How to Say ‘Mild food poisoning’ in Italian
Un'intossicazione leggera
oon een-tos-see-kah-TSYOH-neh led-JEH-rah
[oon een-tos-see-kah-TSYOH-neh led-JEH-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: Intossicazione doesn't mean drunkenness. It means poisoning, and on its own it usually refers to food poisoning.
Phrase Breakdown
Un'intossicazione
oon een-tos-see-kah-TSYOH-neh
A poisoning
'Un'' is shortened 'una' before a vowel. Say it slowly: u-nin-tos-si-ca-ZIO-ne.
Ha avuto un'intossicazione.
He had food poisoning.
Words in this phrase
Un'
[oon]
a / an
Indefinite article before feminine words starting with a vowel.
Ho un'idea.
I have an idea.
intossicazione
[een-tos-see-kah-TSYOH-neh]
poisoning
Feminine noun; often food poisoning.
Ha un'intossicazione alimentare.
He has food poisoning.
leggera
[led-JEH-rah]
mild, light
Feminine of 'leggero'; not serious or heavy.
È una cena leggera.
It's a light dinner.
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