Italian for Shirt

la camicia

la camicia

... imagine actress Cameron Diaz (f) says,
"I'll COME MEET YA once I buy this new shirt!"

The word in Italian for shirt is ...

la camicia - remember the picture of Cameron Diaz holding a shirt and saying, "I'll COME MEET YA* later!"

(*YA = slang for 'you')

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You'll automatically check the gender of every noun with the 200 Words a Day! unique Gender Triggers incorporated into every Memory Trigger. In the picture for Italian for shirt:

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

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Sentences - the word in action.

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All are written and recorded by native Italian speakers for natural intonation. These every-day sentences are a great way to develop your reading, listening and writing skills and to learn even more new words and expressions.

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Devo lavare i calzini, la mia camicetta e la tua camicia.
(I) have to wash the socks, my blouse and your shirt.

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Plurals – Some Irregular Noun Plural endings

Irregular Masculine Nouns Ending Changes in Plural, e.g.:

io → -i
il figlio → gli figli - the sons
lo zio → gli zii - the uncles
Note: with accent on the i, as in zio, the i is doubled.

- with accent on second-to-last syllable:

co → chi
l’abbraccio → i abbracchi - the hugs

go → ghi
l'albergo → gli alberghi - the hotels

- with accent on third-to-last syllable:

co → ci
il gioco → i gioci - the games

go → gi
lo psicologo → gli psicologi - the pyschologists (m)

Some Irregular Feminine Nouns Ending Changes in Plural, e.g.:

ca → che
la banca → le banche - the banks

ga → ghe
la droga → le droghe - the banks

cia → cie
la farmacia → le farmacie - the pharmacies/drug stores/chemists

- when ending preceded by a vowel:

cia → cie
la camicia → le camicie - the shirts

gia → gie
la valigia → le valigie - the suitcases

- when ending preceded by a consonant:

cia → ce
l'arancia → le arance - the oranges

gia → ge
la pioggia → le piogge - the rains

Here's a sneaky trick: A few Nouns CHANGE from Masculine to Feminine forms in the plural, e.g.

il braccio → le braccia - the arms

il dito → le dita - the fingers

il lenzuolo → le lenzuola - the sheets

l'uovo → le uova - the eggs

il paio → le paia - the pairs

un centinaio → delle centinaia - hundreds

mile → mila - thousands

Nouns borrowed from other languages remain the same in the plural, just the Definite Article becomes plural, e.g.

il computer → i computer - the computers

la hostess → le hostess - the hostesses

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