How to Say ‘Only cold water comes out.’ in Italian
Esce solo acqua fredda.
EH-sheh SO-lo AHK-kwah FREHD-dah
[EH-sheh SO-lo AHK-kwah FREHD-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
Esce solo
EH-sheh SO-lo
only ... comes out
'Esce' (EH-sheh) means 'comes out'. The 'sc' before e sounds like 'sh'.
Esce solo un po' d'acqua.
Only a little water comes out.
Words in this phrase
Esce
[EH-sheh]
he goes out / comes out
Third person of uscire.
Marco esce di casa alle otto.
Marco leaves home at eight.
solo
[SO-lo]
Only
Exclusively limited to a certain condition.
Solo se sei pronto puoi andare.
Only if you are ready can you go.
acqua fredda.
AHK-kwah FREHD-dah
cold water
Hold the double consonants: 'AK-kwa' and 'FRED-da'.
Bevo acqua fredda.
I drink cold water.
Words in this phrase
acqua
[AHK-kwah]
water
The basic drink; feminine noun.
L'acqua è fresca.
The water is cold.
fredda
[FREHD-dah]
cold (feminine)
Adjective meaning cold, feminine form to match a feminine noun.
La birra è fredda.
The beer is cold.
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