214: Without in Italian: How to Use Senza
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🗓️ 20 January 2026
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Summary
Understand how to use "without" in Italian with practical phrases for everyday situations, like choosing hotels, getting transport and eating out.
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Today's Italian words:
Senza glutine = Without gluten
Senza carne = Without meat
Un volo senza scalo = A flight without a layover
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| 0:00.0 | Without or Sensa in Italian is a word that's really helpful to know for getting around Italy. |
| 0:09.0 | That is, if you want to enjoy your trip, Sensa stress. |
| 0:14.0 | In today's episode, you'll hear how to use Sensa in all kinds of everyday situations, |
| 0:19.9 | like ordering a meal just the way you like it, |
| 0:22.9 | or asking for something if it's missing from your hotel room. |
| 0:40.3 | Hi everyone and welcome. Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages. |
| 0:44.3 | Today you learn how to use Sensa in real life situations you're likely to find yourself in Italy, |
| 0:51.3 | eating out, booking a place to stay and getting around. |
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| 1:16.0 | So, starting with the first situation, you might be in a restaurant and see a dish that you |
| 1:21.1 | like, but you want to ask for it without a certain ingredient, like if you have a food |
| 1:26.6 | intolerance. |
| 1:28.1 | For example, you might want to say |
| 1:30.2 | Senza glutine, without gluten. |
| 1:34.1 | Sensa glutine. |
| 1:36.4 | I also have a friend who's vegetarian, |
| 1:39.1 | and when they were in Italy, |
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