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How do you say "sunflower" in Italian?
il girasole
In Italian, "sunflower" is il girasole.
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Pronunciation
Roll through girasole as gi-ra-so-le, giving so the strongest hit. Keep every vowel short and pure, not the diphthongs English speakers default to.
Grammar notes
il girasole is masculine. Its plural is girasoli.
Example sentence
Il girasole si voltò verso il sole.
The sunflower turned toward the sun.
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How to remember il girasole
Hold onto the image from "The sunflower turned toward the sun." — that's the peg you hang girasole on.
Related words
- root la radice
- branch la ramo
- trunk il tronco
- leaf la foglia
- seed il seme
- bud germoglio
- oak la quercia
- pine il pino
- palm la palma
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Questions about il girasole
How do you pronounce il girasole?
Roll through girasole as gi-ra-so-le, giving so the strongest hit. Keep every vowel short and pure, not the diphthongs English speakers default to.
Is il girasole masculine or feminine?
il girasole is masculine. il girasole is masculine. Its plural is girasoli.
How is il girasole used in Italian?
il girasole is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il girasole si voltò verso il sole. (The sunflower turned toward the sun.).
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