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Verbs – Mangiare (To Eat)

Grammar

mangiare (to eat)
(io) mangio (I eat)
(tu) mangi (you eat)
(lui/lei) mangia (he/she eats)
(noi) mangiamo (we eat)
(voi) mangiate (you eat)
(loro) mangiano (they eat)

Examples of Use

Mangio la mela.
(I’m eating the apple.)
A pranzo mangiano sempre pasta.
(They always eat pasta at lunch.)
Ogni tanto mangiamo a casa di mia nonna.
(Occasionally we eat at my grandma’s house.)
La domenica mangiano sempre tutti assieme.
(On Sundays they always eat all together.)
Mio figlio viene a mangiare a casa mia, poi torna al lavoro.
(My son comes to eat at my house and then goes back to work.)
Non ci piace mangiare tardi la sera.
(We don’t like eating late in the evening.)

Idiomatic Expressions

fare/far da mangiare
(to do the cooking i.e. to prepare a meal)
Vado a far da mangiare.
(I’ll go cook.)
Ho deciso di far da mangiare per tutta la famiglia.
(I’ve decided to cook for the whole family.)
Sono stufo di far da mangiare.
(I’m fed up of doing the cooking.)

mangiare come un bue
(to eat like an ox, i.e. a lot)
Giuseppe mangia come un bue ma è magro.
(Giuseppe eats like an ox but is skinny.)
Di solito mangio come un bue ma adesso non ho fame.
(Normally I eat like an ox but now I’m not hungry.)

mangiare come un uccellino
(to eat like a bird, i.e. little)
Maria mangia come un uccellino.
(Maria eats like a bird.)
Sono preoccupata perché mio figlio mangia come un uccellino.
(I’m worried because my son eats very little.)
Questo piatto va bene per chi mangia come un uccellino.
(This dish is fine for those who eat like birds.)

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