pizza
pizza is the Swahili word for the English phrase "pizza".
The word refers to the Italian dish.
Meaning: Italian dish (noun)
Did you know?
- If you order 'pizza' in a coastal Swahili setting, the toppings might follow local culinary traditions. You may encounter much more heavy use of 'pilau' spices or coconut cream than in an Italian pizzeria.
- While pizza is understood in cities, some locals may refer to it as mkate wa Italia which means 'Italian bread'.
- The word 'pizza' is treated as a foreign noun, meaning it does not follow the standard Swahili noun class system for indigenous food items. It is often treated as a neuter or 'li-' class noun depending on the speaker's dialect.
Examples in context
- Melanie anapenda kula pizza.Melanie likes eating pizza.This sentence shows how to express a preference for eating pizza.Tatoeba #10855928 by ecorralest101, translation #3094922 by sundown
- Pizza? Ndio, hiyo itafanya kazi.A pizza? Yea, that works.This example demonstrates a conversational way to agree to an idea involving pizza.Tatoeba #10835518 by ecorralest101, translation #919187 by FeuDRenais2
- Nikiwazia, pizza ni mcheduara ambayo inaonyesha ni kiasi gani cha pizza uliyobaki.Come to think of it, a pizza is a pie chart that shows how much pizza you have left.This sentence uses a metaphor comparing pizza to a pie chart.Tatoeba #10863985 by ecorralest101, translation #3706496 by Ooneykcall
- Ninataka piza ya nyama ya nguruwe, tafadhali.I would like a ham pizza, please.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Zuwena and Said are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- ZuwenaSaid, unataka tule pizza leo?Said, do you want us to eat pizza today?
- SaidNdio, mimi napenda sana pizza.Yes, I like pizza very much.
- ZuwenaTutumie oda ya pizza sasa hivi.Let's send a pizza order right now.
- SaidSawa, chagua pizza unayopenda.Okay, choose the pizza you like.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
