66: How to say "the" in Italian: lo and gli (the ones everyone forgets)
Today we're talking about two important words that people tend to forget in Italian - lo and gli.
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\n\nToday's Italian words
\n\nChe cosa ti piace fare nel tuo tempo libero? = What do you like doing in your free time?
\n\nChe cosa = what
\n\nti piace = you like
\n\nfare = to do
\n\nnel tuo tempo libero = in your free time?
\n\nCucinare = Cooking
\n\nSpesso faccio gli spaghetti alla carbonara = Often I make "Spaghetti alla carbonara", which is sometimes just called "Carbonara".
\n\nSpesso = often
\n\nfaccio = I make
\n\ngli spaghetti = the spaghetti
\n\nalla carbonara = carbonara style
\n\nE 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.
\n\nE = and
\n\nrecentemente = recently
\n\nho = I have
\n\nimparato = learnt
\n\ncome = how
\n\nfare = to make
\n\ngli gnocchi = the gnocchi
\n\na mano = by hand
\n\nE mi piace viaggiare, prendere lo zaino e partire = And I like travelling, taking my backpack and setting off.
\n\nE = and
\n\nMi piace = I like
\n\nViaggiare = travelling
\n\nPrendere = taking
\n\nlo zaino = the backpack
\n\ne = and
\n\npartire = leaving
\n\nE tu? = And you? (What about you?)
\n\nMi piace fare sport, soprattutto lo yoga =\xa0I like doing sport, especially yoga
\n\nMi piace = I like
\n\nfare = doing
\n\nsport = sport
\n\nsoprattutto = especially
\n\nlo yoga =\xa0 the yoga
\n\nE imparare le lingue = And learning languages
\n\nIn questo momento sto imparando lo spagnolo = At the moment, I'm learning Spanish.
\n\nE = and
\n\nImparare = learning
\n\nle lingue = the languages
\n\nin = in
\n\nquesto = this
\n\nmomento = moment
\n\nsto imparando = I'm learning
\n\nlo spagnolo = the Spanish
\n\nGli spaghetti = (the) spaghetti
\n\nGli gnocchi = (the) gnocchi
\n\nLo yoga = (the) yoga
\n\nLo spagnolo = (the) Spanish
\n\nLo stato = the state
\n\nLo spazio = the space
\n\nLo studente = the student
\n\ngli studenti = the students
\n\nLo stomaco = the stomach
\n\nLo sport = the sport
\n\nGli stati = the states
\n\nGli spazi = the spaces
\n\nGli studenti = the students
\n\nLo zaino = the backpack
\n\nLo zucchero = the sugar
\n\nLo zio = the uncle
\n\nLo zoo = the zoo
\n\nLo zenzero = the ginger
\n\nGli zaini = the backpacks
\n\nGli zii = the uncles
\n\nGli zuccheri = the sugars
\n\nLo gnomo = the gnome
\n\nGli gnocchi = gnocchi
\n\nLo yoga = the yoga
\n\nLo yogurt = the yogurt
\n\nGli yogurt = the yogurts
\n\nGli ingredienti = the ingredients
\n\nLo studente = the student
\n\nGli studenti = the students
\n\nLo zucchero = the sugar