81: How to talk about lunch and dinner in Italian

In English we can “have lunch” and “have dinner”, but not in Italian! Find out how to talk about having lunch and having dinner in this mini lesson.
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Today's Italian words
Mangio un panino = I have/eat a sandwich
Mangio = I eat
Un = a
Panino = sandwich
Bevo una birra = I drink a beer
Bevo = I drink
Una = a
Birra = beer
Pranzare = to have lunch (lit. to lunch)
Pranzo = I have lunch (lit. I lunch)
Pranzi = You have lunch (lit. You lunch)
Pranza = he/she/you formal has lunch (lit. he/she lunches)
Pranziamo = We have lunch (lit. we lunch)
Pranzate = You plural have lunch (lit. you plural lunch)
Pranzano = They have lunch (lit. they lunch)
Pranzo all’una = I have lunch at one
Pranziamo all’una = We have lunch at one
In Italia pranziamo all’una = In Italy, we have lunch at one
In Italia pranzano all’una = In Italy, they have lunch at one
In Italia pranzano a casa = In Italy, they have lunch at home
Cenare = to have dinner (lit. to dine)
Ceno = I have dinner (lit. I dine)
Ceni = You have dinner (lit. you dine)
Cena = He/she/you formal has dinner (lit. he/she dines)
Ceniamo = We have dinner (lit. we dine)
Cenate = You plural have dinner (lit. you plural dine)
Cenano = they have dinner (lit. they dine)
Ceno alle otto = I have dinner at eight
Ceniamo alle otto = We have dinner at eight
In Italia ceniamo alle otto = In Italy, we have dinner at eight
In Italia cenano alle otto = In Italy, they have dinner at eight
In Italia cenano tardi = In Italy, they have dinner late