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How do you say "tunnel" in Italian?
il tunnel
In Italian, "tunnel" is il tunnel.
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Pronunciation
Read tunnel letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double nn a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il tunnel is masculine. Its plural is tunnel.
Example sentence
Il treno sfrecciò attraverso un lungo tunnel.
The train sped through a long tunnel.
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How to remember il tunnel
You already half know il tunnel; it barely strays from its English cousin, so let that similarity do the work.
Related words
- airplane l' aereo
- helicopter l' elicottero
- ship la nave
- boat la barca
- ferry il traghetto
- submarine il sottomarino
- train il treno
- subway la metropolitana
- tram il tram
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Questions about il tunnel
How do you pronounce il tunnel?
Read tunnel letter by letter, then speed up, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do, and hold the double nn a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il tunnel masculine or feminine?
il tunnel is masculine. il tunnel is masculine. Its plural is tunnel.
How is il tunnel used in Italian?
il tunnel is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il treno sfrecciò attraverso un lungo tunnel. (The train sped through a long tunnel.).
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