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How to Say ‘Does your mom cook well?’ in Italian

Tua mamma cucina bene?

TOO-ah MAM-mah koo-CHEE-nah BEH-neh

[TOO-ah MAM-mah koo-CHEE-nah BEH-neh]

Phrase Breakdown

Tua mamma

TOO-ah MAM-mah

Your mom

Family nouns in the singular drop the article, except 'mamma' and 'papà', which may keep it. Double the 'm': 'MAM-ma'.

Example

Tua mamma è simpatica.

Your mom is nice.

Words in this phrase

Tua

[TOO-ah]

your

Informal possessive used with feminine singular nouns.

Example

Dov'è la tua casa?

Where is your house?

mamma

[MAM-mah]

mom

A child's term for their mother.

Example

La mamma si prende sempre cura di loro.

Mom always takes care of them.

cucina bene?

koo-CHEE-nah BEH-neh

cooks well?

'Cucina' (cooks) sounds like 'cu-CHI-na'.

Example

Marco cucina bene.

Marco cooks well.

Words in this phrase

cucina

[koo-CHEE-nah]

cooks

Third person of 'cucinare', to cook.

Example

Mio padre cucina ogni sera.

My father cooks every evening.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

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