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How to Say ‘A pasta dish of the day’ in Italian

Un primo del giorno

oon PREE-moh dehl jor-no

[oon PREE-moh dehl jor-no]

💬 Usage Tip: di "of" + il "the" merge into del. Same pattern: il piatto del giorno "the dish of the day."

Phrase Breakdown

Un primo

oon PREE-moh

A first course

'Primo' is the first course, usually pasta or rice. Stress PREE.

Example

Prendo un primo.

I'll have a first course.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

primo

[PREE-moh]

first course

As a noun, the first course of an Italian meal, usually pasta or risotto.

Example

Prendo un primo e un'acqua.

I'll have a first course and a water.

del giorno

dehl jor-no

of the day

Say 'giorno' as JOR-no. The 'i' is silent.

Example

Il piatto del giorno è buono.

The dish of the day is good.

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

of the

A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.

Example

Il titolo del libro è lungo.

The book's title is long.

giorno

[jor-no]

day

A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

Example

Il giorno comincia con la colazione.

The day begins with breakfast.

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