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How to Say ‘It's a mild gastritis.’ in Italian

È una piccola gastrite.

eh OO-nah PEEK-koh-lah gah-STREE-teh

[eh OO-nah PEEK-koh-lah gah-STREE-teh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Italians often blame stomach trouble on stress or eating habits, so expect the doctor to ask about diet and coffee.

Phrase Breakdown

È una piccola

eh OO-nah PEEK-koh-lah

It's a small

Link 'è' and 'una' smoothly, then say PIC-co-la with a double c.

Example

È una piccola casa.

It's a small house.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

It is

Used to describe the state, condition, or location of something.

Example

È importante ricordare tutte le regole.

It is important to remember all the rules.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

piccola

[PEEK-koh-lah]

small

Adjective describing something of small size or scale.

Example

In una piccola azienda. tutti si conoscono.

In a small company, everyone knows each other.

gastrite.

gah-STREE-teh

gastritis.

Medical term for stomach inflammation, a feminine noun. Say it as gas-TRI-te.

Example

La gastrite passa con la dieta.

Gastritis goes away with diet.

Words in this phrase

gastrite

[gah-STREE-teh]

gastritis

Inflammation of the stomach lining; feminine noun.

Example

Il medico dice che ho la gastrite.

The doctor says I have gastritis.

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