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How to Say ‘What's the Ethiopian one like?’ in Italian

Com'è quello dell'Etiopia?

kohm eh KWEL-loh dehl eh-tee-OH-pyah

[kohm eh KWEL-loh dehl eh-tee-OH-pyah]

Phrase Breakdown

Com'è quello

kohm eh KWEL-loh

How is that one

'Com'è' is 'come è' shortened, said as one word: 'koh-MEH'. 'Quello' has a double L, so hold the L a moment: 'KWEL-lo'.

Example

Com'è quello al cioccolato?

How is the chocolate one?

Words in this phrase

Com'

[kohm]

how

Shortened form of 'come' before a vowel.

Example

Com'era la festa?

How was the party?

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

quello

[KWEL-loh]

that one

Demonstrative pronoun pointing to something farther away.

Example

Voglio quello rosso.

I want that red one.

dell'Etiopia?

dehl eh-tee-OH-pyah

from Ethiopia?

'Dell'' is 'di + la' joined before a vowel. Say 'del-leh-TYOH-pya' and raise your voice at the end for the question.

Example

Il caffè dell'Etiopia è famoso.

Coffee from Ethiopia is famous.

Words in this phrase

dell'

[dehl]

of the

Contracted form of 'di' + article, meaning 'of the' before a vowel sound.

Example

Dell'azienda tutti apprezzano la trasparenza nei rapporti interni.

Of the company, everyone appreciates the transparency in internal relations.

Etiopia

[eh-tee-OH-pyah]

Ethiopia

African country known as the birthplace of coffee.

Example

Questo caffè viene dall'Etiopia.

This coffee comes from Ethiopia.

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