bottiglia
bottle
In Italian, the word 'bottiglia' is used to refer to a bottle. This can be a bottle of any kind, such as a water bottle, a wine bottle, or a soda bottle. The word is feminine, so it takes the article 'la' or 'una' before it. For example, 'una bottiglia d'acqua' means 'a bottle of water'.
Example sentences using: bottiglia
Ho comprato una bottiglia d'acqua.
I bought a bottle of water.
This is a simple sentence stating a purchase. The subject 'ho' means 'I', the verb 'comprato' translates to 'bought', 'una' is 'a', 'bottiglia' means 'bottle' and the phrase 'd'acqua' translates as 'of water'. Therefore, the direct translation is 'I bought a bottle of water'.
La bottiglia è sul tavolo.
The bottle is on the table.
This is a basic sentence stating the location of an object. 'La' translates as 'the', 'bottiglia' is 'bottle', 'è' means 'is', 'sul' stands for 'on the', and 'tavolo' is 'table'. Therefore, the English translation of 'La bottiglia è sul tavolo' is 'The bottle is on the table'.
Posso avere una bottiglia di vino rosso, per favore?
Can I have a bottle of red wine, please?
This is a polite request for an item, in this case a bottle of red wine. 'Posso' translates as 'can I', 'avere' is 'have', 'una' means 'a', 'bottiglia' stands for 'bottle', 'di' is 'of', 'vino rosso' represents 'red wine', and 'per favore' is the phrase for 'please'. The English translation of this sentence is 'Can I have a bottle of red wine, please?'