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Questo è uno sbaglio piccolo.

Questo è uno sbaglio piccolo.
This is a small mistake.
From Lesson 13:Special indefinite articles (uno, un')·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questo è uno sbaglio piccolo.

Why do we say uno sbaglio instead of just un sbaglio?
In Italian, the masculine word for 'a' changes depending on how the next word sounds. Because sbaglio starts with an 's' followed by another consonant ('b'), we must use uno. Saying 'un sbaglio' is awkward to pronounce, so the extra 'o' makes it flow better!
Why is it sbaglio piccolo? Shouldn't 'small' come first?
In English, we put the adjective before the noun ('small mistake'). In Italian, descriptive adjectives like piccolo usually come directly after the noun they describe, giving us sbaglio piccolo (literally 'mistake small').
Why use Questo instead of Questa?
Questo means 'this'. It ends in an -o because it has to match the gender of the noun it is pointing out. Since sbaglio is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form Questo.

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