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How do you say "roller skates" in Italian?
i pattini
In Italian, "roller skates" is i pattini.
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Pronunciation
pah-TEE-nee. Stress TEE. Two syllables, smooth. Double 't' is a single 't', and 'tini' rhymes with 'tee-nee'.
Grammar notes
Masculine plural noun: i pattini. Although it ends in 'i', it is plural masculine. There is a singular 'pattino'.
Example sentence
Metto i pattini per pattinare.
I put on roller skates to skate.
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How to remember i pattini
Pattini is the plural of 'pattino' (skate). The word is related to 'pattare' (to slide or skate).
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- basketball la pallacanestro
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- field hockey l’hockey su prato
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- martial arts le arti marziali
- soccer il calcio
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Questions about i pattini
How do you say "roller skates" in Italian?
In Italian, "roller skates" is i pattini. It is a noun.
How is i pattini written in Italian?
i pattini is written using the standard Italian script.
How is i pattini used in a sentence?
Use i pattini as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Metto i pattini per pattinare. (I put on roller skates to skate.).
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"Roller skates" in other languages
- Japanese ローラースケート (rōrāsukēto)
- Korean 롤러 스케이트 (rolleo seukeiteu)
- Chinese 旱冰鞋 (hàn bīng xié)
- Spanish los patines
- Spanish (Latin America) los patines
- French les patins à roulettes
- German die Rollschuhe
- Russian роликовые коньки (rolikovye konʹki)
- Greek τα τροχοπέδιλα (ρόλερς) (ta trohopedhila)
- Arabic بتناج (batinag)
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