How to Say ‘The Amalfi Coast’ in Italian
La Costiera Amalfitana
lah koh-STYEH-rah ah-mahl-fee-TAH-nah
[lah koh-STYEH-rah ah-mahl-fee-TAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: The describing word comes after the place word: Amalfitana means "of Amalfi". It ends in -a to match Costiera.
Phrase Breakdown
La Costiera
lah koh-STYEH-rah
The Coast
'La' is the feminine article and 'costiera' means coastline. Stress falls on 'stie': co-STIE-ra.
La costiera è bellissima.
The coast is very beautiful.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
Costiera
[koh-STYEH-rah]
coastline
Feminine noun for a stretch of coast.
La costiera è piena di curve.
The coastline is full of bends.
Amalfitana
[ah-mahl-fee-TAH-nah]
Amalfi (adj.)
Adjective meaning from or of Amalfi.
Amo la cucina amalfitana.
I love Amalfi cuisine.
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