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How to Say ‘Many shops are closed.’ in Italian

Molti negozi sono chiusi.

MOHL-tee neh-GOHT-see SOH-noh KYOO-zee

[MOHL-tee neh-GOHT-see SOH-noh KYOO-zee]

Phrase Breakdown

Molti negozi

MOHL-tee neh-GOHT-see

Many shops

'Molti' (many) agrees with masculine plural nouns. Say 'MOHL-tee neh-GOH-tsee'.

Example

Ci sono molti negozi qui.

There are many shops here.

Words in this phrase

Molti

[MOHL-tee]

many

Masculine plural of 'molto', meaning many.

Example

Ho molti amici.

I have many friends.

negozi

[neh-GOHT-see]

shops

Plural of 'negozio', a shop or store.

Example

Ci sono molti negozi qui.

There are many shops here.

sono chiusi.

SOH-noh KYOO-zee

are closed.

'Chiusi' is the plural of 'chiuso' (closed). Say 'SOH-noh KYOO-zee'. 'Chiu' sounds like 'kyoo'.

Example

I musei sono chiusi.

The museums are closed.

Words in this phrase

sono

[SOH-noh]

are

Form of 'essere' (to be) for 'they'.

Example

Quali sono pronti?

Which ones are ready?

chiusi

[KYOO-zee]

closed

Masculine plural of 'chiuso', not open.

Example

Gli uffici sono chiusi la domenica.

The offices are closed on Sunday.

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