How to Say ‘Margherita pizza’ in Italian
La pizza margherita
lah PEET-tsah mar-geh-REE-tah
[lah PEET-tsah mar-geh-REE-tah]
🇮🇹 In Italy: The margherita, with just tomato, mozzarella and basil, is the classic benchmark pizza. Italians often order it to judge a pizzeria.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
pizza
[PEET-tsah]
pizza
Feminine noun: flat baked dough with toppings, from Naples.
Stasera mangiamo la pizza.
Tonight we eat pizza.
margherita
[mar-geh-REE-tah]
margherita (tomato, mozzarella, basil)
Name of the classic pizza; also means 'daisy'.
Una margherita per me, grazie.
A margherita for me, thanks.
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