How to Say ‘The red car’ in Italian
La macchina rossa
lah MAHK-kee-nah ROHS-sah
[lah MAHK-kee-nah ROHS-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: The color goes after the noun and matches it: macchina is feminine, so rosso becomes rossa.
Phrase Breakdown
La
[lah]
The
Definite article used to specify something.
La prossima settimana andremo in vacanza.
Next week we are going on vacation.
macchina
[MAHK-kee-nah]
car
A road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people.
Viaggio in macchina.
I travel by car.
rossa
[ROHS-sah]
red
Feminine form of 'rosso', agreeing with a feminine noun.
Ho una borsa rossa.
I have a red bag.
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