"I biscotti al cioccolato sono economici."

Translation: The chocolate cookies are cheap.

[EvaShukevi]

Chocolate cheap cookies

[Elmire45]

I think "economicall" is also a correct translation, though cheap may be more colloquial

[peggy582366]

Cheap and economical and affordable all have diffetent meanings, but what exactly does this mean in Italian ( or should i ask the DL meaning)

[wood_eater]

I was wondering also. "Economico" sounds to me more like something affordable than a cheap one.

[gpriddy]

I agree.

[Elon_the_Hittite]

Something that is economical may not necessarily be cheap to purchase but would prove to be so in the running or usage of it, eg an electric car (so I believe, not actually having one).

[Michelle68700]

I didn't try it, but I wonder if inexpensive would be accepted. A lot of people use cheap and inexpensive interchangeably even though they're not really synonymous. Cheap means poor quality and inexpensive means low price. Granted, something inexpensive could be cheap quality, but not necessarily.

[HeatherTay732598]

I used inexpensive and it was marked correct

[chickenbel]

In US English, "cheap" often implies inferior quality. Is that true of the word "economico" in Italian, or does the word convey more about a good price or value for the money?

[MaryReeve3]

I was wondering the same thing. In U.S. English the word "cheap" is almost always used in a negative way, whereas "economical" is more neutral.

[Emily296707]

This is EXACTLY my grandmother every time we go to the store.

[BenoitDuff]

affordable was refused, is it that different from the meaning of economici?

[giovanna60615]

"Affordable" is in the eye of the beholder. What is affordable to Bill Gates isn't necessarily "economical"!

[Dadpaci]

I agree that "affordable" is in the eye of the beholder but I would argue that "cheap" is as well. In my opinion affordable should be accepted.

[rotbtd234]

...so like this is about oreos right

[GScottOliver]

Sí! Mi piaciono di più i biscotti al burro.

[Duke_of_Earle]

In English, "cheap" might be construed as being of poor quality, while 'inexpensive" implies a reasonable price and reasonable quality. "Inespensive" was accepted by DL.

[XlUi8bZ7]

Can someone explain the use of "al" in this entence. Couldn't you say "biscotti cioccolato"?

[GScottOliver]

2019-11-08 No. In Italian, the flavor of something is indicated by the preposition a. Additionally, we need the article with the noun: il cioccolato. Finally, the a and the il are contracted to al, so we have al cioccolato to tell us what flavor are the cookies.

[alexandra_zio]

Is there a difference in terms of pronunciation between "economico" and "economici"?

[toOliya]

Yes, economico is pronounced with a /k/ and economici with a /tʃ/

[Jondude]

I have a question, now the audio says "economici" and "economico" with like... an english e, i hear iconomico... is that right or should i be saying it like the "e" in "sera"?

[BronzetheSling]

It always starts with 'eh' as is 'ecco'.

[Stian88]

In response to this statement: YAAAYY!!!

[peggy582366]

I want to know if economical would work for this

[DouglasWin6]

I tried translating the sentence as "The chocolate cookies are economical," and the translation was accepted.

[Noxturnum]

Why not "The cookies of chocolate are cheap"?

[Ann683026]

Biscuits and cookies are one and the same

[MsLesleyGi]

I misspelt chocolate and it was marked wrong?
Economical should also be correct.