Il microonde non è affatto rumoroso, ma non lo uso spesso.

The microwave isn’t noisy at all, but I don’t use it often.

Breakdown of Il microonde non è affatto rumoroso, ma non lo uso spesso.

• io: I
• essere: to be
• ma: but
• non: not

Questions & Answers about Il microonde non è affatto rumoroso, ma non lo uso spesso.

Why is it il microonde and not la microonde? What gender is microonde?

When it means the appliance, microonde is masculine singular (short for forno a microonde, and forno is masculine). So you use il microonde. Its plural (for appliances) is invariable: i microonde.

Is microonde the same as forno a microonde? Are both correct?

Yes. Il microonde is a common shortened form of il forno a microonde. Both are correct; the longer form is a bit more formal/explicit.

Can I drop the article and say Microonde non è affatto rumoroso?

No. In Italian, singular countable nouns normally need an article. Say Il microonde. Dropping the article is only okay in headlines, labels, or certain set phrases.

How do you pronounce microonde, uso, and rumoroso?

• microonde: mi-kro-ON-de (stress on ON) [mikroˈonde]
• uso (I use): OO-zo ([ˈuzo], the s sounds like English z)
• rumoroso: roo-mo-ROH-zo [rumoˈroːzo]
  Roll the Italian r; vowels are pure.