"We wait in the yard."

Translation: Aspettiamo nel cortile.

[fiorenza.m2]

In italiano "aspettiamo in cortile "equivale a dire "aspettiamo nel cortile" ...

[brambrulant]

i miei frullati porta tutti i ragazzi al cortile

[GuerraAmanda]

HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[DJGVtc]

I would learn Italian so much faster if Duolingo used sentences like this!

[lucapiercey]

'Yard' to me is the american equivalent of 'garden', so I would assume 'giardino' would work here but it does not? A courtyard is a different meaning from a yard.

[JakeDD]

In my part of America we say yard for a small area anywhere around a house, not exactly a garden because there is only grass, and not exactly a courtyard because that is seen more as a grand front entrance to an estate that may include a lawn.

[SueWaller]

Why is "in cortile" not acceptable

[BrunoBottazzini]

Perché non potrebbe essere "speriamo" invece di "aspettiamo"

[GuerraAmanda]

What's the difference between "yard", "garden", "curtyard" and such? I'm not a native and I'm confused :ccc

[dgramit]

In American English, a yard is the open space in front of or behind a house; a garden is a space (often in a yard) for growing flowers or vegetables. But in British English, "garden" is used pretty much as Americans use "yard." But "courtyard" wouldn't be used for such a space on either continent, I don't think--it implies something larger (as in the central open space in an apartment block) or more formal (as in the area delimited by the wings of a palace).

[GuerraAmanda]

Thanksssss

[JacobusUys]

When do you use sul, sulle and sulla and when do you use nel and nello? What is the difference??

[Budd01]

you may find this site helpful: http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare153a.htm

[SantinoDoe]

Thanks! :-)

[a2gemini]

Thanks - I sent you a lingot - not thank most of us need extras. The chart looks helpful.

[SueWaller]

I still don't know why "in cortile" is not accepted. What is the difference between "in" and "nel"

[misscampioto]

Why not "nello cortile"?

[Makenzie27]

Could someone tell me why 'noi aspettiamo nell'cortile' is not accepted?
in the = nel il = nell'
Or am I wrong?

[sharkbbb]

• nell' = in + l' (which is used only before a vowel)
• nel = in + il (which is used before most consonants for masculine words)

[atLennie_Godber]

I used the verb attendere which was marked wrong, perche?