Il caffè più economico d’Italia

The cheapest espresso in Italy

09 May, 2023

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In Italia, un caffè al bar potrà costare all’incirca 1€, o magari qualcosina meno nelle città più piccole.

se però volete bere il caffè più economico d’Italia, dovete recarvi ad Alia, in provincia di Palermo, all’Ideal Bar.

Il costo? 20 centesimi. non avete letto male, è proprio così: 20 centesimi.

Il bar è gestito dalla famiglia Perrone, che riesce a tenere i prezzi bassi Grazie alla conduzione familiare dell’azienda: al bancone del bar ci sono Mariagrazia insieme alla figlia, mentre nel laboratorio di specialità dolci e salate ci lavorano il marito insieme al figlio.

“Un lavoro che ci costa tanta fatica!” racconta Mariagrazia Perrone, “Lavoriamo anche 18 ore al giorno, ma Tutto è ripagato dal successo della clientela e dagli ordini che arrivano perfino dal Nord Italia”.

E voi quanto pagate un caffè al bar?

Keywords

all’incirca: approximately – 大约

qualcosina: a little bit – 一点点

economico/a: economical – 经济的

recarsi: to go, to move – 去

il centesimo: cent – 分

gestire: to manage – 管理

a conduzione familiare: family-run – 家庭企业

il bancone: counter – 柜台

ripagare: to repay, pay back – 回报

Grammar

Futuro per fare ipotesi
Future to make hypothesis

“un caffè al bar potrà costare all’incirca 1€”
(a coffee at a bar might cost approximately 1€)

In Italian, the futuro semplice (simple future) tense can also be used to express hypotheses or conjectures about present events or situations, not just actions or events that will happen in the future.

When used this way, the futuro semplice suggests uncertainty, doubt, or a lack of information about the present situation.

Here are some examples:

1. Chi sarà alla porta? (Who could be at the door?)
In this sentence, the speaker is uncertain about who is at the door at the present moment. The future tense of the verb “essere” (to be) is used to express the hypothesis.

2. Avrà dimenticato l’appuntamento. (He/She might have forgotten the appointment.)
Here, the speaker is conjecturing that someone may have forgotten the appointment. The future tense of the verb “avere” (to have) is used to express this possibility.

3. Dove sarà Maria? (Where could Maria be?)
In this example, the speaker is wondering about Maria’s current location. The future tense of the verb “essere” (to be) is used to express the hypothesis.

Translation

In Italy, a coffee at a bar might cost approximately 1€, or maybe a little less in smaller cities.

But if you want to drink the cheapest coffee in Italy, you have to go to Alia, in the province of Palermo, to the Ideal Bar.

The cost? 20 cents. You didn’t read it wrong, that’s right: 20 cents.

The bar is run by the Perrone family, who manage to keep prices low thanks to the family management of the business: at the bar counter there’s Mariagrazia with her daughter, while her husband and son work in the laboratory making sweet and savory specialties.

“A job that costs us a lot of effort!” says Mariagrazia Perrone, “We work up to 18 hours a day, but everything is repaid by the success of the customers and orders that even come from northern Italy.”

And how much do you pay for a coffee at the bar?

Il caffè più economico d’Italia