"Io taglio il pane."

Translation: I cut the bread.

[GiannaTheCellist]

At least I didn't cut the cheese xD
Spiacente, arrivederci..

[Amy_717]

Hehe I was looking to see if anyone wrote that! Lol

[jado1234]

HAHAHA! I get it. xD

[Sikeryali]

Io taglio il pane = I cut the bread.

[london622]

Well, I confusing "taglio" and "taglia". Where is the difference?

[TiagoMoita_PT]

"Taglio" is 1st person singular, "taglia" is 3rd person singular:
Io taglio
Lui / lei / Lei taglia

[fa.tima]

Thank you.... I love italian

[hodahoda83]

Taglio is used for pronoun (I ) taglia is used for he/she

[Jam118089]

It is a different konjugation: tagliare

Io taglio
Tu tagli
Egli (lui/lei/Lei) taglia

Noi tagliamo
Voi tagliate
Loro tagliano

"Lei" is a formal while
"lei" is informal so
"Egli" is for saying he, she and you (formal)

[SpeakOnIt]

Would 'slice' work in this sentence, or is there another word for it in Italian?

[benton.1]

"To slice" is "affettare".

[marcy65brown]

"Slice" is accepted 9/5/17.

[Jay5246]

Is the "g" in "taglio" silent?

[TiagoMoita_PT]

I wouldn't say so. You certainly don't pronounce it like in, for instance, "gatto", but it's not silent either. It's hard to explain since there is no such sound in English. Put some words like "taglio" in Google Translate and listen carefully. A tip: To pronounce it, your tongue also has to touch the top of your mouth, but further to the back, without touching your teeth. Hope this helps.

[Glass-paper]

yes, you have to stick your tongue to the roof of the mouth, the air goes out from the lateral parts of the mouth. The lips are not so opened (they're like doing the "e" but the inside is completely different). Some example can be found here (go to 6:40) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHEYrEr1lsQ

[Elon_the_Hittite]

Forget about the daunting technicalities. In short, it's "tal'yeoh", a 'liquid' or 'softened' l sound. Again, 'luglio', pronounced as "lul'yeoh", = 'July'.

[TheGandalf]

Yes. In Italian, "gli" makes a "lyee" sound (with a few exceptions).

[KevinClark8]

The IPA symbol for this sound is "ʎ." It's similar to the "li" in the English "million."

[coloraday]

What are the exceptions, please?

[TheGandalf]

Well, when it's at the beginning of a word, it's pronounced "glee". (Except for the word "gli" of course.) And then there are a few words, "negligente", "anglicano", and "geroglifico" in which it is also pronounced "glee".

[at.a.raxia]

Is the G in taglio silent?

[Lylythianna]

Couldn't it also be I sliced the the bread? Or would that only be for a cake or a chicken or a turkey?

[DominaHydrae]

to slice is affettare, (cut in slice). you can AFFETTARE la torta, il pane but you have to TAGLIARE il pollo, il tacchino

[MargaretTrainor]

Why was this wrong?