gratuito
The Italian phrase for 'no charge' is gratuito.
gratuito is used to indicate that a service or product is provided without any cost.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective gratuito must agree in gender with the noun it describes, so use gratuito for masculine nouns and gratuita for feminine nouns. The adjective gratuito changes to gratuiti when describing multiple masculine nouns.
Did you know?
- When something is 'free' in the sense of 'available' or 'vacant' rather than 'no charge', Italians use libero instead of gratuito.
- In a commercial setting, a free item is often called an omaggio, a word that English speakers associate with 'homage' or 'tribute' rather than a simple free gift.
- While gratuito means 'free of charge', the word gratis is also used in Italian as an adverb. Unlike gratuito, gratis never changes its ending to match the gender or number of a noun.
Examples in context
- Il servizio navetta per l'aeroporto è disponibile senza spese.The airport shuttle service is available at no charge.
- Non devi preoccuparti, puoi venire a pranzo con noi senza pagare.You don't have to worry, you can come to lunch with us at no charge.
- Il servizio è gratuito.The service is free of charge.
- Consegna gratuita.Free delivery.
- Il parcheggio è gratuito.Parking is free.
- Il servizio di consegna è gratuito.The delivery service is free.
- Offriamo un campione gratuito.We offer a free sample.
Example conversation
Chiara is asking a clerk at a hotel about the breakfast.
- ChiaraLa colazione è gratuita?Is breakfast free?
- LorenzoSì, è un servizio gratuito per gli ospiti.Yes, it is a free service for guests.
- ChiaraPerfetto, grazie mille.Perfect, thank you very much.
- LorenzoPrego, buona giornata!You're welcome, have a nice day!
