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How to Say ‘Da Mario Restaurant’ in Italian

Ristorante Da Mario

ree-stoh-RAHN-teh dah MAH-ryoh

[ree-stoh-RAHN-teh dah MAH-ryoh]

💬 Usage Tip: Da before a name in a restaurant title means "at the place of", so Da Mario is like "Mario's". You'll see it everywhere: Da Luca, Da Gino.

Phrase Breakdown

Ristorante

[ree-stoh-RAHN-teh]

restaurant

A place where meals are served to customers.

Example

Il ristorante è chiuso il lunedì.

The restaurant is closed on Mondays.

Da

[dah]

at (someone's place)

Before a person, 'da' means at or with that person.

Example

Vieni da me.

Come to my place.

Mario

[MAH-ryoh]

Mario (name)

Common Italian male first name.

Example

Mario è in cucina.

Mario is in the kitchen.

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