y
The letter y in Italian refers to the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet.
Did you know?
- Italian has no native words containing y, meaning any word you see with this letter is guaranteed to be borrowed from another language.
- Italian schools often teach the alphabet as having 21 letters, completely omitting j, k, w, x, and y from the primary list.
- When Italians name the letter y, they do not use its English name. Instead, they call it i greca, which translates literally to 'Greek i'.
Examples in context
- La "Y" è una consonante o una vocale?Is "Y" a consonant or a vowel?Tatoeba #10892743 by Guybrush88, translation #10750480 by ddnktr
- Il Regno Unito si chiama "Y Deyrnas Unedig" in gallese.The United Kingdom is called "Y Deyrnas Unedig" in Welsh.Tatoeba #3884430 by Guybrush88, translation #1815525 by Amastan
- I ricercatori alla Gorilla Foundation devono sillabare parole come 'c-a-n-d-y' e 'g-u-m' quando Koko è nelle vicinanze.Researchers at the Gorilla Foundation have to spell out words like "c-a-n-d-y" and "g-u-m" when Koko is nearby.Tatoeba #607316 by Guybrush88, translation #56365 by papabear
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Giulia and Francesco are playing a word game together.
- GiuliaCome si scrive la parola 'sky'?How do you spell the word 'sky'?
- FrancescoS, K, e poi la y.S, K, and then y.
- GiuliaLa y è l'ultima lettera di quella parola.The y is the last letter of that word.
- FrancescoEsatto, l'hai indovinata!Exactly, you guessed it!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
