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- "Loro sono ragazze."
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Does anyone have a trick to remembering ragazza/ragazzo/ragazze/ragazzi? I've been having a really tough time keeping them straight.
Remember you vouls and just think "ladies first" 'a' and 'e' are feminine and 'i' and 'o' are masculine
many or the nouns follow this pattern: male singular end in o, male plural in i, feminine singular end in a and the plural ends in e.
I say to my self --a becomes--- e ( for feminine) and-- o becomes --- i . And since it's a patriarchal society ... if you don't know assume it's masculine. And put that like , mankind ! -Man- When referring to groups of children it's Ragazz-i because there's BOTH boys and girls it has to be masculine (everyone!)
I believe the "I" in ragazzi is pronounced like a long "E" and the "E" in ragazze is pronounced like "eh"
I am - sono You are (sing) - sei He/she/it is- è We are - siamo You are (pl) - siete They are -sono
in practical usage, what is the difference between ragazzo and bambino ? is bambino more informal ?? thanks :)
Ragazzo means children and so does bambino,but bambino can also mean baby.So ragazzo is a little more formal because if you were talking to a kid,they might get offended if you use bambino
How can they state ragazze as kids not the boys... practically its ok but i lost a heart...
Because "ragazze" is specifically "girls", the plural of "ragazza".
"Boys" or more generally "kids/children" is "ragazzi", the plural of "ragazzo".
I am io sono
you are (s) tu sei
he/she is lui/lei è
we are noi siamo
you are (pl) voi siete
they are loro sono
Loro = they sono = are ragazze = girls
We are girls = Noi siamo ragazze
You are girls = Voi siete ragazze
I was under the impression that ragazze was children and that ragazza was girl?
Ragazza is girl, ragazze is girls. Ragazzo is boy, ragazzi boys or children. The Romance languages default to masculine.
The first time I got it wrong, the translation shows 'They are kids'. The next time I type this translation, it shows 'They are girls'. Confused!!! Please help
Only the masculine form can be either "boy/child/kid" (ragazzo) or "boys/children/kids" (ragazzi). The feminine form can only be "girl" (ragazza) or "girls" (ragazzi).
Why is sono used for both Io and loro? First person singular and third person plural pronouns use same conjugated form of verb?
It just is. No language is perfectly regular. But it's easy to know when you mean "io" and when you mean "loro" because everything after the "sono" would have to be either singular or plural.
I thought 'sono' is a 'am' right? So it suppose to pronounce using 'siamo' which is mean 'are'. Help me. stuck in here!
I am io sono
you are (s) tu sei
he/she is lui/lei è
we are noi siamo
you are (pl) voi siete
they are loro sono
Am I the only who doesn't hear the difference between ragazze and ragazzi????
"ragazze" is more like "rah-gaht-seh"
"ragazzi" is more like "rah-gaht-see"
No matter how many times I listen to this, I hear "ragazzi" and not "ragazze." I know it's a subtle difference but, even when I know the answer is "ragazze," I still hear "ragazzi."
io sono (I am)
tu sei (you are)
lui/lei è (he/she is)
noi siamo (we are)
voi siete (y'all are)
loro sono (they are)
Do you have to use "Loro" or can you simply say "sono ragazze"? I know sono can also mean I am, which is singular. So is there really a point in saying loro
Yes, "sono" can mean "I am" or "they are", but because it is the verb "to be", everything that comes after the verb will tell you right away which one it is.
Sono una ragazza = I am a girl.
Sono ragazze = They are girls.
If it's singular, it has to be "I am".
If it's plural, it has to be "They are".
So "sono" is the same verb for the first person (Io) and third person plural (loro)?
Yes.
But because it's the "to be" verb, which means the subject and the predicate must always agree with each other, there should never be any confusion.
"To be" is irregular in all Indo-European languages. English has even fewer forms.
You can always tell the difference in Italian because the predicate must agree with the subject when there's a linking verb. Sono una ragazza = I am a girl. Sono ragazze = They are girls. If it's singular, you know it has to be "io" and if it's plural you know it has to be "loro".
Any tips on how to remember ragazzi and ragazzo=boy and ragazze and ragazza=girl?
Italian is pretty regular. Most of the time, the following noun endings work like this:
-o masculine singular
-i masculine plural
-a feminine singular
-e feminine plural
(Loro) sono ragazze = (Ellas) son niñas
(Lei) è una ragazza = (Ella) es una niña
The official answer at the top of the page here says "They are girls", but if you ever encounter anything wrong in the lesson, you can always hit that little flag icon and select one of the appropriate report categories.
I have difficulty hearing the difference between the sound of ragazzi and ragazze.
ragazze is closer to rah-gah-tseh
ragazzi is closer to rah-gah-tsee
