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How to Say ‘My favorite pizza’ in Italian

La mia pizza preferita

lah MEE-ah Peet-zah preh-feh-REE-tah

[lah MEE-ah Peet-zah preh-feh-REE-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Describing words usually come after the noun in Italian: pizza preferita, film preferito "favorite film".

Phrase Breakdown

La mia pizza

lah MEE-ah Peet-zah

My pizza

The article goes with the possessive. In 'pizza', the 'zz' sounds like 'ts' (PEET-tsa).

Example

La mia pizza è calda.

My pizza is hot.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

mia

[MEE-ah]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Questa è la mia colpa.

This is my fault.

pizza

[Peet-zah]

Pizza

A dish of Italian origin consisting of a flat round base of dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and various other ingredients.

Example

Vorrei una pizza margherita.

I would like a margherita pizza.

preferita

[preh-feh-REE-tah]

favorite

Feminine form of 'preferito', meaning the one you like best.

Example

Questa è la mia canzone preferita.

This is my favorite song.

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