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219: Some Vino, Some Pizza…How to Say Some in Italian

Learn Italian with Joy of Languages

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

_“Some” comes up all the time in Italy, like when you’re shopping or ordering food. Learn how to say it in Italian with words like “del”, “dei”, “delle” and more. _

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Today's Italian words:
Degli stuzzichini = some snacks
Chiedo delle patatine, delle olive e dei taralli = I’ll ask for some potato chips, some olives and some taralli
Della pizza = some pizza
Dell’acqua = some water

Transcript

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0:00.0

When you're speaking Italian, there are lots of everyday situations where you'll need a simple word like some.

0:06.7

Like when you're talking about getting some vino or wine from the supermarket for dinner or when you're ordering some antipasti or starters.

0:18.2

But some can be a really confusing word for learners because in Italian there's not just

0:23.0

one word for some, there are many, many, many.

0:26.7

So it's confusing to know which one to use.

0:30.0

It sounds like a lot, but in this episode you'll see when to use each one so you can order

0:35.4

an aperitivo and other everyday things more smoothly

0:39.5

in Italy. Hello to all and benvenuti. Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

0:58.5

In this episode, you learn how to use the different words for some in Italian.

1:04.3

And just before we get started, we want you to know that we wouldn't expect you to memorize every single word for some in

1:11.9

one go. As I mentioned, there are really quite a few. But in this episode, you'll learn the rules

1:17.5

so that you know the logic behind when to use them. And you'll also hear how they're used in real

1:22.4

everyday situations like ordering snacks for an aperitivo.

1:31.6

So you'll have some useful words and phrases you can use next time you're in Italy.

1:35.5

But before we get started, can we ask you a quick favor?

1:40.4

If you're listening to this on your podcast app, could you click the subscribe or follow button?

1:44.0

This way you'll get notified when we release a new episode and you'll also help our

1:45.3

podcast grow so that we can keep making free lessons like this one.

1:49.3

Grazie.

1:50.4

You're going to hear a conversation between me and Katie where we're talking about getting some food for an aperitivo.

1:58.4

That typical Italian thing where you have a drink and maybe some snacks in the evening.

2:04.6

See if you can hear the different words for some that we use.

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