"Lo squalo mangia."

Translation: The shark eats.

[mtabacco77]

Lo squalo mangia uomini

[Prof_T_Entee]

-plays JAWS theme-

[__PinkDragon__]

But who does it eat? ominous music

[SalomeGeis]

uominous music

[the_orange]

Someone had to say that

[EllieWright2]

It ate my leg! :(

[MathewJame10]

Now say that in italian XD

[Kj_002]

Mi ha mangiato una gamba

[wildflamer17]

...Or WHAT does it eat?
Seals or souls?

[stefranz1]

"Jaws" is translated into "Lo squalo" in italian, though the correct translation would be "Mascelle"

[JewishPolyglot]

I hate to throw cold water on your vivid imaginings, but... I thought they prefer snapping turtles

[vvsey]

How do you snap a turtle?

[plsomg]

The turtles snap their fingers

[vincemat]

oh snap

[CiaoTeo]

true

[Loyla16]

Aren't they fresh water

[TourmAlvine]

Dun dun dun dun, dundundundundundundun
~nom

[ImAlsoNeko]

Well..That went dark real fast

[deleted_user]

why does it say 'lo', I thought it should be 'il', no?

[snood1205]

Lo is used for masculine nouns that start with z or s+ consonant. Like lo zucchero

[PsychCutter]

as well as other letters such as x or gn

[MariadelCa703168]

thank you :)

[lisyaorancrazed]

thank you so much. really helpful

[italikaren]

why?

[LatecomerLaurie]

(American English speaker) I think it developed this way because they believe that it flows better.

[Rickydito]

italikared: Because that is how they say it in Italian.

[sam930149]

brilliant

[deactivated user]

Is "lo zuppo" correct?

[Luca130108]

I think no because it's feminine, means "la zuppa", if it would be masculine you would be right ^^

[alcnkrkmzz]

grazie

[roxydoza]

Thanks

[Joseph839483]

Oh and la would be feminine like la donna

[MariadelCa703168]

Thank you for asking.

[Prof_T_Entee]

lets not talk about what its eating and instead focus on the fact that it is eating. that way i don't have to hide under a blanket.

[daria_msk]

chi mangia lo squalo?

[VipulKapoo]

Shark is at the top of its food chain

[Prof_T_Entee]

we have JAWS to thank for that knowledge.

[Joseph839483]

The correct translation would be squali for plural but Gli squali is at the top of the food chain

[DeanG6]

Lo squalo mangia pane, come il ragno.

[Ironmonger1945]

lo squaolo mangia il mano

[EricCulf]

Il mano mangia lo squalo

[minmay_laura]

"La" mano: it finish with "o" but it's a female word

[patrick.g.2]

Whatever he pleases!

[AddyMoreno]

Un pesce

[Joseph839483]

Woah Woah Woah! Don't let a shark hear you say that or......... OOF!!!!!!!! #deathhasnowoccured

[Ironmonger1945]

non e mio, grazie

[Pollycracker]

I'm trying to figure out an English word that will help me remember the Italian word for shark... for instance..someone suggested moo for mucca=cow.any help out there, please?

[Ketutsf]

The order-family-genus classification of the twenty-seven species of dogfish sharks commonly called spurdogs is:

Squaliformes Squalidae Squalus.

It was Linneaus' idea. I hope that helps.

[DeanG6]

The shark lives in squalor because he is poor.

[plsomg]

Squalo sounds like swallow because sharks swallow everything

[plsomg]

Whole

[leta68]

I'm finding it impossible to remember when it's "lo , una, un , l'__" etc. Advice?

[Ketutsf]

The singular definite articles:

• lo with masculine words beginning with z or s + consonant:

lo zucchero = the sugar
lo sport = the sport

• l' with masculine and feminine words beginning with a vowel:

l'ufficio turistico = the tourist office
l'acqua = the water

• Otherwise, use il and la according to gender:

il sole = the sun
il centro = the centre
la figlia = the daughter
la spiaggia = the beach

The plural definite articles:

• gli with masculine words beginning with a vowel or with z or s + consonant:

gli uffici = the offices
gli alberghi = the hotels
gli spaghetti = the spaghetti

Otherwise, use i and le according to gender:

i negozi = the shops
i vini = the wines
le vetrine = the shop windows
le aranciate = the orange drinks

link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/language_notes/il.html

[leta68]

Thanks!!

[marwa992665]

Why we say lo squalo but not Il squalo?

[Ketutsf]

See my answer to leta68, above.

[congregation5227]

why lo instead of il?

[MattOlkowski]

Because "squalo" begins with s+(other consonant).

[Filipinacionista]

That's a bad ass Romance name for a shark hahaha

[PatrickODo]

Gulpo!

[Westleyhowzit]

What is the correct pronunciation of mangia: mungeeeaah or mungaaah?

[NoeBerengena]

neither. it is like saying MAHN-jah, with a soft j such as in the word journal

[erikche]

Manja

[Adalheida]

i love you're profile pic erikche

[RexCroatorum]

Lo squalo mangia il topo!

[the_orange]

Bon appetit squalo

[Jon550891]

Why not "The shark feeds"?

[sarahsireci]

duhhhh duh
duhhhhhhhh duh
duh duh
duh duh
duh duh
duh duh
doo dee looo

[JanaeKirmales]

...people