Learn Italian: Taglio una fetta sottile di pane.

In Italian, descriptive adjectives like sottile (thin) usually go directly after the noun they describe. This standard word order highlights the physical quality of the slice.

Fetta is a feminine noun, but sottile ends in -e. Shouldn't it end in -a?

Sottile belongs to a group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular for both masculine and feminine nouns. Since una fetta is singular, sottile is the correct form. If you were talking about multiple slices, it would change to the plural form sottili.

Could I say sto tagliando instead of taglio if I am cutting the bread right now?

Yes, sto tagliando emphasizes that the action is happening exactly at this moment. However, Italian often uses the simple present (taglio) for actions happening right now, whereas English strictly requires the continuous form (I am cutting).

Why do we use di pane instead of del pane?

When describing what a portion consists of or what something is made of, you use the simple preposition di without combining it with a definite article. So it is a slice of bread (una fetta di pane), rather than a slice of some specific bread (del pane).