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How to Say ‘The pizza delivery guy’ in Italian

Il ragazzo delle pizze

eel rah-GAHT-tsoh DEL-leh PEET-tseh

[eel rah-GAHT-tsoh DEL-leh PEET-tseh]

💬 Usage Tip: delle is di + le merged, so this is literally "the boy of the pizzas". Italian builds job labels this way, with no single word for "delivery guy".

Phrase Breakdown

Il ragazzo

eel rah-GAHT-tsoh

The boy / the guy

The article 'il' plus a masculine noun. The double 'zz' sounds like 'ts', held slightly longer.

Example

Il ragazzo è simpatico.

The boy is nice.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

ragazzo

[rah-GAHT-tsoh]

boy, guy

A young man; also used casually for a guy doing a job.

Example

Il ragazzo è alla porta.

The guy is at the door.

delle pizze

DEL-leh PEET-tseh

of the pizzas

'Delle' combines 'di' (of) and 'le' (the, feminine plural). Say 'pizze' as PEET-tseh.

Example

Il profumo delle pizze.

The smell of the pizzas.

Words in this phrase

delle

[DEL-leh]

of the

Contraction of 'di' + 'le', used before feminine plural nouns.

Example

Il profumo delle rose.

The scent of the roses.

pizze

[PEET-tseh]

pizzas

Plural of 'pizza', a feminine noun.

Example

Ho ordinato due pizze.

I ordered two pizzas.

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