/meˈta/
The stress falls on the final a: without the accent it becomes meta, the place you're trying to reach.
difficoltà/diffikolˈta/
The two f's are held long, and the o stays closed.
perché/perˈke/
The final e is closed, narrower than the one in caffè.
già/dʒa/
It's all one syllable, with the soft g of 'job'.
così/koˈzi/
The s in the middle is soft, like the s in 'easy'.
cioè/tʃoˈɛ/
Two syllables, cio-è: the c is soft and the final e is open.

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How do you say 'coffee' in Italian?: Caffè — and it's also the word for the café itself, as in 'Prendiamo un caffè qui fuori e mi racconti tutto.'
What's the difference between metà and meta?: Metà, with the accent, means half, as in 'Ho finito metà degli esami'; without the accent, meta means the place you're trying to reach.
How do you say 'why' in Italian?: Perché, as in 'Perché hai deciso di studiare lontano da casa?'

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