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How to Say ‘They're great with pasta.’ in Italian

Sono ottimi con la pasta.

SOH-noh OT-tee-mee kohn lah PAHS-tah

[SOH-noh OT-tee-mee kohn lah PAHS-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono ottimi

SOH-noh OT-tee-mee

They are excellent

'Sono' means 'they are'. 'Ottimi' is the plural of 'ottimo' (excellent). Stress the first syllable, ÒT-ti-mi, and hold the double 't'.

Example

Questi pomodori sono ottimi.

These tomatoes are excellent.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

They are

Used to indicate quantity or count.

Example

Sono cinque biscotti.

They are five biscuits.

ottimi

[OT-tee-mee]

excellent

Plural masculine of 'ottimo', very good.

Example

Questi vini sono ottimi.

These wines are excellent.

con la pasta.

kohn lah PAHS-tah

with pasta.

'Con' means 'with' and 'la pasta' means 'pasta'. Say it smoothly as one unit: con-la-PA-sta.

Example

Mi piace il formaggio con la pasta.

I like cheese with pasta.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

A preposition meaning with, often used to describe manner or attitude.

Example

Nell'espressione Con sincerità, Con spiega il modo in cui le persone si comportano.

In the expression 'Con sincerità,' 'Con' explains the way people behave.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

pasta

[PAHS-tah]

pasta

Feminine noun for Italy's famous dough food, like spaghetti or penne.

Example

Mangio la pasta ogni giorno.

I eat pasta every day.

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