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How to Say ‘Hand luggage’ in Italian

Il bagaglio a mano

eel bah-GAHL-yoh ah MAH-noh

[eel bah-GAHL-yoh ah MAH-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: a mano "by hand" works as a describing tag after a noun. It's the same pattern as fatto a mano "handmade".

Phrase Breakdown

Il bagaglio

eel bah-GAHL-yoh

The luggage

In 'bagaglio', 'gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': bah-GAH-lyoh.

Example

Il bagaglio è pesante.

The luggage is heavy.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

Oggi è il compleanno di Marco.

Today is Marco's birthday.

bagaglio

[bah-GAHL-yoh]

bag, piece of luggage

Masculine singular noun for one item of luggage.

Example

Ho solo un bagaglio.

I have only one bag.

a mano

ah MAH-noh

hand (carry-on)

'A mano' means 'by hand'. With 'bagaglio' it means hand luggage: ah MAH-noh.

Example

Scritto a mano.

Handwritten.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

by, at

Preposition; here it links to 'mano' to mean 'by hand', i.e. carried.

Example

Questa borsa è fatta a mano.

This bag is handmade.

mano

[MAH-noh]

hand

Feminine noun despite ending in -o; plural 'mani'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

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