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How do you say "twin" in Italian?
il gemello
In Italian, "twin" is il gemello.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce gemello the way it looks, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double ll a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il gemello is masculine. Its plural is gemelli.
Example sentence
A malapena riesco a distinguerla dalla gemella.
I can barely tell her from her twin.
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How to remember il gemello
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Related words
- grandfather il nonno
- grandmother la nonna
- uncle lo zio
- aunt la zia
- nephew il nipote
- niece la nipote
- cousin il cugino
- stepfather il patrigno
- stepmother la matrigna
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Questions about il gemello
How do you pronounce il gemello?
Pronounce gemello the way it looks, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double ll a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il gemello masculine or feminine?
il gemello is masculine. il gemello is masculine. Its plural is gemelli.
How is il gemello used in Italian?
il gemello is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: A malapena riesco a distinguerla dalla gemella. (I can barely tell her from her twin.).
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