How to Say ‘A new cooking class’ in Italian
Un nuovo corso di cucina
oon NWAW-voh KOR-soh dee koo-CHEE-nah
[oon NWAW-voh KOR-soh dee koo-CHEE-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Corso di cucina] uses [di] where English often uses an adjective or compound noun: literally [course of cooking]. This pattern is very common: [corso di italiano], [scarpe da tennis], [tavolo da pranzo].
Phrase Breakdown
Un nuovo corso
oon NWAW-voh KOR-soh
a new course
Refers to a class or program that is newly started or newly chosen.
Ho iniziato un nuovo corso.
I started a new course.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
Masculine singular indefinite article.
Un nuovo corso di cucina può essere divertente.
A new cooking course can be fun.
nuovo
[NWAW-voh]
new
Refers to something recently started or newly chosen.
Ha trovato un nuovo corso vicino al centro.
She found a new course near downtown.
corso
[KOR-soh]
course / class
A class or organized set of lessons.
Il corso inizia lunedì prossimo.
The course starts next Monday.
Di cucina
dee koo-CHEE-nah
of cooking / cooking
Specifies the subject of the course: cooking.
Un libro di cucina.
A cookbook.
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
of
Links the noun corso with the subject, cooking.
Si parla di cucina durante la cena.
People talk about cooking during dinner.
cucina
[koo-CHEE-nah]
cooking
In this phrase, it refers to cooking as a subject of study.
La cucina tradizionale italiana è molto varia.
Traditional Italian cooking is very varied.
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