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How to Say ‘A bit of nausea, but no fever.’ in Italian

Un po' di nausea, ma niente febbre.

oon poh dee NOW-zeh-ah mah NYEHN-teh FEB-breh

[oon poh dee NOW-zeh-ah mah NYEHN-teh FEB-breh]

Phrase Breakdown

Un po' di nausea,

oon poh dee NOW-zeh-ah

a little nausea

Say this in one breath and pause at the comma. The stress falls on 'NAU-zeh-ah'.

Example

Ho un po' di nausea in macchina.

I get a little nauseous in the car.

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]

bit, little

Short form of 'poco'; with 'un' it means 'a little'.

Example

Sono un po' stanco.

I'm a little tired.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

nausea

[NOW-zeh-ah]

nausea

Feminine noun for the feeling of sickness in the stomach.

Example

La nausea passa dopo un'ora.

The nausea goes away after an hour.

ma niente febbre.

mah NYEHN-teh FEB-breh

but no fever

'Ma' means but. 'Niente' means 'no / nothing' and sounds like 'NYEN-teh'. Hold the double 'bb' in 'febbre'.

Example

Sono stanco, ma niente di grave.

I'm tired, but it's nothing serious.

Words in this phrase

[mah]

But

Used to introduce a contrasting statement or question.

Example

Ma non capisco perché ma allora lei è felice.

But I don't understand why but then she is happy.

niente

[NYEHN-teh]

nothing

Used to indicate the absence of anything.

Example

Non c'è niente qui.

There is nothing here.

febbre

[FEB-breh]

fever

Feminine noun for high body temperature.

Example

Non ho febbre oggi.

I don't have a fever today.

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