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How to Say ‘A small bottle of still water’ in Italian

Una bottiglietta d'acqua naturale

OO-nah bot-teel-YET-tah d AHK-kwah nah-too-RAH-leh

[OO-nah bot-teel-YET-tah d AHK-kwah nah-too-RAH-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: The ending -etta makes something small: bottiglia "bottle" becomes bottiglietta. di shortens to d' before a vowel, as in d'acqua.

🇮🇹 In Italy: Italians always specify water type: naturale for still, frizzante for sparkling. Just asking for acqua usually gets you the question back.

Phrase Breakdown

Una bottiglietta

OO-nah bot-teel-YET-tah

A small bottle

'Bottiglietta' is a small bottle. 'Gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': bot-tee-LYET-ta.

Example

Una bottiglietta di succo.

A small bottle of juice.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

bottiglietta

[bot-teel-YET-tah]

small bottle

Diminutive of 'bottiglia'; a small bottle of a drink.

Example

Compro una bottiglietta di succo.

I buy a small bottle of juice.

d'acqua naturale

d AHK-kwah nah-too-RAH-leh

of still water

'Acqua naturale' is still (non-sparkling) water. 'D'' is a shortened 'di' (of). Say DAK-kwa na-tu-RA-le.

Example

Un bicchiere d'acqua naturale.

A glass of still water.

Words in this phrase

[d]

Short form of 'di' before a vowel.

Example

Un bicchiere d'acqua, grazie.

A glass of water, thanks.

acqua

[AHK-kwah]

water

The basic drink; feminine noun.

Example

L'acqua è fresca.

The water is cold.

naturale

[nah-too-RAH-leh]

still (non-sparkling)

For water, it means still, without bubbles; generally 'natural'.

Example

Una bottiglia d'acqua naturale, grazie.

A bottle of still water, thanks.

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