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ilcentro, ilmonumento

ilbicchiere, ilbar

the centre, the monument

the glass, the bar

laspiaggia, labottiglia

lanotte, lacrisi

the beach, the bottle

the night, the crisis

Nouns, i.e. the words for people, things, places and ideas, are all either masculine (m.) or

feminine (f.) in Italian. It is important to know whether a noun is masculine or feminine

because there are m. and f. words for "a" and "the", and m. and f. versions of adjectives

(describing words).

A useful general rule to remember is that, nearl alwas, nouns ending in !oare masculine

and nouns ending in !aare feminine. Nouns ending in other letters can be either.

il, lo, l', la, i, gli, leare all words for "the".

In the singular...

ilis used with masculine words beginning with most consonants

ilsole the sun

ilcentro the centre

lowith masculine words beginning with zor 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'ac#ua the water

lawith feminine words beginning with a consonant

la figlia daughter

la spiaggia beach

In the plural (ie more than one)...

iis used with masculine words beginning with most consonants

i nego$i the shops

i vini the wines

gliwith masculine words beginning with a vowelor with zor s + consonant

gli uffici the offices

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gli alberghi the hotels

lewith all feminine words

levetrine the shop windows

learanciate the orange drinks