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How to Say ‘It's from a really good pastry shop.’ in Italian

È di una pasticceria buonissima.

eh dee OO-nah pahs-teet-cheh-REE-ah bwoh-NEES-see-mah

[eh dee OO-nah pahs-teet-cheh-REE-ah bwoh-NEES-see-mah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Bringing pastries or a panettone "traditional Christmas cake" from a well-known local shop is a classic holiday gift. Naming the shop is part of the compliment.

Phrase Breakdown

È di una pasticceria

eh dee OO-nah pahs-teet-cheh-REE-ah

It's from a pastry shop

Here 'di' shows where something comes from. Say 'di una' smoothly, almost as one word.

Example

Il dolce è di una pasticceria famosa.

The dessert is from a famous pastry shop.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

It is

Used to describe the state, condition, or location of something.

Example

È importante ricordare tutte le regole.

It is important to remember all the rules.

[dee]

from

With 'dove' and 'essere', it asks someone's origin.

Example

Di dove siete?

Where are you all from?

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

pasticceria

[pahs-teet-cheh-REE-ah]

pastry shop

A shop that makes and sells cakes, pastries and sweets.

Example

Compro il panettone in pasticceria.

I buy the panettone at the pastry shop.

buonissima.

bwoh-NEES-see-mah

excellent / really good.

It agrees with the feminine 'pasticceria'. The stress is on '-NIS-'.

Example

Questa pizza è buonissima.

This pizza is really good.

Words in this phrase

buonissima

[bwoh-NEES-see-mah]

really delicious

Superlative of buona (feminine): very good, delicious.

Example

Questa pizza è buonissima.

This pizza is really delicious.

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