Local Drinks

1. il café

   Coffee

   Usage

   The general word for coffee. In a café you may need to name the type. The plural is cafés

   Grammar Note

   Café is masculine. Composed form; native review recommended

2. l'espresso

   Espresso — short, strong coffee

   Usage

   A loanword that keeps its spelling. It is a short, strong coffee; you can order with in espresso, per plaschair

   Grammar Note

   Espresso is masculine and takes l' before a vowel. Composed form; native review recommended

3. il café cun latg

   Café cun latg — coffee with milk

   Usage

   Covers coffee with milk in general. Swiss cafés offer many versions, so say how much milk you want

   Grammar Note

   Cun plus a noun means with. Composed form; native review recommended

4. il latte macchiato

   Latte macchiato — hot milk with a little coffee

   Usage

   Milk is the main part and the layered look is typical. It appears on café menus under its Italian name

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from Italian whose plural is latte macchiatos. Composed form; native review recommended

5. il té

   Tea

   Usage

   The general word for tea. Herbal tea is té dad ervas

   Grammar Note

   Té is masculine with the plural tés. Composed form; native review recommended

6. il cacau

   Cocoa

   Usage

   The general word for cocoa. As a drink, ask for it dissolved in hot milk

   Grammar Note

   Cacau is masculine. Composed form; native review recommended

7. la tschigulatta chauda

   Hot chocolate

   Usage

   A warming drink for a cold mountain day and a staple in ski-area huts

   Grammar Note

   Tschigulatta is feminine, so the adjective chauda takes the feminine form. Composed form; native review recommended

8. la limunada

   Limunada — lemonade or sweet fizzy soft drink

   Usage

   Used for sweet soft drinks in general. Check when ordering whether it is fizzy

   Grammar Note

   Limunada is feminine. Composed form; native review recommended

9. l'aua minerala

   Mineral water

   Usage

   The word for mineral water. Scuol in the Engadine has mineral springs and is known for its water

   Grammar Note

   Aua is feminine and takes l' before a vowel, and the adjective minerala is feminine. Composed form; native review recommended

10. il latg

    Milk

    Usage

    The word for milk, also useful when asking for milk in your coffee or for it warmed

    Grammar Note

    Latg is masculine. Composed form; native review recommended

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