Learn Italian: Ho molta fame. - I am very hungry.

In Italian, you don't say "I am hungry." Instead, you use the verb avere (to have) and say "I have hunger." This is a very common pattern in Italian for physical feelings like being cold, hot, sleepy, or thirsty!

How do I pronounce ho? Is the "h" silent?

Yes, the letter "h" is completely silent in Italian. You pronounce ho exactly like the letter "o". The written "h" is just there to help you tell it apart from the word o (which means "or").

Why is the word for "very" written as molta instead of molto?

In English, "very" describes the adjective "hungry". But in Italian, you are literally saying "I have a lot of hunger". Here, molto describes the noun fame (hunger). Because fame is a feminine noun, molto changes its ending to match, becoming molta.

How do I say just "I am hungry" without the "very"?

You just drop molta and say Ho fame (literally, "I have hunger").