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How to Say ‘It gets a bit awkward’ in Italian

Diventa un po' scomodo

dee-VEHN-tah oon poh SKOH-moh-doh

[dee-VEHN-tah oon poh SKOH-moh-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: un po' is a shortened un poco "a little", so it is written with an apostrophe, not an accent.

Phrase Breakdown

Diventa

[dee-VEHN-tah]

becomes, gets

'diventare' (to become), third person.

Example

Il cielo diventa scuro.

The sky gets dark.

un po' scomodo

oon poh SKOH-moh-doh

a bit uncomfortable

'Un po'' means 'a bit'. Stress the first syllable of 'scomodo': SCO-mo-do.

Example

Questa sedia è un po' scomoda.

This chair is a bit uncomfortable.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

po'

[poh]

a little / a bit

Shortened form of poco in the fixed expression un po', meaning a little or a bit.

Example

Siamo un po' nervosi prima della partita.

We are a little nervous before the match.

scomodo

[SKOH-moh-doh]

inconvenient, uncomfortable

Adjective: awkward or not comfortable.

Example

Questa sedia è scomoda.

This chair is uncomfortable.

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