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How to Say ‘One tablet a day’ in Italian

Una compressa al giorno

OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah ahl jor-no

[OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah ahl jor-no]

💬 Usage Tip: al is a + il merged, giving "per day". Same pattern: due volte al giorno "twice a day".

Phrase Breakdown

Una compressa

OO-nah kohm-PRES-sah

one tablet

'Compressa' means tablet or pill. Hold the double 's' a little longer: com-PRES-sah.

Example

Prenda una compressa adesso.

Take one tablet now.

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

a day / per day

'Al giorno' means 'per day'. The 'gi' sounds like English 'j': al JOR-noh.

Example

Bevo due litri d'acqua al giorno.

I drink two liters of water 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.

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