Italian for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 3

The size of pizza

Order pizza in Italian — Vorrei una fetta di pizza (I'd like a slice of pizza) — with una fetta for slice.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    Vorrei un pezzo di pizza margherita

    I'd like a slice of margherita pizza

    Tip: <Vorrei> + [A] = I'd like + [A]

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Va bene così?

    Is this ok?

    Tip: <Va bene> = It's okay (literally, it means "it goes well") <Così> = Like this So, together, this phrase is read as "it is okay like this?"

  3. Lindo Lindo

    Un po' più piccolo...

    A little smaller...

    Tip: <un po'> = Little/Bit <Più> = More <Piccolo> = Little/Small So, this sentence is literally "a little more little". Notably, <po'> can mean both "little" and "a bit", but <piccolo> can't!

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Ecco a lei

    There you go

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is una fetta?

'A slice' — of bread, cake, pizza, salami. Una fetta di pane, una fetta di torta. Una fettina = a small slice.

Ti va bene?

'Does it suit you / is that OK?'. Andare bene = 'to be all right'. Variant: Va bene così?

What is pizza margherita?

The classic Italian pizza: tomato, mozzarella, basil — invented in Naples and named after Queen Margherita.

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