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How to Say ‘There's a red light.’ in Italian

C'è una luce rossa.

keh eh OO-nah LOO-cheh ROHS-sah

[keh eh OO-nah LOO-cheh ROHS-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: The colour word comes after the noun: luce rossa, not rossa luce. Same for acqua fredda.

Phrase Breakdown

C'è una luce

keh eh OO-nah LOO-cheh

There is a light

'C'è' means 'there is'. 'Luce' is pronounced LOO-cheh, with a soft 'c'.

Example

C'è una luce in cucina.

There's a light in the kitchen.

Words in this phrase

[keh]

there

A contraction indicating the presence of something.

Example

C'è un gatto nel giardino.

There is a cat in the garden.

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

luce

[LOO-cheh]

light

Light, including a small indicator light on a device.

Example

Spegni la luce, per favore.

Turn off the light, please.

rossa.

ROHS-sah

red.

A feminine adjective that agrees with 'luce'. Hold the double 's': ROS-sa.

Example

La macchina è rossa.

The car is red.

Words in this phrase

rossa

[ROHS-sah]

red (feminine)

Feminine form of 'rosso', used with feminine nouns.

Example

La mela è rossa.

The apple is red.

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