What is the prayer which Italians use before meals?

Answer 1

Benedici, o Signore, noi e questi doni che la tua bontà ci elargisce. Per Cristo nostro Signore. Amen is one Italian equivalent of a grace before meals prayer.

Specifically, the verb benedici is the imperative "Bless!" in English. The interjection o is "oh". The masculine singular noun Signore is "Lord". The personal pronoun noiis "us". The conjunction e is "and". The masculine plural demonstrative adjective questi is "these". The masculine noun doni is "gifts". The relative pronoun che is "that". The feminine singular definite article la is "the". The feminine noun bontà is "bounty". The reflexive pronoun ci is "us" in this context. The verb elargisce means "bestows on" in this context. The preposition per means "through". The masculine noun Cristomeans "Christ". The masculine possessive adjective nostro means "our".

The pronunciation will be "BEY-ney-DEE-tchee oh see-NYOH-rey noy* ey KWEY-stee DOH-nee key lah TOO-ah bohn-TAH tchee EY-lahr-DJEE-shay pehr KREE-stoh NOH-stroh see-NYOH-rey AH-mehn" in Italian.

*The sound is similar to that of the noun "toy" in English.

Answer 2

Yes, Italians tend to say grace before eating. It may be more likely among religious and spiritual Italians. But actually there's a tendency throughout Italy and Italian communities worldwide to give thanks for fresh ingredients and painstakingly prepared foods and meals. That thanks may be to God or it may be to the efforts of one's fellows in the journey through life.