What does affettato mean?

It's cold cuts sliced thin, like salami or ham.

How do I ask if they accept card for a small amount?

You can say: "Qui potete accettare la carta anche per pochi euro?" (can you accept card here even for a few euros?).

It's Saturday afternoon, you have four friends coming for dinner, and you stop at the deli counter before heading home to tidy the kitchen.

Mi dia anche una mozzarella fresca, per favore.

Give me a fresh mozzarella too, please.

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mozzarella/mottsaˈrɛlla/
mozzarellanoun
White cheese, fresh and soft, usually shaped like a ball.
affettato/affetˈtato/
cold cutsnoun
Cured meat sliced into thin slices, like salami or ham.
affettatrice/affettaˈtritʃe/
slicing machinenoun
A machine with a round blade that slices cured meats.
accettare/attʃetˈtare/
to acceptverb
To say yes to what you're given or offered.
attaccare/attakˈkare/
to attachverb
To join one thing to another with glue, tape or a hook.
macchinetta/makkiˈnetta/
coffee makernoun
An appliance that makes coffee.
chiacchierata/kjakkjeˈrata/
chatnoun
A calm, unhurried conversation between two or more people.
spazzatura/spattsaˈtura/
trashnoun
The things to be thrown away, like food scraps and paper.
appassionato/appassjoˈnato/
passionateadjective
Someone who loves something a lot and puts all their enthusiasm into it.
addirittura/addiritˈtura/
evenadverb
Used to add something that seems too much or stronger than expected.

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Mi dia anche una mozzarella fresca, per favore.
Give me a fresh mozzarella too, please.
Quanto affettato serve per cinque persone a cena?
How much cold cuts do we need for five people at dinner?
Con questa affettatrice le fette vengono molto sottili.
With this slicing machine the slices come out very thin.
Qui potete accettare la carta anche per pochi euro?
Can you accept card here even for a few euros?
Mi aiuti ad attaccare questo gancio dietro la porta?
Can you help me attach this hook behind the door?
Ho già pulito la macchinetta per il caffè.
I've already cleaned the coffee maker.
Dopo cena ci facciamo una bella chiacchierata in salotto.
After dinner let's have a nice chat in the living room.
Porto giù la spazzatura prima di sistemare la cucina.
I'll take the trash down before tidying the kitchen.
Il mio amico è appassionato di formaggi e salumi.
My friend is passionate about cheeses and cold cuts.
Hai preso addirittura due chili di affettato?
Did you even get two kilos of cold cuts?

mozzarella/mottsaˈrɛlla/
The zz is said like ts, and the e in -rella is open.
affettatrice/affettaˈtritʃe/
The c before the final e is soft, like in cena.
accettare/attʃetˈtare/
The cc before the e are soft and held long, not like in cane.
attaccare/attakˈkare/
Hold both the tt and the cc long; the c before the a is hard.
macchinetta/makkiˈnetta/
The h keeps the c hard: it's said mak-kinetta.
chiacchierata/kjakkjeˈrata/
All the ch here have the hard sound, and the cch is held long.
spazzatura/spattsaˈtura/
The zz is said like ts, with no vibration in the throat.
appassionato/appassjoˈnato/
The stress falls on -na-: appassioNAto.

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How do I ask for fresh cheese at the deli counter?: You can say: "Mi dia anche una mozzarella fresca, per favore" (give me a fresh mozzarella too, please).
What does affettato mean?: It's cold cuts sliced thin, like salami or ham.
How do I ask if they accept card for a small amount?: You can say: "Qui potete accettare la carta anche per pochi euro?" (can you accept card here even for a few euros?).

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