"The turtle drinks water."

Translation: La tartaruga beve l'acqua.

[TigrouDuRouergue]

Shouldn't it be "la tartaruga beve acqua" instead?

[ariannapeppa]

it's the same actually

[KatieFranc]

What is the difference between l' & la?

[JennaHO]

L' is used in front of nouns that start with a vowel, such as L'acqua and L'uomo. La is for feminine nouns that start with consonants. Lo is used for nouns that start with z or s, such as Lo zucchero.