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How to Say ‘A circle has no corners.’ in Italian

Un cerchio non ha angoli.

oon CHEHR-kyoh nohn ah AHN-goh-lee

[oon CHEHR-kyoh nohn ah AHN-goh-lee]

Phrase Breakdown

Un cerchio

oon CHEHR-kyoh

A circle

The 'ce' sounds like 'che' in 'chess', and the 'ch' sounds like 'k': CHER-kio.

Example

Questo è un cerchio.

This is a circle.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

Indefinite article used before masculine singular nouns or expressions.

Example

È un problema piccolo.

It is a small problem.

cerchio

[CHEHR-kyoh]

circle

Masculine noun for a perfectly round flat shape.

Example

I bambini fanno un cerchio.

The children make a circle.

non ha angoli.

nohn ah AHN-goh-lee

has no corners.

Glide 'non ha' together. Stress the first syllable of ÀN-go-li.

Example

Il sole non ha angoli.

The sun has no corners.

Words in this phrase

non

[nohn]

not

Used to express negation.

Example

Non è vero.

It is not true.

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

angoli

[AHN-goh-lee]

corners / angles

Plural of 'angolo', the points where two sides meet.

Example

Il quadrato ha quattro angoli.

The square has four corners.

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