How to Say ‘The dishes / meals’ in Italian
I piatti
ee PYAHT-tee
[ee PYAHT-tee]
🇮🇹 In Italy: In menu talk, [i piatti] usually means the food dishes, not the physical plates. In a restaurant question like this, locals will naturally understand it as the courses or meal items.
Phrase Breakdown
I
[ee]
the
Masculine plural definite article used before plural masculine nouns.
I piatti del giorno sono in offerta.
The dishes of the day are on offer.
piatti
[PYAHT-tee]
dishes; plates
Here it means dishes or prepared courses on the menu.
I piatti del menu famiglia sono molto vari.
The dishes on the family menu are very varied.
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