"Noi scriviamo nel nostro menu."

Translation: We write in our menu.

[percussionist101]

Why would someone write on a menu

[GarrettHer2]

Well it's theirs so I guess it's okay

[Rolf778527]

When I grow up I also want my own menu to write in

[Kristine1022]

I second guessed my answer because it didn't make sense. Anyone over the age of 5 doesn't write on a menu...

[DavidCommi]

Then they aren't living life, or they have no children

[RadhikaPradhan]

Agreed!! :D

[matttischler]

In a nut shell.... Hats off to you sir

[bdonvr]

Maybe they're the restaurant owners and they have the big menu in chalk over the register? I've seen it done.

[earth188]

Lots of childrens menus can be written in.

[kobihershk]

Why take it literally ? all the sentences are ways to teach the language and practice memorizing the meaning of the words

[ieXEZn2E]

I can assume that but I don't know that. The Spanish speaker who added the sentence might thin (incorrectly) thatt that is what an English person might write when they mean they hand write the menu, which would be incorrect

[cseverin80]

Probably eating at Cracker Barrel

[Blu_Rae]

Unless it's a kids' menu

[ahutchreid]

Why "in" and not "on"?

[positano]

you wright IN the book and menu, not on, at least in norwegian:)

[ieXEZn2E]

Why are you stating what Norwegian's say on a Italian to English translation
:)

[jackieromero1]

I thought the same, I wrote 'on the menu' and got it right.

[Hamid20195]

Both are correct...I wrote "on" and it was accepted.

[salmonofjoy]

Isn't this called defacing public property?

[BrendanLet1]

A menu is owned by a private business, is it not?

[SpokeMnemosyne]

Well, to be fair, it is THEIR menu. Maybe they're creating their own?

[susannajmckay]

I thought it was "menù" (with accent on the u)?

[Glass-paper]

It is. the pronounce here (ménu) is wrong. Italian is my native language ;)

[natalieFSM]

I had a feeling that pronunciation was off too. Thank you for confirming.

[da5nsy]

Bet the restaurant owner is chuffed.

[Prof_T_Entee]

I am chuffed. >:(

[Cameron412978]

Your profile pic matches your comment perfectly. XD

[shjasani]

Why isn't there an "il" before nostro -- "Noi scriviamo nel il nostro menu."? Can some explain?

[DangerDo]

"Il" is already included in "nel", like a contraction. Nel=in il. :)

[Alex906713]

Thank you!!

[thelearner35]

One heart lost... grrrrr!

[VladSokals]

it is not right!

[jayofmaya]

yeah! we're rebels! Down with the system!

[DJJG7]

There still seems some confusion among commenters about "in" versus "on." I will write that in the U.S. we could say, "We are writing in our menu" or "We are writing on our menu." Both are OK. I don't know why we are writing in or on our menu, but those are indeed the two ways we could say it with good English.

(I am writing in the comment box. But I can't write on it because it is in a computer screen.)

[ieXEZn2E]

But, not to be picky, what would you mean by those things. I can learn from a grammar book how to construct a sentence correctly (and I agree the sentences are correct) but we still don't know what the Italian was trying to convey for certain and that is the material point

[Viaggiatore]

"On" sounds good.

[gkohnen]

I know what this is but I am not getting English words to translate. it is another language. this is occurring in my Spanish lessons as well.

[ChaseSnider]

Why not "We write on the our menu" because I thought "nel" and "nello" meant "in the" or "on the"

[Rednic]

I got marked wrong for "We write upon our menu". Am I misusing upon here, or something?

[AlbertMich2]

It should be write on our menu.

[Enphlegminguous]

Man that's not cool.

[Whoviansrock]

That isn't exactly showing respect for public property...

[BarbaraKay6]

I thought it was a bit odd.

[deactivated user]

I would never say write in the menu. You put something on the menu 'Write that on the menu.'

[ChrisMHolmes]

Is writing on the menu an Italian tradition?
Pizza Hut threw me out when I tried it!

[Lorenzo508582]

Non esiste menu in italiano il termine corretto è menù accentato!!!

[_GreenGiant_]

So rude.

[AyaneMitsurugi]

Why not: "We write in THE our menu"?

[fiorellino15]

Its not even english

[baronfluffbunny]

Well it doesn't make much sense. But we have a menu from our local Chinese take- away and I admit to writing, under lining, and asterisk-ing in it, much too often.

[kobihershk]

Many sentences repeat - like this one

[Gat0rNation]

Does "nel" take the place of "il" here?

[Loy-photo7]

Does "nel" mean on or in or both?? And what about "sulla" or "dal"??

[Jabberminor]

What's the difference between nostre nostri and nostra?

[Pleijaden94]

nostre figlie - our daughters (fem., pl.)
nostri figli - our sons (male, pl.)
nostra figlia - our daughter (fem., sing.)
nostro figlio - our son (male, sing.)

[Jabberminor]

Thank you.

[Twlip]

cannot understand this ....

[Ellis930361]

Waiter: Since when do we serve fried cheese a la cake?!?!!? Oh... you guys have sharpies.

[Morayson]

Must be a tradition to leave comments/platitudes in your menu? Kind of expensive for the restauranteurs!

[ozYJ1]

When do i use "scriviamo" and when "scriviano"?

[Allora65]

This phrase doesn't make sense in English.