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How to Say ‘Yes, the pizza was delicious.’ in Italian

Sì, la pizza era buonissima.

see lah PEET-tsah EH-rah bwoh-NEES-see-mah

[see lah PEET-tsah EH-rah bwoh-NEES-see-mah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, la pizza

see lah PEET-tsah

Yes, the pizza

Pause briefly after 'Sì'. In 'pizza', the 'zz' sounds like 'ts': 'PIT-tsa'.

Example

La pizza è pronta.

The pizza is ready.

Words in this phrase

Sì

[see]

yes

A simple affirmative answer, useful in conversation and interviews.

Example

Rispondo "Sì" quando mi chiedono se mi interessa la cultura aziendale.

I answer "Yes" when they ask me if I am interested in the company culture.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

pizza

[PEET-tsah]

pizza

Feminine noun: flat baked dough with toppings, from Naples.

Example

Stasera mangiamo la pizza.

Tonight we eat pizza.

era buonissima.

EH-rah bwoh-NEES-see-mah

was really delicious.

The '-issima' ending means 'very'. Stress 'buo-NIS-si-ma'.

Example

La torta era buonissima.

The cake was really delicious.

Words in this phrase

era

[EH-rah]

it was

Imperfect of 'essere', for descriptions in the past.

Example

Era una bella partita.

It was a good match.

buonissima

[bwoh-NEES-see-mah]

really delicious

Superlative of buona (feminine): very good, delicious.

Example

Questa pizza è buonissima.

This pizza is really delicious.

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