"Prendo degli asciugamani."

Translation: I take some towels.

[Mihon]

"Asciugamani" sounds just like "a sugar money" :)

[RoosNina]

Why isn't "I take some of the towels" correct?

[pablogday]

Isn't "I grab the towels" a correct answer? Duolingo says the correct solutions are "I get bath towels" or "I take some towels". What do you think?

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

"Grab" tells me something about the way you take the towels. It is a more abrupt, quick motion. I wonder if there is an Italian verb for that.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-italian/grab

[juliennelachance]

could be... "I take" is probably more common
http://www.wordreference.com/iten/prendere

[Ekedin]

Grab, take, get. Basically acquiring it in your hands.

[Rose912846]

Why is "degli" being used here? Isn't degli = from the?

[roman2095]

de + gli = degli = of the / some

[royastar]

whenever i use "take" for "prendo," it says you can also use get. so i used get, and got it wrong!

[jgbachand]

When I look up "get" in my trusty app dictionary, it gives thirty words that can be used. Perhaps "get" is more often translated by one of those. BUT "prendere" is one of those words that can be used for a multitude of things. Just because DUO does not accept an answer, does not mean it is necessarily wrong. It took a long time to figure that out. Consider DUO like an obstinate friend - but a friend, nonetheless.

[RiccoLeone]

What does degli mean?

[infinityhappycat]

"Degli" means "some"

[hayley_t]

How would you say "I take "some of" the towels"? Does anyone know?

[MusikLover]

why is the word for towel so much longer in italian than in english?

[s84606]

It is a compound word: asciuga (dry) + mano (hand). Plural: asciugamani.

[shibopshibop]

That's just what I was wondering! Have a lingot!

[mprdo]

Asciugamano/i... Such a sensible word. Why not also asciuga piede when working south of beltline?? 5 Jul15

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

Hand towels exist in English, but, rather than foot towels, we say bath towels for the bigger ones and bath sheets for the biggest ones. I wonder if Italian as other kinds of towels too?
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-italian/towels
http://dictionary.reverso.net/italian-english/telo

[MatthiasPr7]

The word is stuck like that for everything

[sarah.marie25]

That's easy because the verb asciugarsi means to dry yourself with a towel :D

[Carissa789117]

Never leave home without one.

[Mantolio]

hm...does the translantio "I bring the towels" possible also?

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

That is quite the opposite.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-italian/bring

[JPJ280]

I'm guessing this takes place in a hotel...

[RobTownsen]

What is the pronunciation rule for the 'c' in asciugamani?

Is it the 'i' changes the 'c' into the english 'ch' sound, then the 'ch' sound changed to the 'sh' sound by the 's'?

Are there other examples of this in Italian?

[haiyyu]

sci = shi

sce = she

If there is another vowel after it, then you don't pronounce the "i", i.e.:

asciugamano = ashugamano

[eliaslima0]

i Will take some towels

[roman2095]

No that is future tense (prenderò) and this is present tense (prendo)

[Bota899241]

Ujjnn

[Ladyapplewhite]

hm..I know Italians use present tense for the future meaning so I guess it must be: I'll take some towels. The sentence :I take some towels. by itself sounds incomplete.

[Muyil]

Is the voice correct? I heard 'Prendo degli asciu'

[alexros83]

I had recently translated "asciugamani" as "hand towels" and it had been accepted. In this particular occasion it was not. 5/7/18

[madopiano]

I had the same experience with this one!

[wenhama]

What's wrong with hand towels?

[Anita388049]

Degli. Is it "some" or can it be "some of the"
How else do you say "some of the"?

[Scrummer03]

Shouldn't "I take some of the towels" be accepted?

[MargretSut]

Degli was not at all clear