How to Say ‘They are artisanal cookies.’ in Italian
Sono dei biscotti artigianali.
SOH-noh day bee-SKOT-tee ar-tee-jah-NAH-lee
[SOH-noh day bee-SKOT-tee ar-tee-jah-NAH-lee]
💬 Usage Tip: [dei biscotti] means "some cookies," using [dei] before a plural noun. You can reuse the pattern with other gifts: [dei cioccolatini], [dei fiori].
Phrase Breakdown
Sono
[SOH-noh]
they are / these are
Form of 'essere' used here to present or identify something.
Sono è utile in questa frase: Sono dei biscotti artigianali.
Sono is useful in this sentence: They are artisanal cookies.
Dei biscotti artigianali
day bee-SKOT-tee ar-tee-jah-NAH-lee
Some handmade biscuits / artisanal cookies
Refers to biscuits made by hand or in a traditional, non-industrial way.
Ho comprato dei biscotti artigianali.
I bought some handmade biscuits.
Words in this phrase
dei
[day]
some
Plural article/partitive meaning 'some' with masculine plural nouns.
In Sono dei biscotti artigianali, dei introduce una quantità non specifica.
In They are artisanal cookies, dei introduces a non-specific quantity.
biscotti
[bee-SKOT-tee]
cookies
Biscuits or cookies; a common food gift to bring to someone's home.
Nella frase Sono dei biscotti artigianali, biscotti è il regalo.
In the sentence They are artisanal cookies, biscotti is the gift.
artigianali
[ar-tee-jah-NAH-lee]
artisanal
Describes something handmade or produced with traditional care.
In Sono dei biscotti artigianali, artigianali fa sembrare il dono più speciale.
In They are artisanal cookies, artigianali makes the gift sound more special.
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