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How do you say "sky" in Italian?
il cielo
In Italian, "sky" is il cielo.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced CHEH-loh. Two syllables, stress on the first. The 'c' before 'i' sounds like 'ch' in 'church'.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun. Article: il cielo. Plural: i cieli. A poetic plural exists but is less common.
Example sentence
Il cielo è blu oggi.
The sky is blue today.
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How to remember il cielo
Cielo is the sky above us, the heavens or the ceiling of the world.
Related words
- banana la banana
- chimp lo scimpanzé
- ground il terreno
- mole la talpa
- moon la luna
- polar bear l’orso polare
- river dolphin il delfino di fiume
- rolling pin il mattarello
- sardine la sardina
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Questions about il cielo
How do you say "sky" in Italian?
In Italian, "sky" is il cielo. It is a noun.
Is il cielo masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun. Article: il cielo. Plural: i cieli. A poetic plural exists but is less common.
How is il cielo used in a sentence?
Use il cielo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il cielo è blu oggi. (The sky is blue today.).
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