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How do you say "ferry" in Italian?
il traghetto
In Italian, "ferry" is il traghetto.
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Pronunciation
Read traghetto letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double tt a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il traghetto is masculine. Its plural is traghetti.
Example sentence
Abbiamo preso il traghetto per l'isola.
We took the ferry to the island.
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How to remember il traghetto
Imagine "We took the ferry to the island" as a tiny scene and let il traghetto be the label you attach to it.
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- ship la nave
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- train il treno
- subway la metropolitana
- tram il tram
- taxi il taxi
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Questions about il traghetto
How do you pronounce il traghetto?
Read traghetto letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double tt a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il traghetto masculine or feminine?
il traghetto is masculine. il traghetto is masculine. Its plural is traghetti.
How is il traghetto used in Italian?
il traghetto is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Abbiamo preso il traghetto per l'isola. (We took the ferry to the island.).
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