la pizza è buona
The English phrase "pizza is good" is translated into Italian as la pizza è buona.
The phrase is used to express that pizza has a pleasant taste. If you want to use slang to say the pizza is incredibly delicious, you can say La pizza è una bomba.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "the pizza is good", where la is the feminine singular definite article "the".
Which one should you use?
While la pizza è buona focuses on the quality or taste being good, using la pizza è ottima would instead imply that the pizza is "excellent".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Neapolitan dialect, you can say A pizza è bona, while in the Sicilian dialect, you may use La pizza è bonna.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the feminine singular noun pizza. For example, to say "the pizzas are good", the adjective changes to the feminine plural form buone and the verb changes to le pizze sono buone.
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Examples in context
- La pizza è buona.Pizza is good.This example is useful for seeing how to use la pizza è buona.Tatoeba #11096266 by Guybrush88, translation #11040207 by shekitten
- La pizza è davvero buona!The pizza is really good!
- Sì, la pizza è buona qui.Yes, the pizza is good here.
Example conversation
Matteo and Giulia are eating at a pizzeria.
- MatteoGiulia, la pizza è buona?Giulia, is the pizza good?
- GiuliaSì, la pizza è buona!Yes, the pizza is good!
- MatteoSono felice che ti piaccia.I am happy that you like it.
- GiuliaOrdiniamo anche un dolce?Shall we order a dessert too?
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries la, pizza, è, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
