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How to Say ‘There's been no hot water since last night.’ in Italian

Non c'è acqua calda da ieri sera.

nohn keh eh AHK-kwah KAHL-dah dah YEH-ree SEH-rah

[nohn keh eh AHK-kwah KAHL-dah dah YEH-ree SEH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian uses the present tense with da for something that started in the past and is still going on. English says "there's been", but Italian says "there is no hot water since". Same pattern: Aspetto da un'ora "I've been waiting for an hour".

Phrase Breakdown

Non c'è acqua calda

nohn keh eh AHK-kwah KAHL-dah

There's no hot water

'C'è' means 'there is' and sounds like CHEH. In 'acqua' the 'cq' makes a doubled 'k' sound: AHK-kwah.

Example

Non c'è acqua calda in bagno.

There's no hot water in the bathroom.

Words in this phrase

Non

[nohn]

not

This word negates the verb that follows it.

Example

Non c'é nessuno.

There is no one.

[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.

acqua

[AHK-kwah]

water

The basic drink; feminine noun.

Example

L'acqua è fresca.

The water is cold.

calda

[KAHL-dah]

hot

Feminine form of 'caldo', agreeing with a feminine noun.

Example

Vorrei una tisana calda.

I'd like a hot herbal tea.

da ieri sera.

dah YEH-ree SEH-rah

since last night.

'Da' plus a time means 'since'. 'Ieri' is YEH-ree.

Example

Piove da ieri sera.

It has been raining since last night.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

for / since

Used with time expressions to say how long something has been happening.

Example

Lavora qui "Da" anni con entusiasmo.

He/She has worked here "for" years with enthusiasm.

ieri

[YEH-ree]

yesterday

A time word referring to the day before today.

Example

Ieri ho incontrato diversi professionisti interessanti.

Yesterday I met several interesting professionals.

sera

[SEH-rah]

evening

Feminine noun for the part of the day after afternoon.

Example

Ci vediamo domani sera.

See you tomorrow evening.

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