Italian Plural

Welcome to the fourth Italian lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book libro

books libri

car auto

cars auto

tree albero

trees alberi

flower fiore

flowers fiori

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look when converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Italian
I speak one language [singular form] parlo una lingua
we speak three languages [plural noun] noi parliamo tre lingue
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] visita molti paesi
they are happy now [plural pronoun] sono felici ora
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] ella ha cinque scarpe rosse
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] voglio un panino senza cipolle

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman donna

women donne

man uomo

men uomini

house casa

houses case

cup tazza

cups tazze

cow mucca

cows mucche

horse cavallo

horses cavalli

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Italian by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Italian
Help aiuto!
Call the ambulance chiami un'ambulanza!
I need a doctor mi serve un dottore
Where is the closest pharmacy? dov'è la farmacia più vicina?
Are you okay? sta bene?
I am sick mi sento male
Call the police chiami la polizia!

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