"From the sugar to the chocolate"

Translation: Dallo zucchero al cioccolato

[Angamar]

when do we use "ad"?

[jpjandrade]

I think it's when the next word starts with a vowel.

[CompuChip]

Hmm earlier I got the construction da... a... for from... to.... However, here that is rejected because only dallo... al... is correct. Can someone explain the difference, i.e. the usage of da... a..?

[ozzmin]

Why is allo cioccolato incorrect?

[marziotta]

http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare110a.htm

il cioccolato -> al cioccolato

lo zabaione -> allo zabaione

l'uovo -> all'uovo

The masculine article depends on the beginning of the following word, in the link you can find the rules. :)

[ozzmin]

Chiaro. thanks :)

[cmills5688]

whats the difference between dello and dallo?

[AllanM]

Dello is de + lo (of the). Dallo is da + lo (from, by, of, etc.)

[shafali09]

why can't it be alla al cioccolata? isn't that chocolate as well? can anyone help me understand the difference?

[bunnypopcorn]

alla al would be using 2 articles which you never do

[shafali09]

oops that was a typo.. I ment why can't it be alla cioccolata instead of al cioccolato. It does mean chocolate too? or not?