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How do you say "toothbrush" in Italian?
lo spazzolino
In Italian, "toothbrush" is lo spazzolino.
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Pronunciation
spat-soh-LEE-noh. Stress LEE. The 'zz' makes a 'ts' sound like in 'cats'. Rolled 'r' is minimal here.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, plural gli spazzolini. Takes lo (not il) because it starts with 'sp'. Plural uses gli.
Example sentence
Lavo i denti con lo spazzolino.
I brush my teeth with a toothbrush.
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How to remember lo spazzolino
Spazzolino comes from 'spazzola' (brush). The 'ino' ending makes it a small brush, perfect for your teeth.
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Questions about lo spazzolino
How do you say "toothbrush" in Italian?
In Italian, "toothbrush" is lo spazzolino. It is a noun.
How is lo spazzolino written in Italian?
lo spazzolino is written using the standard Italian script.
How is lo spazzolino used in a sentence?
Use lo spazzolino as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Lavo i denti con lo spazzolino. (I brush my teeth with a toothbrush.).
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"Toothbrush" in other languages
- Japanese 歯ブラシ (haburashi)
- Korean 칫솔 (chitsol)
- Chinese 牙刷 (yá shuā)
- Spanish el cepillo de dientes
- Spanish (Latin America) el cepillo de dientes
- French la brosse à dents
- German die Zahnbürste
- Russian зубная щетка (zubnaja ŝetka)
- Greek η οδοντόβουρτσα (i odhondovurtsa)
- Arabic فرشة سنان (furshit sinaen)
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