How to Say ‘The window is a rectangle.’ in Italian
La finestra è un rettangolo.
lah fee-NEH-strah eh oon reht-TAHN-goh-loh
[lah fee-NEH-strah eh oon reht-TAHN-goh-loh]
Phrase Breakdown
La finestra
lah fee-NEH-strah
The window
Keep the article with its noun. Stress falls on 'nes': fi-NE-stra.
Apro la finestra.
I open the window.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
finestra
[fee-NEH-strah]
window
A common seating preference in restaurants.
Vicino alla finestra il tavolo è più tranquillo.
Near the window the table is quieter.
è un rettangolo.
eh oon reht-TAHN-goh-loh
is a rectangle.
Join 'è un' smoothly. Hold the double 't' in ret-TÀN-go-lo.
La porta è un rettangolo.
The door is a rectangle.
Words in this phrase
è
[eh]
is
Third-person singular of essere, meaning is.
È tardi per uscire.
It is late to go out.
un
[oon]
a / an
Indefinite article used before masculine singular nouns or expressions.
È un problema piccolo.
It is a small problem.
rettangolo
[reht-TAHN-goh-loh]
rectangle
Masculine noun for a four-sided shape with two long and two short sides.
La porta ha la forma di un rettangolo.
The door has the shape of a rectangle.
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