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🗓️ 11 November 2025
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Italian indefinite articles (or words for “a” and “an”) can be tricky in Italian because there are four ways to say them. Here’s how to use each one.
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Today's Italian words:
Prendiamo un tagliere di formaggi? = Shall we order (lit. we take) a cheese board?
Prendiamo anche una focaccia e un’acqua frizzante? = Shall we also order (lit. we take) a focaccia and a sparkling water?
Prendo uno spritz = I’ll order (lit. I take) a spritz
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to order a spritz or a coffee and do lots of other everyday things in Italy, |
| 0:06.9 | it helps to know how to say a or and in Italian. They might seem like they would be simple |
| 0:13.2 | everyday words, but indefinite articles, which is just the fancy grammar name for a and |
| 0:20.3 | Anne, actually confuse a lot of learners |
| 0:23.3 | because Italian doesn't just have one or two of them, it has four. |
| 0:28.1 | In this episode, you find out when to use each one so you can avoid hesitating and making |
| 0:33.8 | common beginner mistakes. |
| 0:46.3 | Music and making common beginner mistakes. Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages. |
| 0:52.3 | In this episode, you learn how to use the different words |
| 0:55.7 | for a in Italian. You'll hear them in practical real-life situations like ordering a spritz or a cheese |
| 1:04.9 | board for an aperitivo. So you'll also come away with phrases that you can use in Italy. But before we get started, |
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| 1:30.0 | In this conversation between me and Katie, we're talking about the food and drink we'd like to order. |
| 1:36.8 | See if you can hear the different words for a in Italian. |
| 1:42.7 | Prendiamo a tallyere of formagy? |
| 1:47.3 | Yes. |
| 1:48.5 | We'll also |
| 1:50.0 | a focaccia |
| 1:52.8 | and an |
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