How to Say ‘A drop of cold milk’ in Italian
Un goccio di latte freddo
oon GOHT-choh dee Laht-teh FRED-doh
[oon GOHT-choh dee Laht-teh FRED-doh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: Asking for un goccio of milk is so common that some bars have a name for the result: caffè macchiato "stained coffee". It's a small espresso with just a dash of milk.
Phrase Breakdown
Un goccio
oon GOHT-choh
A drop / a splash
'Goccio' means a small amount of a liquid. The double 'c' sounds like a strong 'ch': GOT-cho.
Vuoi un goccio di vino?
Do you want a drop of wine?
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
È stato un incontro molto utile.
It was a very useful meeting.
goccio
[GOHT-choh]
drop / splash
A small amount of a liquid.
Solo un goccio di vino.
Just a drop of wine.
di latte freddo
dee Laht-teh FRED-doh
of cold milk
In Italian the adjective 'freddo' comes after the noun. Hold the double consonants: LAT-te FRED-do.
Un bicchiere di latte freddo.
A glass of cold milk.
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
of
Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.
Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?
What kind of role is available?
latte
[Laht-teh]
Milk
A dairy product often added to coffee or tea.
Metti del latte nel caffè.
Put some milk in the coffee.
freddo
[FRED-doh]
cold
Used with 'fa' to describe cold weather.
Oggi fa molto freddo.
It's very cold today.
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