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How to Say ‘A ham sandwich’ in Italian

Un panino al prosciutto

oon pah-NEE-noh ahl pro-SHOOT-toh

[oon pah-NEE-noh ahl pro-SHOOT-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: al is a + il merged, and it names the filling. Same pattern: panino al formaggio "cheese sandwich".

Phrase Breakdown

Un panino

oon pah-NEE-noh

A sandwich

'Panino' is a filled bread roll. Stress the middle syllable: pa-NEE-no.

Example

Prendo un panino.

I'll have a sandwich.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

panino

[pah-NEE-noh]

sandwich

A food item consisting of two slices of bread with filling between them.

Example

Il panino con prosciutto e formaggio è delizioso.

The ham and cheese sandwich is delicious.

al prosciutto

ahl pro-SHOOT-toh

with ham

'Al' (a + il) shows the filling. In 'prosciutto', 'sci' sounds like 'sh' and the 'tt' is doubled: pro-SHOOT-to.

Example

Una pizza al prosciutto.

A ham pizza.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

with (the), filled with

'a' + 'il'; describes a food's filling or flavour.

Example

Prendo un gelato al cioccolato.

I'll have a chocolate ice cream.

prosciutto

[pro-SHOOT-toh]

ham

Cured or cooked Italian ham, common in sandwiches.

Example

Il prosciutto è buonissimo.

The ham is very good.

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