How to Say ‘Still nil-nil.’ in Italian
Ancora zero a zero.
ahn-KOH-rah DZEH-roh ah DZEH-roh
[ahn-KOH-rah DZEH-roh ah DZEH-roh]
💬 Usage Tip: Scores use a between the numbers: due a uno "two-one." A draw can also be shortened to zero a zero or just pari "level."
Phrase Breakdown
Ancora
[ahn-KOH-rah]
still
Here means 'still', a situation not yet changed.
Piove ancora.
It's still raining.
zero a zero.
DZEH-roh ah DZEH-roh
zero to zero (nil-nil).
The 'z' sounds like 'dz': DZEH-ro. Scores use 'a' between the numbers.
È finita uno a zero.
It ended one to nil.
Words in this phrase
zero
[DZEH-roh]
zero
The number 0.
La temperatura è zero gradi.
The temperature is zero degrees.
a
[ah]
to (in scores)
Used between numbers in a score, like 'nil-nil'.
Due a uno per l'Italia.
Two to one for Italy.
zero
[DZEH-roh]
zero
The number 0.
La temperatura è zero gradi.
The temperature is zero degrees.
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