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How do you say "drizzle" in Italian?
la pioggerellina
In Italian, "drizzle" is la pioggerellina.
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Pronunciation
Aim for pio-gge-re-lli-na when you say pioggerellina, stressing lli over the rest. Don't rush the double gg in the middle — Italians linger on it slightly.
Grammar notes
la pioggerellina is feminine. Its plural is pioggerelline.
Example sentence
Una leggera pioggerellina cadde tutta la mattina.
A light drizzle fell all morning.
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How to remember la pioggerellina
Tie pioggerellina to the moment described in "A light drizzle fell all morning." rather than trying to memorize it in isolation.
Related words
- breeze la brezza
- gale la tempesta
- monsoon il monsone
- blizzard la bufera
- downpour il diluvio
- humidity l' umidità
- temperature la temperatura
- climate il clima
- season la stagione
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Questions about la pioggerellina
How do you pronounce la pioggerellina?
Aim for pio-gge-re-lli-na when you say pioggerellina, stressing lli over the rest. Don't rush the double gg in the middle — Italians linger on it slightly.
Is la pioggerellina masculine or feminine?
la pioggerellina is feminine. la pioggerellina is feminine. Its plural is pioggerelline.
How is la pioggerellina used in Italian?
la pioggerellina is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Una leggera pioggerellina cadde tutta la mattina. (A light drizzle fell all morning.).
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