How to Say ‘Enjoy your meal.’ in Italian
Buon appetito.
bwon ahp-peh-TEE-toh
[bwon ahp-peh-TEE-toh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: Servers may say this as they bring your food, and you can say it back. It's a fixed phrase, much more natural than translating [enjoy your meal] word for word.
Phrase Breakdown
Buon
[bwon]
good
Short form of buono used before some masculine singular nouns.
Buon appetito si dice prima di iniziare a mangiare.
Enjoy your meal is said before starting to eat.
appetito
[ahp-peh-TEE-toh]
appetite
Used in the fixed expression buon appetito, equivalent to enjoy your meal.
Tutti dicono appetito in questa frase di cortesia.
Everyone says appetite in this polite expression.
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