How to Say ‘I'll have the carbonara’ in Italian
Prendo la carbonara
PREN-doh lah kar-boh-NAH-rah
[PREN-doh lah kar-boh-NAH-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: Italians order with prendo "I take" rather than "I'd like". Swap in any dish: Prendo la pizza.
Phrase Breakdown
Prendo
[PREN-doh]
I take / I get
First person of 'prendere': to take or pick up.
Prendo le chiavi e usciamo.
I'll get the keys and we'll go out.
la
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
carbonara
[kar-boh-NAH-rah]
carbonara
Roman pasta sauce of egg, guanciale, pecorino and pepper.
La carbonara è un piatto romano.
Carbonara is a Roman dish.
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