How to Say ‘I won't say a word.’ in Italian
Non dirò una parola.
nohn dee-ROH OO-nah pah-ROH-lah
[nohn dee-ROH OO-nah pah-ROH-lah]
Phrase Breakdown
Non dirò
nohn dee-ROH
I won't say
'Dirò' is the future tense of 'dire'. The stress falls on the final 'Ò'.
Non dirò niente.
I won't say anything.
Words in this phrase
Non
[nohn]
not
This word negates the verb that follows it.
Non c'é nessuno.
There is no one.
dirò
[dee-ROH]
I will say
Future tense of 'dire', to say.
Domani ti dirò tutto.
Tomorrow I'll tell you everything.
una parola.
OO-nah pah-ROH-lah
a word.
Say 'pa-RO-la'. 'Non dire una parola' means 'to keep quiet'.
Una parola sola.
Just one word.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.
Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.
I worked in a small company.
parola
[pah-ROH-lah]
word
A single unit of language.
Che parola difficile!
What a difficult word!
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