180: Water in Italian: Words and Phrases for Italy
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🗓️ 8 April 2025
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Summary
Learn the word for water in Italian and how to order it with key phrases and cultural tips.
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Today's Italian words:
Acqua naturale = Still water
Acqua frizzante = Sparkling water
Vorrei una bottiglia d’acqua frizzante = I’d like a bottle of sparkling water
Vorrei una bottiglia d’acqua naturale = I’d like a bottle of still water
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| 0:00.0 | You might already know how to say water in Italian. |
| 0:04.7 | It's aqua. |
| 0:07.3 | Aqua. |
| 0:08.4 | But did you know that there are some quirky rules when it comes to ordering water in Italy? |
| 0:14.2 | For example, why do you get served water with coffee? |
| 0:18.2 | In today's episode, you'll find out how it works so you can order with more |
| 0:23.0 | confidence the next time you're in Italy. |
| 0:36.2 | Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian. Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages. |
| 0:42.1 | In today's episode we are talking about a very useful word, aqua or water. Yes, sorry, wine can be |
| 0:52.5 | the only thing you drink in Italy. |
| 0:55.2 | You'll want to know how to ask for water the right way so that when you're ordering, you can do it just like the locals. |
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| 1:18.2 | We said that the word for water is aqua. |
| 1:23.7 | Aqua. |
| 1:25.1 | When you arrive at a restaurant in Italy |
| 1:27.4 | before the waiter takes your order, they might ask you. |
| 1:32.0 | Porto de'all aqua. Can I bring some water? Literally. |
| 1:37.5 | Porto. I bring... |
| 1:39.4 | Some. Acqua. Water. |
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