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Hai sentito il rumore?
If you see an Italian word that ends in ‑ore, like rumore, you can be pretty sure it’s a masculine noun. Keep also in mind that ‑e words usually end in ‑i in plural.
Hai sentito il rumore?
Did you hear the noise?
Non ho questo timore.
I do not have this fear.
Il pesce ha un cattivo odore.
The fish has a bad smell.
And don’t forget that rumore means noise, not rumor!
Ho sentito un rumore in cucina.I heard a noise in the kitchen.
Italian Sounds
In Italian, gli has a very special sound. It almost sounds like lyee or like ll in the word tortilla, but stronger.
And when gli is not at the beginning of a word, it sounds even stronger!
This only happens before i! Anywhere else, gl sounds just like it does in English, like in inglese or globale.
È un'abitudine qui
You’ll notice that in Italian many words used for talking about abstract concepts end in ‑ine. These nouns are usually feminine.
Fumare è una cattiva abitudine.
Smoking is a bad habit.
Guardava l'immagine.
He was looking at the image.
Mio zio è di origine italiana.
My uncle is of Italian origin.
Like most ‑e words, the plural forms of these nouns end in ‑i.
Questo libro ha molte immagini.This book has many pictures.