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Facciamo merenda con pane e cioccolato.

Facciamo merenda con pane e cioccolato.
We have an afternoon snack with bread and chocolate.
From Lesson 66:Meals and eating (fare colazione, pranzare)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Facciamo merenda con pane e cioccolato.

Why does the sentence use facciamo (we make/do) instead of the verb for 'we have'?
In English, we 'have' a snack, but in Italian, you 'make' or 'do' a snack using the verb fare. Facciamo means 'we make' or 'we do', so fare merenda is the standard Italian phrase for 'to have a snack'.
Where is the word for 'we' in this sentence?
In Italian, you usually leave out subject words like noi (we) because the verb itself tells you who is acting. The -iamo ending on facciamo means it can only be 'we'.
Why isn't there a word for 'some' or 'the' before pane and cioccolato?
When talking about food in a general, uncountable sense, especially after the word con (with), Italians often leave out the article. You can just say con pane e cioccolato instead of adding extra words for 'the' or 'some'.
Can I use merenda for any snack during the day?
Merenda is specifically a mid-afternoon snack, traditionally eaten by children after school (though adults enjoy it too!). For a quick bite at another time of day, you would normally use the word spuntino.

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