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How to Say ‘The mountains’ in Italian

Le montagne

leh mohn-TAH-nyeh

[leh mohn-TAH-nyeh]

💬 Usage Tip: gn sounds like the ny in "canyon": (mon-TAH-nyeh). You'll hear it again in Sardegna.

Phrase Breakdown

[leh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Nella frase Le persone si aiutano, Le introduce il gruppo di colleghi.

In the phrase 'Le persone si aiutano,' 'Le' introduces the group of colleagues.

montagne

[mohn-TAH-nyeh]

mountains

Plural of 'montagna', a feminine noun.

Example

D'inverno andiamo in montagna.

In winter we go to the mountains.

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