How to Say ‘Daily specials’ in Italian
Piatti del giorno
PYAHT-tee dehl JOR-noh
[PYAHT-tee dehl JOR-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Del] is [di] + [il], so [piatti del giorno] is literally "dishes of the day." The same kind of merge happens in lots of menu phrases, like [menu del pranzo].
Phrase Breakdown
Piatti
[PYAHT-tee]
dishes
Prepared food items or courses served at a restaurant.
I Piatti del giorno cambiano ogni settimana.
The dishes of the day change every week.
del
[dehl]
of the
A common contraction meaning 'of the.'
I piatti del giorno sono molto richiesti.
The dishes of the day are very popular.
giorno
[JOR-noh]
day
Used in restaurant language to refer to today's special offerings.
Il giorno della prenotazione chiediamo il menu speciale.
On the day of the reservation, we ask about the special menu.
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