Plural Forms (Part IV)

Ciao


Today we are going to study plural forms and how they work in Italian.


Let's practice some grammar rules

Words that ends in -go; -ga makes always their plural ending in -ghi; ghe:

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
largo	wide	larghi	wide ones
larga	long	larghe	long ones

Words ending in -io makes their plural according to this rule:

If their letter -i is tonic they make their plural ending in -ii:

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
zio	uncle	zii	uncles

If the last -i is atonic they make their plural ending in -i:

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
pomeriggio	afternoon	pomeriggi	afternoons

tiendas virtuales

La signora, il signor

Ciao!


Today we are going to work on a short conversation in Italian and you'll see how many things we have learnt in the moment. 


If you have read my previous entries you have learnt how to say Hi, and How are you.


Today I am going to introduce you to some extra vocabulary.  First, the word Piacere which means "be fond of" but as an answer it means that you feel pleased to meet someone.


The word for Mr. in Italian is Signor
The word for Mrs. in Italian is Signora.


We go on, enjoy your Italian:


Carla: Buona sera, signor Saade. Come sta?
Eric: Bene, grazie, E Lei?
Carla: Oggi sto proprio male
Eric: Oh mi dispiace.  Ah, le presento il signor Saucedo.  Signor Saucedo, la signora Bruni
Danny: Piacere
Carla: Molto lieto

Plural Forms (Part III)

Buongiorno


Come stai?


Today we are going to continue studying some rules that will help you to understand how plural forms are made in Italian: 

Italian words with accent on the penultimate syllable ending with -co; -go (i.e. male ones) usually keep their sound on their plural form changing their spelling.

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
stanco	tired	stanchi	tired (pl)
antico	old	antichi	old ones

There are some exceptions:

Singular		Plural
Italiano	English	Italian	English
amico	amigo	amici	amigos
greco	griego	greci	griegos

However:

Singular		Plural
Italiano	English	Italiano	English
amica	female friend	amiche	female friends
greca	Greek girl	greche	Greek girls

Words that have their accent on the ante-penultimate syllable ending in -co; -go change their pronunciation but keep the spelling.

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
sindaco	mayor	sindaci	mayors
magnifico	magnificent	magnifici	magnificent ones

Exceptions:

Singular		Plural
Italian	English	Italian	English
carico	charge	carichi	charges