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take the article il. This article becomes l’ when the noun begins with a vowel and becomes lo when the noun begins with s+consonant (eg sc, sp, st), or begins gn, pn, ps, x, y or z.

      Feminine nouns take la or l’ (when the noun begins with a vowel).

      Many masculine nouns end in o; many feminine nouns end in a. Both masculine and feminine nouns can end in e.

       PLURAL

      Unlike English, where you generally add letters (s or es) to make nouns plural, in Italian you change the final letter.

      o > i (il posto > i posti)

      a > e (la pizza > le pizze)

      e > i (il padre, la madre > i padri, le madri)

      Articles change as follows:

masculine:il > il’ > glilo > gli
feminine:la > lel’ > le

      Nouns that are imported into Italian (such as bar, computer, menù, sport) stay the same in the plural (pl inv). They are generally masculine:

      il bar > i bar, il computer > i computer, il menù > i menù, lo sport > gli sport.

       PLURAL SPELLING CHANGES

      Most nouns ending -co, -ca, -go and -ga often require an h inserting in the plural to retain the hard ‘kuh’ and ‘guh’ sounds:

      il parco > i parchi, la banca > le banche

      il lago > i laghi, la targa > le targhe

      Where spelling changes occur in the plural we have included the plural ending.

      ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)

unaereoplane
unaeroplanoaeroplane
unaeroportoairport
unagente di viaggiotravel agent
l’arrivoarrival
ilbagaglioluggage
ilbagaglio a manohand luggage
ilbancodesk
ilbigliettoticket
ilcarrellotrolley
ilcheck-incheck in
ildoganierecustoms officer
l’imbarcoboarding
ilnoleggio autocar hire
ilnumeronumber
unorariotimetable
ilpassaportopassport
ilpasseggeropassenger
ilprezzo del bigliettofare
ilritardodelay
iltaxi (pl inv)taxi
ilturistatourist; holiday maker
ilviaggiatoretraveller
ilviaggiotrip
ilvoloflight

       USEFUL PHRASES

      viaggiare in aereo to travel by plane

      un biglietto di sola andata a one-way ticket

      un biglietto di andata e ritorno a return ticket

      prenotare un biglietto aereo to book a plane ticket

      fare il check-in del bagaglio to check in luggage

      l’aereo è decollato/atterrato the plane has taken off/landed

      il tabellone degli arrivi/delle partenze the arrivals/departures board

      il volo numero 776 proveniente da Roma/diretto a Roma flight number 776 from Rome/to Rome

      ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)

un’agente di viaggiotravel agent
laborsabag
lacancellazionecancellation
lacarta d’identitàID card
lacarta d’imbarcoboarding card
lacoincidenzaconnection
ladoganacustoms
ladoganieracustoms officer
l’entrataentrance
leinformazioniinformation desk; information
lapartenzadeparture
lapasseggerapassenger
laprenotazionereservation
latariffafare
letoilettetoilets
laturistatourist; holiday maker
l’uscitaexit; gate
l’uscita d’emergenzaemergency exit
l’uscita d’imbarcodeparture gate
lavaligia (pl -gie or -ge)bag; suitcase
laviaggiatricetraveller

       USEFUL PHRASES

      ho perso la coincidenza I missed my connection

      ritirare la valigia to collect one’s luggage

      “ritiro bagagli” “baggage reclaim”

      passare per la dogana to go through customs

      ho qualcosa da dichiarare I have something to declare

      non ho niente da dichiarare I have nothing to declare

      controllare il bagaglio to search the luggage

      voli nazionali/internazionali domestic/international flights

      IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)

ilbiglietto elettronicoe-ticket
ilcorridoioaisle
unelicotterohelicopter
ilfinestrinowindow
unincidente

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