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How to Say ‘One of us has coeliac disease’ in Italian

Una di noi è celiaca

OO-na dee noi eh cheh-LEE-ah-kah

[OO-na dee noi eh cheh-LEE-ah-kah]

💬 Usage Tip: una and celiaca end in -a because the person is a woman. For a man it would be uno di noi è celiaco.

Phrase Breakdown

Una di noi

OO-na dee noi

One of us

'Una' is feminine, so the person is a woman. Say it smoothly: 'U-na di NOI'.

Example

Una di noi parla inglese.

One of us speaks English.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-na]

One

Refers to a single unit or entity.

Example

Una volta ho visitato Roma.

Once I visited Rome.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

noi

[noi]

Refers to the speaker and others.

Example

Ci vediamo domani.

See you tomorrow.

è celiaca

eh cheh-LEE-ah-kah

is celiac

'Celiaca' means unable to eat gluten. It sounds like 'cheh-LEE-ah-ka'.

Example

Mia sorella è celiaca.

My sister is celiac.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

celiaca

[cheh-LEE-ah-kah]

coeliac

Feminine adjective for someone who cannot eat gluten.

Example

Mia sorella è celiaca.

My sister is coeliac.

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