How do you ask if someone used garlic in the sauce in Italian?

You'd say: nel sugo hai messo aglio fresco o quello in polvere? (did you put fresh garlic or the powdered kind in the sauce?)

How do you pronounce zio?

The z is voiced, like dz, and the stress falls on the i.

It's the family name, the one passed from parents to children.

You're having dinner at an Italian family's home and every word you try to say gets stuck between your teeth.

Tutta la famiglia si siede a tavola verso le otto.

The whole family sits down at the table around eight.

10 words10 sentences

famiglia/faˈmiʎʎa/
familynoun
The group of people related by kinship, like parents and children.
aglio/ˈaʎʎo/
garlicnoun
A white bulb with a strong flavor added to dishes to give them taste.
gnocco/ˈɲɔkko/
gnocco (dumpling)noun
A soft ball of potato and flour cooked in boiling water.
acqua/ˈakkwa/
waternoun
A clear, tasteless liquid that you drink.
zucchero/ˈdzukkero/
sugarnoun
A sweet white powder added to coffee, tea, or desserts.
zio/ˈdzio/
unclenoun
The brother of someone's mother or father.
cognome/koɲˈɲome/
surnamenoun
The family name, the one passed from parents to children.
stomaco/ˈstɔmako/
stomachnoun
The internal organ where food goes after you've eaten it.
straniero/straˈnjɛro/
foreignadjective
Coming from another country or relating to another country.
sveglia/ˈzveʎʎa/
alarm clocknoun
A clock that rings at the time you've set to wake you up.

Spell it1 of 3

Tutta la famiglia si siede a tavola verso le otto.
The whole family sits down at the table around eight.
Nel sugo hai messo aglio fresco o quello in polvere?
Did you put fresh garlic or the powdered kind in the sauce?
Nel piatto mi è rimasto un solo gnocco, lo vuoi?
There's just one gnocco left on my plate, do you want it?
Ti porto acqua frizzante o preferisci quella naturale come sempre?
Should I bring you sparkling water or the still kind, like always?
Dopo cena nel caffè vuoi lo zucchero o lo prendi amaro?
Do you want sugar in your coffee after dinner, or do you take it bitter?
Anche tuo zio si ferma a cena con noi stasera?
Is your uncle joining us for dinner tonight too?
Il mio cognome è lungo e nessuno lo pronuncia bene.
My surname is long and nobody pronounces it right.
Ho lo stomaco pieno, davvero non riesco a mangiare altro.
My stomach is full, I really can't eat anything else.
Per loro il mio accento sembra straniero, ma capisco tutto.
To them my accent sounds foreign, but I understand everything.
Domani mattina ho la sveglia presto, quindi vado a casa.
My alarm is set early tomorrow morning, so I'm heading home.

famiglia/faˈmiʎʎa/
The group -gli- counts as a single sound, held long, never g plus l; the stress falls on -mi-.
aglio/ˈaʎʎo/
The stress is on the a, and -gli- is a single, long sound, not g plus l.
gnocco/ˈɲɔkko/
Gn at the start is a single sound, the o is open, and the double c is held.
acqua/ˈakkwa/
In -cqu- the c stays doubled: ak-kua, not akua.
zucchero/ˈdzukkero/
Stress on the first syllable: ZUC-che-ro; the double c is hard and long.
zio/ˈdzio/
The z is voiced, like dz, and the stress falls on the i.
cognome/koɲˈɲome/
The gn group is long, as in 'bagno', and the stress falls on the second syllable: co-GNO-me.
stomaco/ˈstɔmako/
The stress falls on the first syllable, which has an open o: STÒ-ma-co, not sto-MA-co.
straniero/straˈnjɛro/
The stress falls on -nie-, and that e is open.
sveglia/ˈzveʎʎa/
The s before v is voiced, as in sbaglio; -gli- is a single, long sound.

Opens with a subscription

How do you ask if someone used garlic in the sauce in Italian?: You'd say: nel sugo hai messo aglio fresco o quello in polvere? (did you put fresh garlic or the powdered kind in the sauce?)
How do you pronounce zio?: The z is voiced, like dz, and the stress falls on the i.
What does cognome mean?: It's the family name, the one passed from parents to children.

10 wordsabout 6 min