ciliegia
cherry
The word for 'cherry' in Italian is 'ciliegia', and can be used in the context of specifying the type of fruit, as well as flavor for deserts or beverages. It's pronounced as 'chee-lee-AY-jah'.
Example sentences using: ciliegia
Ho mangiato una ciliegia dolce.
I ate a sweet cherry.
This sentence is in simple past tense, narrating an action that is completed in the past. 'Ho mangiato' is the first person singular of 'avere' in present tense with the past participle of 'mangiare', which means 'to eat'. 'Una ciliegia dolce' means 'a sweet cherry'.
La torta di ciliegia è la mia preferita.
The cherry pie is my favorite.
This sentence shows an example of when the word 'ciliegia' is used in a compound noun in Italian. 'La torta di ciliegia' means 'the cherry pie'. 'È la mia preferita' means 'is my favorite'. This typically is used to express favorite food.
Questa ciliegia è molto matura.
This cherry is very ripe.
This sentence is an example of present tense describing a state. 'Questa ciliegia' means 'this cherry' and 'è molto matura' translates to 'is very ripe'. This may be used in situations like grocery shopping or cooking.