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How to say 'It's the...' -
a few basics
È il teatro romano
La casa di Giulietta
- To say 'It is...' you simply say È... - you use the same word to ask 'is it...?'
- To say 'the' there are different words, because all things in Italian, as well as people, are either masculine or feminine.
- You use il with nearly all masculine words. Most masculine words end in -o. You use la with feminine words. Most words ending in -a are feminine. Both shorten to l' before a vowel.
- Words ending in other letters can be masculine or feminine, but dictionaries will help you out by showing f (for feminine) or m (for masculine) after the word.
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| centro |
centre |
| museo |
museum |
| ospedale |
hospital |
| ufficio |
office |
| ponte |
bridge |
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| piazza |
square |
| stazione |
station |
| chiesa |
church |
| autostrada |
motorway |
| casa |
house |
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- Don't worry too much if you get il and la wrong, as most of the time it doesn't affect meaning.
Click for more about
saying 'the'
Is it il or is it la? Click on 'Start the activity' and use these words correctly to point out the sights. You'll need to drag the right one into the gap.
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