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How do you say "tissues" in Italian?

i fazzoletti

Noun

In Italian, "tissues" is i fazzoletti.

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Pronunciation

fahts-oh-LET-tee. Stress FAH and LET. Double 'zz' makes a 'ts' sound like in 'cats', and 'letti' is pronounced 'let-tee'.

Grammar notes

Masculine plural noun: i fazzoletti. Although it ends in 'i', it is plural masculine. There is a singular 'fazzoletto', but plural is common.

Example sentence

Ho bisogno di fazzoletti.

I need tissues.

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How to remember i fazzoletti

Fazzoletto comes from 'fazza' (a strip of cloth). A tissue is a small piece of cloth for your nose.

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Questions about i fazzoletti

How do you say "tissues" in Italian?

In Italian, "tissues" is i fazzoletti. It is a noun.

How is i fazzoletti written in Italian?

i fazzoletti is written using the standard Italian script.

How is i fazzoletti used in a sentence?

Use i fazzoletti as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ho bisogno di fazzoletti. (I need tissues.).

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