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How do you say "ball" in Italian?
la palla
In Italian, "ball" is la palla.
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Pronunciation
PAL-lah. One syllable stressed, double 'l' sound, ends with open 'ah'.
Grammar notes
Feminine, article la. Plural is palle. Common word in sports and games.
Example sentence
La palla è rossa.
The ball is red.
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How to remember la palla
Palla sounds like pal-la. A ball is your pal in any game.
Related words
- archery il tiro con l'arco
- baseball il baseball
- bicycle la bicicletta
- boxing la boxe
- roller skates i pattini
- rugby il rugby
- skiing lo sci
- sneakers le scarpe da ginnastica
- weightlifting il sollevamento pesi
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Questions about la palla
How do you say "ball" in Italian?
In Italian, "ball" is la palla. It is a noun.
Is la palla masculine or feminine?
Feminine, article la. Plural is palle. Common word in sports and games.
How is la palla used in a sentence?
Use la palla as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La palla è rossa. (The ball is red.).
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