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How to Say ‘In 250-gram packs’ in Italian

In pacchetti da duecentocinquanta grammi

een pahk-KET-tee dah doo-eh-chen-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah GRAHM-mee

[een pahk-KET-tee dah doo-eh-chen-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah GRAHM-mee]

💬 Usage Tip: Da in front of a size or amount tells you what kind of package it is. Same pattern: una bottiglia da un litro "a one-litre bottle".

Phrase Breakdown

In pacchetti

een pahk-KET-tee

In packets

In 'pacchetti', double C plus 'h' gives a strong K sound and double T is held: 'pak-KET-tee'.

Example

In pacchetti piccoli.

In small packets.

Words in this phrase

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

pacchetti

[pahk-KET-tee]

packets

Plural of 'pacchetto'; small packages.

Example

Due pacchetti di caffè.

Two packets of coffee.

da duecentocinquanta grammi

dah doo-eh-chen-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah GRAHM-mee

of 250 grams

'Da' gives the size or amount. Break the number up as 'due-cento-cinquanta': 'doo-eh-CHEN-to-cheen-KWAN-tah'.

Example

Una bottiglia da un litro.

A one-litre bottle.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

of (size)

Used to describe size or capacity of something.

Example

Una bottiglia da un litro.

A one-litre bottle.

duecentocinquanta

[doo-eh-chen-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah]

two hundred fifty

The number 250.

Example

Costa duecentocinquanta euro.

It costs 250 euros.

grammi

[GRAHM-mee]

grams

Plural of 'grammo', a unit of weight.

Example

Cento grammi di prosciutto.

A hundred grams of ham.

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