il bar

Parola del giorno | Word of the day

Today’s Parola del giorno is the invariable noun il bar.

Un bar in Italian is not a bar like one might think in the American sense (or a pub if you're British/Australia/etc.).

Un bar is more like a café, a place where you might go to get a quick espresso, a sandwich, something for lunch, pastry to go with your coffee, etc.

I can't think of any town or city in Italy that doesn't have at least one bar.

Here's another video from Easy Italian about ordering coffee in Italian!