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How to Say ‘It has a light roast.’ in Italian

Ha una tostatura chiara.

ah OO-nah toh-stah-TOO-rah KYAH-rah

[ah OO-nah toh-stah-TOO-rah KYAH-rah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ha una tostatura

ah OO-nah toh-stah-TOO-rah

It has a roast

The H in 'ha' is silent, so it sounds like 'ah'. Link it to 'una': 'a-OO-na tos-ta-TOO-ra'.

Example

Ha una tostatura scura.

It has a dark roast.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

tostatura

[toh-stah-TOO-rah]

roast

The roasting of coffee beans, or its level (light, medium, dark).

Example

Preferisco una tostatura scura.

I prefer a dark roast.

chiara.

KYAH-rah

light.

'Ch' before I sounds like K: 'KYAH-ra'. The adjective is feminine to match 'tostatura'.

Example

La stanza è chiara.

The room is bright.

Words in this phrase

chiara

[KYAH-rah]

light

Feminine adjective meaning light or pale in colour.

Example

Preferisco una birra chiara.

I prefer a light beer.

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