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How to Say ‘The dish of the day’ in Italian

Il piatto del giorno

eel PYAHT-toh dehl jor-no

[eel PYAHT-toh dehl jor-no]

💬 Usage Tip: del is di "of" and il "the" merged into one word. You'll see the same thing in della casa "of the house".

Phrase Breakdown

Il piatto

eel PYAHT-toh

The dish

Article plus noun. Hold the double 't' in 'piatto' a little longer: PYAT-toh.

Example

Il piatto è molto buono.

The dish is very good.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

piatto

[PYAHT-toh]

dish

A prepared food course; also means plate.

Example

Questo piatto è delizioso.

This dish is delicious.

del giorno

dehl jor-no

of the day

'del' means 'of the'. 'gi' sounds like the 'j' in 'jam': JOR-noh.

Example

La zuppa del giorno è di verdure.

The soup of the day is vegetable.

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

of the

A common contraction meaning 'of the.'

Example

I piatti del giorno sono molto richiesti.

The dishes of the day are very popular.

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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