bottiglia d'acqua
A bottle of water in Italian is bottiglia d'acqua.
The phrase refers to a container filled with water for drinking.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bottiglia (bottle), d’ (of) and acqua (water).
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify a single bottle of water, you can use una bottiglia d'acqua. If you are referring to a single bottle of the water (referring to specific water), you use the articulated preposition dell’ instead of d’, resulting in dell'acqua. To make the phrase plural, only the word for bottle changes to its plural form, resulting in bottiglie d'acqua.
Did you know?
- In many Italian restaurants, ordering una bottiglia d'acqua might lead to a question about whether you want 'naturale' or 'frizzante'.
- The word bottiglia is a linguistic relative of the English word 'bottle', both descending from the same French and Germanic roots.
- In Italy, asking for acqua dal rubinetto instead of una bottiglia d'acqua identifies a specific request for tap water, a practice that is becoming more common in modern dining.
Examples in context
- È una bottiglia d'acqua.It's a bottle of water.This sentence is useful for identifying that something is a bottiglia d'acqua.Tatoeba #11708741 by Guybrush88, translation #10637414 by buster_blu
- Ho una bottiglia d'acqua.I have a bottle of water.This sentence is useful for stating that you possess a bottiglia d'acqua.Tatoeba #10146440 by Guybrush88, translation #9975190 by ddnktr
- Dammi una bottiglia d'acqua.Give me a bottle of water.This sentence is useful for requesting a bottiglia d'acqua.Tatoeba #7799610 by Guybrush88, translation #7798546 by sharris123
- Potrei avere una bottiglia d'acqua, per favore?May I have a bottle of water, please?
- Mi scusi, potrebbe portarmi una bottiglia di acqua, per cortesia?Excuse me, could you bring me a bottle of water, please?
- Mi dai una bottiglia d'acqua, per favore?Could you give me a bottle of water, please?
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Example conversation
Francesco and Chiara are at a restaurant.
- FrancescoChiara, ordiniamo una bottiglia d'acqua?Chiara, shall we order a bottle of water?
- ChiaraSì, per favore, ho molta sete.Yes, please, I am very thirsty.
- FrancescoPreferisci l'acqua naturale o frizzante?Do you prefer still or sparkling water?
- ChiaraPrendo l'acqua naturale, grazie.I'll have still water, thanks.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bottiglia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
