"Mio padre ha una gioielleria."

Translation: My father has a jewelry store.

[laura65]

I would always say jeweller's, not jewellery store

[omigo]

Did exactly the same thing! It is definitely one of those words that just invites you to omit shop: "My father has a jeweller's (shop)". Reported this.

[mark.edwar]

Me too, exactly the same.

[StormCherry]

Gioielli in una gioielleria

Gioielli = jewlery
+eria = jewlery store

[Chris902152]

The hints even supplied jewelery and it still waa wrong

[WhiteChristine]

me too, but marked wrong!

[stuart.hol2]

In the UK we would almost always refer to the actual shop as the jewellers, rather than the jeweller's shop. Once again it's like I'm being penslised for not being American! :(

[paulboocock]

This is difficult to translate out of context as 'gioielleria' can mean both jewellery and a jeweller's (shop)

[Zzzzz...]

The article "una" is crucial here. "La gioielleria" behaves the same way "jewellery" does. It refers to jewellery in general. "A piece of jewellery" would be "un gioiello". Hence "una gioielleria", with the indefinite article, must always refer to a jeweller's (shop).

[eiriog]

In English, dad and father pretty much mean the same thing. I know dad would technically translate to papà, but couldn't padre mean dad as well?

[sonia7313]

Padre is more formal (father), whereas papà is informal (dad)

[MLemmi]

still a better pickup line than any in the "flirting" lesson

[robnich]

It is remarkable to have a word containing four consecutive vowels, and almost as remarkable to be able to pronounce it.

[JenniferRa943073]

Me too I agree. jeweller's shop

[Montalbano]

I don't remember being introduced to the word "gioielleria" as jewelry store

[LittleMagus]

Would "il mio padre" be ok as well?

[dnovinc]

No. This will tell you why: http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare124a.htm :)

[lapiva276]

In English we always say jewelry, not jewelry store

[sofocle]

Se una "gioielleria" non è in una tasca o in una borsetta, essa è senz'altro in un negozio. Ergo, se mio padre ha una gioielleria, egli ha un negozio di gioielli. I think so.

[Micah115427]

What happened to the lion?

[Tcclimber]

Boy, I'm really having trouble with spelling. So many double consonants. Duo is kicking my butt, He won't give me any leeway whatsoever. I guess it's the best way to learn, but boy, I'm having a hard time.

[serpant97]

Can anyone explain why it's not "Il mio padre"? I understand if they are receiving an action you dont need it so like "Lui è mio

[Felicity479134]

Jewller's