66: How to say "the" in Italian: lo and gli (the ones everyone forgets)
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Today we're talking about two important words that people tend to forget in Italian - lo and gli.
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Today's Italian words
Che cosa ti piace fare nel tuo tempo libero? = What do you like doing in your free time?
Che cosa = what
ti piace = you like
fare = to do
nel tuo tempo libero = in your free time?
Cucinare = Cooking
Spesso faccio gli spaghetti alla carbonara = Often I make "Spaghetti alla carbonara", which is sometimes just called "Carbonara".
Spesso = often
faccio = I make
gli spaghetti = the spaghetti
alla carbonara = carbonara style
E recentemente ho imparato come fare gli gnocchi a mano = And recently, I learned how to make gnocchi by hand, which is a type of pasta with potato in the dough.
E = and
recentemente = recently
ho = I have
imparato = learnt
come = how
fare = to make
gli gnocchi = the gnocchi
a mano = by hand
E mi piace viaggiare, prendere lo zaino e partire = And I like travelling, taking my backpack and setting off.
E = and
Mi piace = I like
Viaggiare = travelling
Prendere = taking
lo zaino = the backpack
e = and
partire = leaving
E tu? = And you? (What about you?)
Mi piace fare sport, soprattutto lo yoga = I like doing sport, especially yoga
Mi piace = I like
fare = doing
sport = sport
soprattutto = especially
lo yoga = the yoga
E imparare le lingue = And learning languages
In questo momento sto imparando lo spagnolo = At the moment, I'm learning Spanish.
E = and
Imparare = learning
le lingue = the languages
in = in
questo = this
momento = moment
sto imparando = I'm learning
lo spagnolo = the Spanish
Gli spaghetti = (the) spaghetti
Gli gnocchi = (the) gnocchi
Lo yoga = (the) yoga
Lo spagnolo = (the) Spanish
Lo stato = the state
Lo spazio = the space
Lo studente = the student
gli studenti = the students
Lo stomaco = the stomach
Lo sport = the sport
Gli stati = the states
Gli spazi = the spaces
Gli studenti = the students
Lo zaino = the backpack
Lo zucchero = the sugar
Lo zio = the uncle
Lo zoo = the zoo
Lo zenzero = the ginger
Gli zaini = the backpacks
Gli zii = the uncles
Gli zuccheri = the sugars
Lo gnomo = the gnome
Gli gnocchi = gnocchi
Lo yoga = the yoga
Lo yogurt = the yogurt
Gli yogurt = the yogurts
Gli ingredienti = the ingredients
Lo studente = the student
Gli studenti = the students
Lo zucchero = the sugar