Questions & Answers about Ho un problema e una domanda.
Why is the word io (I) missing before ho?
In Italian, the verb form usually tells you exactly who is doing the action. Since ho can only mean I have, the pronounio is dropped unless you really need to emphasize it.
Do I pronounce the 'H' in ho?
No, the letter H is always silent in Italian. You pronounce ho exactly like the English vowelO. The H is written just to tell it apart from the word o, which means or.
Why does it say un problema? Shouldn't it be una because it ends in -a?
You noticed a tricky exception! While most Italiannouns ending in -a are feminine, problema is a masculine noun. Because it is masculine, it takes the masculine articleun instead of the feminine una.
Is domanda an exception like problema?
No, domanda is a perfectly regular feminine word. It ends in -a and takes the standard feminine articleuna, which gives you a great side-by-side comparison with the masculine un problema in this sentence.