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How to Say ‘Let's go with the lactose-free one’ in Italian

Vada per il senza lattosio

VAH-dah pehr eel Sehn-tsah lat-to-sio

[VAH-dah pehr eel Sehn-tsah lat-to-sio]

💬 Usage Tip: vada per "let it go for" is a set way to settle on an option. Same pattern: vada per il cappuccino "cappuccino it is". il senza lattosio means "the lactose-free one", with no word for milk needed.

Phrase Breakdown

Vada per

VAH-dah pehr

Let's go with

'Vada per...' is an idiom meaning 'OK, let's go for...'. The stress is on 'VA'.

Example

Vada per il rosso.

Let's go with the red one.

Words in this phrase

Vada

[VAH-dah]

let it be / go

Subjunctive of 'andare'; 'vada per' means 'let's go with'.

Example

Vada per il tè.

Let's go with the tea.

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

il senza lattosio

eel Sehn-tsah lat-to-sio

the lactose-free one

'Il' refers to 'il latte' (the milk). The 'z' in 'senza' sounds like 'ts', and 'lattosio' is stressed on 'TO': lat-TO-zyo.

Example

Ha il senza lattosio?

Do you have the lactose-free one?

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

senza

[Sehn-tsah]

Without

Used to indicate the absence of something.

Example

Vorrei un caffè senza zucchero.

I would like a coffee without sugar.

lattosio

[lat-to-sio]

Lactose

A sugar found in milk and dairy products.

Example

Evito il lattosio nella mia dieta.

I avoid lactose in my diet.

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