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How do you say "toilet paper" in Italian?
la carta igienica
In Italian, "toilet paper" is la carta igienica.
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Pronunciation
KAR-tah ee-jee-EN-ee-kah. Stress KAR then jee. The 'c' before 'a' is hard like 'car', and 'gienica' has a soft 'j' sound.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun: la carta igienica. Plural le carte igieniche. Igienica is an adjective meaning hygenic, derived from 'igiene' (hygiene).
Example sentence
Ho bisogno di carta igienica.
I need toilet paper.
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How to remember la carta igienica
Carta (paper) igienica (hygienic). The adjective igienica clearly links to 'igiene', which sounds like the English word 'hygiene'.
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Questions about la carta igienica
How do you say "toilet paper" in Italian?
In Italian, "toilet paper" is la carta igienica. It is a noun.
Is la carta igienica masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun: la carta igienica. Plural le carte igieniche. Igienica is an adjective meaning hygenic, derived from 'igiene' (hygiene).
How is la carta igienica used in a sentence?
Use la carta igienica as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ho bisogno di carta igienica. (I need toilet paper.).
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"Toilet paper" in other languages
- Japanese トイレットペーパー (toirettopēpā)
- Korean 휴지 (hyuji)
- Chinese 卫生纸 (wèi shēng zhǐ)
- Spanish el papel higiénico
- Spanish (Latin America) el papel higiénico
- French le papier toilette
- German das Toilettenpapier
- Russian туалетная бумага (tualetnaja bumaga)
- Greek το χαρτί υγείας (to harti iyias)
- Arabic ورق تواليت (wara' tuwaleet)
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