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How do you say "leather bag" in Italian?
la borsa di pelle
In Italian, "leather bag" is la borsa di pelle.
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Pronunciation
BOR-sah dee PELL-ay. Stress BOR, then di (as one short syllable), then PELL-ay. The rolled 'r' in borsa is common in Italian.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun: la borsa di pelle. Pelle is feminine (leather), so the phrase stays feminine. Plural: le borse di pelle.
Example sentence
Ho una borsa di pelle marrone.
I have a brown leather bag.
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How to remember la borsa di pelle
Borsa is the word for purse or bag. Pelle means skin, which is what leather is made from. So it is literally a skin-bag.
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Questions about la borsa di pelle
How do you say "leather bag" in Italian?
In Italian, "leather bag" is la borsa di pelle. It is a noun.
Is la borsa di pelle masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun: la borsa di pelle. Pelle is feminine (leather), so the phrase stays feminine. Plural: le borse di pelle.
How is la borsa di pelle used in a sentence?
Use la borsa di pelle as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ho una borsa di pelle marrone. (I have a brown leather bag.).
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"Leather bag" in other languages
- Japanese 革かばん (kawakaban)
- Korean 가죽 가방 (gajuk gabang)
- Chinese 皮包 (pí bāo)
- Spanish la bolsa de cuero
- Spanish (Latin America) el bolso de piel
- French le sac en cuir
- German die Ledertasche
- Russian кожаная сумка (kožanaja sumka)
- Greek η δερμάτινη τσάντα (i dhermatini tsanda)
- Arabic شنطة جلد (shanta gild)
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