80: How to say "have a coffee" in Italian (and avoid a really common mistake)

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Today's Italian words
Prendere un caffè = have a coffee (lit. to take a coffee)
Prendere = to take
Un = a
Caffè = coffee.
Cosa prendi? = What are you having? (lit. what are you taking?)
Cosa = what
Prendi = you take
Prendo il pesce = I’m having the fish.
Prendo = I take
Il = the
Pesce = fish
Mangio un panino = I have a sandwich (lit. I eat a sandwich)
Mangio = I eat
Un panino = a sandwich
Bevo una birra alle sei = I have a beer at 6 (lit. I drink a beer)
Bevo = I drink
Una birra = A beer
Alle sei = at six o clock
Prendo il caffè a casa = I have coffee at home (lit. I take coffee at home)
Prendo = I take
Il caffè = the coffee
A casa = at home
Bevo il caffè a casa = I drink coffee at home
Prendo una birra = I take a beer
Prendo il pesce = I take the fish
Mangio un panino = I eat a sandwich
Bevo una beer = I drink a beer