NOUNS
Nouns in Italian have either a masculine gender or a feminine gender.It is easy to recognize the nouns in Italian with simple rules. Generally, masculine nouns mostly end in –o while feminine nouns mostly end in –a. Nouns can end in –e for both masculine and feminine gender. Note that nouns in Italian always go with articles.
| ANIMALS | |
|---|---|
| Il gatto (gah-toh) - cat | l’asino (ah-see-noh) - donkey |
| il cane (kah-nay) - dog | la gallina (gah-lee-nah) - hen |
| il cavallo (kah-vah-loh) - horse | la pecora (peh-koh-rah) - sheep |
| L’ucello (oo-cheh-loh) - bird | il leone (lay-oh-nay) - lion |
| La capra (kah-prah) - goat | la mucca (moo-kah) - cow |
| il maiale (mah-yah-leh) - pig | il serpente (sehr-pehn-tay) - snake |
| L’elefante (ay-lay-fan-tay) - elephant | la lucertola (loo-sehr-toh-lah) - lizard |
| il tigre (tee-greh) - tiger | il topo (toh-poh) - mouse |
| FAMILY | |
| la madre ( mah - dreh ) - mother | il nonno ( noh - noh ) - grand father |
| la padre ( pah - dreh ) - father | la nonna ( noh - nah ) - grand mother |
| Il figlio ( fee - lyoh ) - son | il cugino ( koo - gee - noh )- cousin(m) |
| La figlia ( fee - lyah ) - daughter | la cugina ( koo - gee - nah )- cousin (f) |
| Il fratello ( frah - teh - loh ) - brother | il nipote ( nee - poh - teh ) - nephew |
| La sorella ( soh - reh - lah ) - sister | la nipote ( nee - poh - teh )- niece |
| Lo zio ( tsyoh ) - uncle | l’uomo ( woh - moh ) - man |
| La zia ( tsyah ) - aunt | la donna ( doh - nah ) - woman |
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