"Le chiavi sono sul tavolo."

[ginpie]

I'm pretty sure "chiavi" should have a "K" sound at the beginning and not an "S" sound.

[awki]

Yeah, threw me off too - I thought it was keys at first but when I listened again it sounded like it had an 'S'.

[josoria0]

Well I do hear clearly "Kiavi". However I hear "tavoRo". Does anyone else hear tavoRo and not tavolo? I suppose certain chains of sounds are deceiving for non-trained ears...

[lollington]

Why is it Le chiavi and not I chiavi?

[sl2]

because it's a feminine noun which happens to end in "e" in the singular

[N1ckn1ck]

Love this app except for the italian speaker. Impossible to translate correctly sometimes. She is putting an s in front of chiavi.

[starleigh]

Totally agree. One of the biggest improvements they could make is in the clarity of the spoken recordings.

[kevinmac200]

's'chiavi is another case where the combination of single syllables are forced into complete sentences - one of the big drawbacks of Duolingo in Italian which otherwise is an amazing tool. I sincerely hope that, for complete sentences in Italian and other melodious languages, they consider another approach to the production of the audio.

[BBBlues]

I thought the feminine plural must end with e ? Why is it chiavi and not chiave ?

[pierugofoz]

All singular nouns (masc./fem.) that end with "e", form the plural ending with "i"
la chiave (key) > le chiavi (keys) - - il mare (sea) > i mari (seas)
http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare123a.htm

[BBBlues]

I know I'm a year late, but thank you !

[Mwanza1936]

the quick speaker says "chiavi" but the slow speaker says "schiavi"

[ericlearnital]

For real what is a skiavi? I could pass it if i could umderstand it!