Learn Italian: Il vino è ottimo, ma ora vogliamo chiedere il conto. - The wine is excellent, but now we want to ask for the bill.

Il vino è ottimo, ma ora vogliamo chiedere il conto.

The wine is excellent, but now we want to ask for the bill.

Breakdown of Il vino è ottimo, ma ora vogliamo chiedere il conto.

Questions & Answers about Il vino è ottimo, ma ora vogliamo chiedere il conto.

Why is chiedere in its dictionary form instead of conjugated like vogliamo?

Vogliamo comes from the modal verb volere (to want). When you use a modal verb with another action, only the first verb changes to match the subject (we want = vogliamo). The second verb stays in its infinitive or dictionary form (to ask = chiedere).

The translation says "ask for the bill", but where is the word for "for"?

The Italian verb chiedere naturally means "to ask for" as well as "to ask". You don't need to add a preposition like per (for) after it. You just directly connect it to what you want: chiedere il conto (to ask for the bill).

Is ottimo just another word for buono (good)?

It is much stronger! Ottimo means "excellent" or "perfect". It is a special word that represents the absolute highest degree of buono.

I learned that "now" is adesso. Why is ora used here?

Both ora and adesso mean "now" and they are completely interchangeable in Italian. You could easily say ma adesso vogliamo... and the sentence would mean the exact same thing.