פיצה
pitza
The Hebrew word for pizza is פיצה (pitza).
פיצה is used to refer to the Italian dish.
Meaning: Italian dish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is pitza.
Did you know?
- When ordering פיצה in Hebrew, you will often hear the word משולש meaning 'triangle' to specify a single slice.
- In Israel, it is common to find פיצה sold as individual slices from street kiosks, a style influenced by New York City rather than traditional Italian dining.
- The word פיצה is a direct phonetic borrowing, meaning it bypasses the traditional Hebrew root-and-pattern system used for native words.
Examples in context
- אבא שלי אוהב פיצה.My father loves pizza.This sentence shows how to express a preference for פיצה.Tatoeba #1714344 by MrShoval, translation #469183 by CK
- אני מת לאכול פיצה.I'm dying for a pizza.This sentence demonstrates an intense craving for פיצה.Tatoeba #3631480 by Eldad, translation #3631326 by Luciosp
- למה שלא נזמין פיצה?Why don't we order pizza?This sentence illustrates a suggestion to order פיצה.Tatoeba #1849998 by MrShoval, translation #34785 by CK
- נִכוֹן! יֵשׁ מְסָעָדָה מְצֻיֶּנֶת בְּמַרְכֶּז הָעִיר. הַפִּיצָה שֶׁם מְדֻהְיֶמֶת!Correct! There's an excellent restaurant in the city center. The pizza there is amazing!
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Example conversation
Noam and Maya are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- נועם Noamמה את רוצה לאכול, מאיה?Ma at rotze le'echol, Maya?What do you want to eat, Maya?
- מאיה Mayaבא לי להזמין פיצה.Ba li lehazmin pizza.I feel like ordering pizza.
- נועם Noamגם אני רוצה פיצה!Gam ani rotze pizza!I want pizza too!
- מאיה Mayaמעולה, אני מזמינה עכשיו.Me'ule, ani mazmina achshav.Great, I'm ordering now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
