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How to Say ‘A week in bed’ in Italian

Una settimana a letto

OO-nah set-tee-MAH-nah ah LET-toh

[OO-nah set-tee-MAH-nah ah LET-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian says a letto with no "the", just like English "in bed". You'd also say andare a letto "to go to bed".

Phrase Breakdown

Una settimana

OO-nah set-tee-MAH-nah

A week

Hold the double 't' in 'settimana'. The stress falls on set-ti-MA-na.

Example

Parto per una settimana.

I'm leaving for a week.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

settimana

[set-tee-MAH-nah]

week

"Settimana" means "week" and is feminine in Italian.

Example

La settimana prossima ti mando un messaggio.

Next week I’ll send you a message.

a letto

ah LET-toh

in bed

'A letto' means in bed, often because of illness. Say it smoothly as 'alletto'.

Example

Vado a letto presto.

I'm going to bed early.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

With 'letto', 'a letto' means in bed.

Example

Vado a letto presto.

I go to bed early.

letto

[LET-toh]

bed

Furniture for sleeping.

Example

Il letto è comodo.

The bed is comfortable.

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