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Phrases to Say “This is Delicious!”

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Phrases to Say "This is Delicious!"

1 ) Mamma mia, questa (schiacciata) è puro piacere!!! – My goodness, this (schiacciata) is pure pleasure!!!

2) Giulia: Sentirai che bontà… – You’ll see how good it is!

You: Olio nuovo? Non l’ho mai sentito dire… – New oil? I’ve never tried it/heard of it.

3) Adoro il sapore dell’olio appena spremuto, mi ricorda l’infanz ia! – I love the freshly pressed oil taste, it reminds me of childhood!

4)  Mmm…è buono. – Mmm…it’s good.

5) La tua cucina è davvero buona. – Your cooking is really good.

6) Cucini davvero bene. – You cook really good.

7) È buonissimo.

EH bwuon-EES-see-moh

It’s so good!

  • ‘buono’ is an adjective (aggettivo) which says something about a noun;
  • ‘bene’ is an adverb (avverbio) which says something about a verb. Both ‘avverbio’ and ‘adverb’ come from the Latin ‘adverbium’ which literally means ‘in relation to the verb’.

La torta – The cake –>  È buonissima!

Il sushi – The sushi –> È buonissimo!

I frutti di mare – The seafood –> Sono buonissimi!

Le lasagne – The lasagna –> Sono buonissime!

— Ho mangiato bene.

— Si mangia davvero bene.

8) È squisito.

EH sqwee-ZEE-toh

It’s exquisite!

9) È assolutamente da provare.

Il risotto è assolutamente da provare

Quel piatto…

10) Tutto perfetto / tutto ottimo

Ottimo per una cena romantica

Ottimo per una cena fra amici

TWO PHRASES –

Parla come mangi. – Speak like you at. Keep it simple.

Bevilo tutto – L’acqua fa male e il vino fa cantare*

https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/

Antico vinaio – via de neri

*Hear the song on YouTube

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