"Gli uomini bevono acqua."
Translation:The men drink water.
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I want to be sure my ears aren't deceiving me. Is "gli" pronounced "Lee". I don't hear the sound of the g, but I'm not 100% on this.
"Gli" is pronounce as "lli"(spanish) or "lhi"(portuguese); as the other guy said, this sound doesn't exist in english.
"Gli" isn't pronounced "lli" in spanish, it's pronounced "gli". It's not even a word.
Gli is not a sound we pronounce in the English language Like in Spanish how they roll their R's Gnocchi is not pronounced knock-i If you can learn how to pronounce it correctly pronouncing gli becomes easier Try moving your tongue to the top of your gums like you would with the T but further back Look it up and practice you'll get it
It's unclear to me when the indefinite articles are used before nouns. Sometimes it's obvious as when we're translating "the book." But other times it seems the article is included rather randomly although I'm sure there's a rule for this.
It's unclear to me when the indefinite articles are used before nouns. Sometimes it's obvious as when we're translating "the book." But other times it seems the article is included rather randomly although I'm sure there's a rule for this.
That's incorrect, the pronunciation doesn't exist in English. You gotta say "gli" as "lli" in Spanish or "lh" in Portuguese.
In Argentina yes but it can very in other countries. The "ll" can sound like a "sh" "J" "y" etc depending where it's being said.
Its a softer sound closer to yee than lee. Kinda like the difference between n and ñ in spanish
In this case GLI as pronounce as LLI. You can hear it here: http://bg.forvo.com/languages-pronunciations/it/alphabetically/G/page-94/
That's for (1) man. You're right that l' is used in front of vowels, but not for plural nouns.
It is correct both ways. If it is directly translated however, "l'acqua" means "the water" and "acqua" means water.
I still don't get it. How do you know when to use "acqua" or "l'acqua" instead? I thought all nouns in Italian had to have an article before the noun (i.e. "the", "a/an"). I also got a similar question - "the girls drink water" - but the answer was "le ragazze bevono l'acqua" rather than "le ragazze bevono acqua"
please help if you can, I am still confused. Is this maybe some mistake by Doulingo? Grazie!
Me too - it tells me I'm wrong if I leave it out, then later leaves it out themselves. DL needs to be more consistent.
Is it a matter of emphasis or some connotation that would have me choose the variant with article over the one without (or vice versa)? Or are both fully equivalent?
vivisaurus is right :D ee... l'acqua mean the water so chosen or marked object ; but acqua mean just water ( it's general object) ı hope you (all) ! understand :D you all = voi ; you = tu when talking about one person
I was wondering the same, my italian partner tells me the article is always used.
Agreed. I don't understand why it's OK to drop the article on some words but mostly it is required when it wouldn't be needed in English. Like "pesce" sometimes doesn't get an article. Seems to be only for eating and drinking things.
I strongly believe it is related more how duolingo wants to train you than how much it is used in Italian. Usually, in Italian you don't use that sentence unless you want to have a particular effect. But even then I cannot recognize a scenario where it might be used. So, the article is very often used.
"L'acqua" is saying "THE water", and "acqua" is just "water." Gli uomini bevono acqua - "The men drink water" Gli uomini bevono l'acqua - "The men drink THE water" Hope this helps! :)
I heard the sentence before reading and I froze! If I was in Italy, I would ask them to slow down and repeat five times, before I could understand. Lol...
Why is "bevono acqua" and not "bevono l´acqua"? Is the use of the definite article not mandatory?
I was wondering the same. Its my understanding that the article is mandatory regardless os situation?
Something is killing me........ how do you say "the men are drinking" or is it the same as "gli uomini bevono.......???????
Gli is the pluralized "the" whereas l', il, and la are singular. Which one you use depends on the subject
Gli uomini is plural, while a man is singular, that's why it didn't accept your answer.
The men drink water or the men drink the water should be the same ad gli uomini bevono acqua
The word "bevono" seems to merge with "acqua" into one word. Is this how I'm supposed to pronounce it?
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''GLI'' is the article for plural masculine nouns which start with s + consonant, z, y, x, gn, ps and a vowel. Examples: l'uomo - gli uomini / lo studente - gli studenti / lo zio - gli zii / l'ombrello - gli ombrelli
I may be off track here, but it looks like "Gli" is a plural "The", but I thought "Le was the Plural "The" When do we use one instead of the other?
I suspect "le" is the feminine plural article (le ragazze = the girls). "Gli" is the masculine plural.
Does the Gl make the γ sound as in Greek? (I can't relate this sound to Portuguese, spanish or any other romance language.)
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Why we say "gli uomini" but "i ragazzi". What is the difference between gli and i?
Why "uomini" uses the article "Gli" ? I learned and it is written in doulingo tips that "I" is used before plural masculine nouns and "uomini" begins with a vowel, u, so why Gli uomini, not I uomini?
okay so like when do you use gli, le, lui, etc because all of thats confusing me i learn quickly i just need someone to explain please
Dont understand the difference why it says: Gli uomini (the men) then I ragazzi (the boys)
I am confused with pluar nouns of beve can you explain me please the first person second person anf third person?
The men drink water or the men drinks water? Which one of these is correct? I'm confused
"Bevono" is a conjugation of the verb "bere" meaning "to drink". Verbs do not follow gender and are conjugated based on the pronoun they are referring to.
"Bere" = "to drink":
io bevo
tu bevi
lui/lei beve
noi beviamo
voi bevete
loro bevono
First, why does Uomo turn to uomini? I don’t understand that at all. Second I thought uomo meant man? That’s masculine, so “Gli” can’t replace L’ (Cause that’s feminine) , and if it replaces Lo, I thought Lo was for words that start with Z&S sounding consonants? Uomo doesn’t start with that sound.
uomini is the plural form of uomo. Gli is the masculine definite article, not feminine.
I put "The mens drink water" So if its Gli uomini in plural. why it doesn't accept it? i got it wrong. please some one tell me.
My guess is because you can't say that in english, not because you have the wrong idea. You can't say "the mens." Men is already plural, you don't add an "s" to the end.
I translated it to "The men ((drinks)) water" and I got wrong. The correct answer is "The men drink water". Why? Did we use 's' at the end of the verb when the subject is 'The men' ?
I'm confused, there's a lot of 'the's. When do I use il? La? L? Le? Gli? I probably sound stupid but ;;
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Water, water, always water. Isn't there anything else to drink in Italy? I know we are learning verbs here, but I wish Duolingo would throw in some alternative drink vocabulary.
Hi guys, i'm really confused and need help ha. Is for e.g siete, bevete the (te)..is that what makes the the sentence go from we drink water to we "all" drink water? or is that voi?
Hi guys i'm really confused and need help ha, is the "te" " at the end of siete and bevete, is that what makes the sentence go from we drink water to..we "all" drink water, or would that be "voi".
When I put in my answer I said the man drinks water my answer should have been accepted
gli is pronounced yee i am 11 and im trying to learn Italian because i am par italian
Why is it drink and not drinks? I know in engslish we always say drinks ive never heard somone say "the men drink water" it sounds weird to me . Now " the men drinks water" sounds better.
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I drink, he/she drinks, you drink, they drink. It's the same with most verbs, adding an s only with he /she do the action.
