pizza au fromage
Cheese pizza in French is pizza au fromage.
This phrase refers to a pizza topped with cheese without any other main ingredients.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase au fromage literally means with cheese or with the cheese.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun pizza is feminine. Because of this, you use the indefinite article une when referring to a single cheese pizza, as in une pizza au fromage. To make the phrase plural, add an s to pizza to get pizzas au fromage, while the prepositional phrase au fromage remains unchanged.
Did you know?
- In France, a 'cheese pizza' often refers to a pizza quatre fromages, which blends four different types of cheese. A simple pizza au fromage is less common on menus than these gourmet blends.
- The word fromage is derived from the Latin fōrma, referring to the physical mould used to shape the cheese during curdling.
- While English speakers use a general 'cheese shop', the French have a dedicated word fromagerie for a store that specializes exclusively in cheese.
Examples in context
- J'aime la pizza au fromage.I love cheese pizza.This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for pizza au fromage.Tatoeba #7553258 by tras, translation #9964693 by ddnktr
- Je voudrais une pizza au fromage, s'il vous plaît.I would like a cheese pizza, please.
- Une pizza au fromage, s'il vous plaît.A cheese pizza, please.
- Est-ce qu'il reste de la pizza au fromage ?Is there any cheese pizza left?
Example conversation
Chloé and Hugo are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- ChloéQu'est-ce que tu veux manger, Hugo ?What do you want to eat, Hugo?
- HugoJe veux une pizza au fromage.I want a cheese pizza.
- ChloéMoi aussi, c'est mon plat préféré !Me too, it's my favorite dish!
- HugoGénial, je commande ça tout de suite.Great, I'll order that right now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fromage, pizza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
