"I use the spoon."

Translation: Io uso il cucchiaio.

[marc.libra]

cucchiaio must be one of the most difficult words to spell correctly if you are not Italian, ive been on Duolingo for some while now but I allways have difficulty with cucchiaio

[StanKing1]

But it is spelled the way it sounds.

[Nicole_Di_Kansas]

But it's so fun to say! Cucchiaio è la mia parola italiana preferita a parlare.

[gringorjones]

I keep mixing it up with ciotola and coltello. Not to mention cucina, cuoco, and colazione! Too many similar words.

[JFJanssen]

Make sentences with them, and write them down on paper. That way, you force your brain to pay attention to the different spelling of the words, AND you force your brain to attach the appropriate meaning of the words to those words. Try it, you will be amazed at how well and how fast this effort pays of!

[JennaHO]

Same here. =) Finally getting used to it now.

[TeranceObr]

Io uso il cucchiaio

[DelyanaV]

Yes,it is the worst

[alex283440]

True

[lou458078]

yes - that and 'ghiaccio' - ice

[lblacorte]

Why is uso il cucchiaio not ok to say?

[chatee]

It should be. Report it.

[geniuz24]

I answered "uso il cucchiaio in translating question and it was correct but now it's saying incorrect. I'm starting to believe duolingo is playing games on us haha but I'm willing to play

[Hireneh]

"Io uso il cucchiaio" o "uso il cucchiaio" è uguale...non vedo perchè mi da l'errore solo per il soggetto sottointeso -.-

[wickedbird]

In English?

[eott55]

I do not see why it gives me an error only for the understood subject -.-

[TiagoMoita_PT]

Why is "Io utilizzo il cucchiaio" wrong?

[petroellie]

Report it

[enricajp]

Io utilizzo, io uso...are correct forms!!

[drtmstr]

I think if you choose both of the correct answers Io utilizzo il cucchiaio would be right.

[jose897547]

Yes, the word "utilizzo" is used when you are speaking to a person at the moment of the action. But keep in mind, you are dealing with a program and you should always consult an italian dictionary.

[claytondal2]

Give a brother a break on a typo

[carlotagli1]

" uso il cucchiaio" o "io uso il cucchiaio" mi dice sempre errore!!! non mi fa andare avanti

[Martinka2015]

It looks like they ask for both answers..

[susicunningham]

What is the difference between cucchiano and mestolo?

[magicae]

As far as I understand, un cucchiano is a regular spoon while un mestolo is a soup ladle.

[laureenitaly]

i answer the right one: i use the spoon=Io uso il cucchiaio: i don't know why he gave me this like wrong! :-(

[laureenitaly]

i answer the right one: i use the spoon=Io uso il cucchiaio: i don't know why he gave me this like wrong! :-(

[AlexaGonza413141]

I got this question incorrect because of autocorrect. I wrote "Io uso il cucchiaio" but it ended up saying "Io is il cucchiaio". It's not the first time that that's happened.

[Reka172270]

Io uso il cucchiaio and Uso cucchiaio are the same. Why does duoling make Io uso il cucchiaio wrong??? So annoying.

[moni_9185]

Is this a special italian threat

[moni_9185]

Hey man, take care, i will use my spoon if....

[Jonathan501471]

I thought prendo would be correct

[Sabrina98125]

You don't need to use 'io' at the beginning of a sentence. The verb tells exactly which person is referred to. It's not OK for Duolingo to not credit the answer without 'io' before 'uso'.