Italian for Grandmotherla nonna

Italian for grandmother

la nonna

... imagine the little girl saying,
“My grandmother? 
I’ve KNOWN HER since birth!"

The word in Italian for grandmother is ...

la nonna - so remember the picture of a little girl talking about her grandmother, having KNOWN HER since she was a little girl.

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  • The main character is female
  • The voice recordings in the programme are female
  • The words are highlighted in red colour-coding

Note also that this word takes the Definite Article - la - the.

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Mia nonna ha 72 anni.
My grandmother is 72 years old.

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grandmother

The Plural Forms of Regular Feminine Nouns and Definite Articles

Definite Article for Plural Feminine Nouns - the
la → le
l' → le

Regular Feminine Nouns Ending Changes in Plural:

a → e
l'oliva → le olive - the olives
la scuola → le scuole - the schools
la patata → le patate - the potatoes

e → i
la chiave → le chiavi

o → i
la mano → le mani

These endings tend to remain the same in the singular and the plural:

tà → tà

la città → le città - the towns, cities
la civiltà → le civiltà - the civilizations

tù → tù
la virtù → le virtù - the virtues

-i → i
la crisi → le crisi - the crises

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