"Tu mangi la mela."

Translation: You eat the apple.

[Knowmeo]

Can someone please explain the differences between "mangia", "mangi" & "mangio"?

[BenTaylor7]

Lei mangia = she eats
Tu mangi = you eat
io mangio = I eat

The way you say it changes depending on who your talking about.
If you get confused then google "italian conjugation"

[leonardo195527]

Does mangia change when its "lui" we are talking about?

[Anteortolo]

here is the conjugation
Io mangio;
Tu mangi;
Lui/lei mangia;
Noi mangiamo;
Voi Mangiate;
Loro mangano;

So yes, it changes when you use lui

[SangwornCh]

I use mangio ,you use mangi,he she use mangia ,we use mangiamo ,they use mangiano

[AvaLowe10]

thank you! very helpful

[italianPsycho]

Different conjugations. I take spanish in school, and it is very similar to italian. Everytime the subject is different like; I, You, He, She, It, We, or They, the ending changes and the stem stays. Complex... I know!

[motoko08]

so, it's like this?

mangio - first person (i eat)
mangi - second person (you eat)
mangia - third person (she eats)

[christina_08]

If a man was eating the apple, would it also be "mangia"? What would it be if the English version is "He eats"?

[steven443098]

It would be "Lui Mangia". Mangia is third person. So it works for he/she i believe.

[flukeskywalker]

It seems that it becomes 'mangi' with 'Tu'

[peterb12]

There are lots of verb conjugations in Italian. but the basic pattern for present-tense indicative with an "are" verb (like "mangiare") is:

io mangio
tu mangi
lui/lei mangia
noi mangiamo
voi mangiate
loro mangiano

[oldtango4122]

Yeah. Not really complicated...

[beeesrb]

When you write 'the apple' in Italian, it is written as 'la mela'. Must you always use the feminine version of 'the' (la) when addressing an apple, or can you use the masculine version of 'the' (il, l')? Please explain why as well.

[angelcarra9]

You must only use "la" because in italian mela(apple) is a feminine word...

[robi_696]

the apple = la mela
apple tree = il melo

[Jemappelleian]

So apple is a feminine word, and we use "la" before it. Would it be wrong or just improper to use "il"? and how can I remember which words are feminine and which are masculine, it seems like it'd be difficult to remember on the spot.

[marialucia786723]

that is what i put but it did not count for some reason

[Nouran42735]

I can read Italy but i can't talk italy

[t9Fq5]

Tu mangi la mela

[Markle0]

It isn't accepting "you eat the apple" as the correct translation

[sad_lil_plant]

I'm starting to understand the "Mangia, mangi, and Mangio," more!!

[Bojann]

why mangi is not eats? why is it eat?

[cookiescream79]

It's just how you conjugate it, nothing really to be explained. :/

[Arunsakh]

Mangiare is the verb and when conjugated for the Io form (I) it becomes Mangio, for Tu form (You) becomes Mangi, for Lui/Lei (He/She) it becomes Mangia. Now they all mean eat, I eat, You eat, He/She eats.

So the fact that its not eats in this case is because you don't say "You eats" its just "You eat" but if the sentence was "Lui Mangia la Mela" then it would be "He eats the apple".

[KayTheAwesome216]

I use Google Translate to help with the pronunciation of sentences, but when I typed in the phrase "you eat the apple" it said "si mangia la mela" with a secondary option of "mangi la mela." Is this just a preferred way of saying it or maybe something that differs by location and age?

[CAT-CHAAAAAN]

Google Translate is not correct all of the time. Sometimes it either messes up the order of words or removes a word completely. I wouldn't recommend it for learning anything new.

[davidsvenska]

Well, as a native speaker I can tell you that "si mangia la mela" is not a wrong translation if you insert it in a proper context, such as a hypothetical clause... it just means another thing, that is to say the impersonal form "one eats the apple", which in Italian is "si mangia una mela" (with the so-called "impersonal/passivating 'si'": the standard way of rendering an impersonal phrase of this kind) or it is rendered with the second person singular (you) - as in English -, but only in informal speech.
For example (I'm sorry for the stupid sentence):
1. EN: "If you eat an apple a day, you will have great benefits". ITA: "Se mangi una mela al giorno, ne trarrai grandi benefici" (informal way of rendering some impersonal phrases);
2. EN: "If one eats an apple a day, he will have great benefits". ITA: "Se si mangia una mela al giorno, se ne trarranno grandi benefici" (standard way of rendering an impersonal phrase).

[sugiurny]

I eat, You eat, he/she eats, we eat, you [plural] eat, they eat

[sanjibi]

what is the difference between voi mangiate and tu mangi?

[Twinzie]

Exactly

[Arunsakh]

Voi mangiate - you all eat (plural- as in addressing many people there)
Tu mangi - you eat (a single person)

voi mangiate la mela, e tu mangi una banana

You all eat the apple, and you eat a banana

[Twinzie]

Its really confusing trying to learn a second language

[deactivated user]

Im trying to learn 6 xD

[MichaelCapra5]

what is the difference between mangio mangi and mangia??? very confusing

[vevvux]

Mangiare - To eat
Io mangio
Tu mangi
Lui/Lei mangia
Noi mangiamo
Voi mangiate
Loro mangiano

[capitainetsubasa]

Mode ❤❤❤❤

[Izziebizziebo]

My phone never gets it right i say it, i know what it means :(

[alexsaurus_332]

why does some Italian words look like french words? like "tu" means "you" just like french.

[KayTheAwesome216]

Italian, Spanish, and French are similar because they descended from the same language(s) primarily Greek and Latin. They are also known as the "love languages" because of how they're spoken and sound to the ear. ;)

[Moki365]

So cool i think i will learn it faster then in usual class that i have at school

[Nessa2202]

Perche non mi accetta come risposta "You eat an apple"

[zouhairSou2]

Good evning

[Unicornpow12016]

Hola

[PrabhjotSi765191]

Why "the" before vowel "a" (apple)

[Susan823121]

I can't get passed "tu mangi la mela", even though I am responding "you eat the apple".

[Lavinia._.28]

Actually,this is the easiest language,because I'm from Romania,and the accent is the same and the words are the same too!I know that for someone else is too hard to understand Italian!I wish you all the luck to learn this language!

[milad.es]

eat's?
eat?
What translate in italian?

[JuliaWitni]

This app helped me to understand my friend from Italy

[GeaninaJar]

wtf, i just typed the same thing and it was wrong

[ShreyaRoy494526]

I think the translation of this sentence should be "You eat an apple".

[justin346646]

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[Sophiekoala17]

Why did it not count 'tu magi la mela' as a typo?

[StassyKy]

Why is not eatS??????

[vevvux]

You eat -> tu mangi
He/ She eats -> lui/lei mangia

[justin346646]

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[Thegreatwhyte]

Similar to french.

[ph.yAh0pD]

Who is also learning french ???