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How to Say ‘One tablet a day, before breakfast.’ in Italian

Una compressa al giorno, prima di colazione.

OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah ahl jor-no PREE-mah dee koh-lah-TSYOH-neh

[OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah ahl jor-no PREE-mah dee koh-lah-TSYOH-neh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: A typical Italian colazione is just coffee and a pastry, so "before breakfast" usually means first thing on waking.

Phrase Breakdown

Una compressa

OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah

one tablet

Lengthen the double 's': com-PRES-sah.

Example

Basta una compressa.

One tablet is enough.

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.

compressa

[kohm-PRES-sah]

tablet

Feminine noun for a pressed pill.

Example

La compressa è piccola.

The tablet is small.

al giorno,

ahl jor-no

per day

Say 'al JOR-noh', then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Lavoro otto ore al giorno.

I work eight hours a day.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

per (the)

'a' + 'il'; with units of price it means 'per'.

Example

Costa due euro al litro.

It costs two euros per liter.

giorno

[jor-no]

day

A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

Example

Il giorno comincia con la colazione.

The day begins with breakfast.

prima di colazione.

PREE-mah dee koh-lah-TSYOH-neh

before breakfast

Say it smoothly: PREE-mah dee co-lah-TSYOH-neh.

Example

Mi alzo e mi lavo prima di colazione.

I get up and wash before breakfast.

Words in this phrase

prima

[PREE-mah]

before / in advance

Adverb meaning earlier, beforehand.

Example

Chiamate un giorno prima.

Call one day before.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

colazione

[koh-lah-TSYOH-neh]

breakfast

Feminine noun for the morning meal.

Example

Faccio colazione alle otto.

I have breakfast at eight.

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