{"id":59935,"date":"2026-05-14T04:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=59935"},"modified":"2026-05-31T22:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:59:29","slug":"italian-che-ghi-plural-spelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-che-ghi-plural-spelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian -che and -ghi: Spelling Rule for Plurals (A1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> You learned that <em>amico<\/em> means <em>friend<\/em>, then read <em>i miei amici<\/em> with a soft c, and a page later met <em>i banchi<\/em> with a hard ch. Same letter, two destinies. The italian -che and -ghi plural endings are the small spelling habit that keeps the consonant sound stable when a word goes plural: feminine <em>-ca\/-ga<\/em> always take an <em>h<\/em> (amica \u2192 amiche), masculine <em>-co\/-go<\/em> follow a stress rule, and four famous words (amico, nemico, greco, porco) break the pattern. By the end of this A1 guide to italian -che and -ghi spelling you&#8217;ll know which form to write and why.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-pl\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-pl-t gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#one-liner\">The one-line rule for italian -che and -ghi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-h\">Why the h shows up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#feminine\">Feminine plurals: -che and -ghe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#masculine\">Masculine plurals: stress decides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four\">Four famous exceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cia-gia\">Words in -cia and -gia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#io\">Words in -io<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#contrast\">Hard vs soft sound side by side<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet for italian -che and -ghi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">Dialogue at the bakery in Parma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"one-liner\">The one-line rule for italian -che and -ghi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian -che and -ghi rule is short: when a word ends in <em>-co, -go, -ca, -ga<\/em>, the plural keeps the hard sound by inserting an <em>h<\/em> before <em>-i<\/em> or <em>-e<\/em>. So <em>banco<\/em> becomes <em>banchi<\/em>, <em>amica<\/em> becomes <em>amiche<\/em>, <em>lago<\/em> becomes <em>laghi<\/em>, <em>strega<\/em> becomes <em>streghe<\/em>. That is the whole story for feminine words. For masculine words there is a small fork in the road, decided by stress, and italian -che and -ghi spellings then split into two camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you remember nothing else from this page, remember this: the <em>h<\/em> in italian -che and -ghi is a sound-keeper. It is silent, but it tells the reader that the consonant before it stays hard, exactly as in the singular. Italian children learn this habit in elementary school by saying the plurals aloud and watching their teacher add the <em>h<\/em> on the blackboard. Once your ear gets used to the sound, your hand follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why-h\">Why the h shows up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian -che and -ghi habit exists because Italian spelling tries to keep sounds stable. The letter <em>c<\/em> sounds like a hard k before <em>a, o, u<\/em> (as in <em>casa<\/em>) and like a soft ch before <em>e, i<\/em> (as in <em>cena<\/em>). The letter <em>g<\/em> does the same: hard in <em>gatto<\/em>, soft in <em>giro<\/em>. So when a word like <em>amica<\/em> needs a plural ending in <em>-e<\/em>, writers add an <em>h<\/em> to protect the hard sound: <em>amiche<\/em> (pronounced <em>a-MEE-keh<\/em>, not <em>a-MEE-cheh<\/em>). Without that <em>h<\/em>, the plural would sound like a completely different word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think of the <em>h<\/em> in italian -che and -ghi as a tiny silent shield. It says: keep the consonant the way it was in the singular. The same logic governs many other word families. <em>Fungo<\/em> (mushroom) keeps the hard g in the plural <em>funghi<\/em>, because without the <em>h<\/em> you would read it as FUN-jee, a sound the word never had in the singular. The plural is not changing the consonant; it is saving the original sound on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the small ways Italian spelling is more transparent than English. In Italian, what you see on the page maps almost one-to-one onto what you hear, with very few exceptions. The <em>h<\/em> in italian -che and -ghi is one of those rare extra letters Italian uses, and once you understand its job (protect the sound) it stops feeling random and starts feeling logical. Every <em>-che<\/em> and every <em>-ghi<\/em> you read has the same story behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same family of spelling tricks includes <em>chi<\/em> in <em>chitarra<\/em> (guitar), <em>che<\/em> in <em>che cosa<\/em> (what), <em>ghi<\/em> in <em>spaghi<\/em> (strings), <em>ghe<\/em> in <em>righe<\/em> (lines). Whenever Italian needs a hard k or hard g sound in front of <em>e<\/em> or <em>i<\/em>, the <em>h<\/em> appears. The italian -che and -ghi plural is just one of many places where this little spelling habit kicks in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feminine\">Feminine plurals: -che and -ghe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the easy side of italian -che and -ghi. Feminine words in <em>-ca<\/em> and <em>-ga<\/em> always take an <em>h<\/em> in the plural. No exceptions to memorise, no stress rules, no surprises. The <em>h<\/em> shows up every single time before the <em>-e<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>amica \u2192 amiche<br><em>friend (female) \u2192 friends<\/em><\/li>\n<li>banca \u2192 banche<br><em>bank \u2192 banks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>biblioteca \u2192 biblioteche<br><em>library \u2192 libraries<\/em><\/li>\n<li>manica \u2192 maniche<br><em>sleeve \u2192 sleeves<\/em><\/li>\n<li>tasca \u2192 tasche<br><em>pocket \u2192 pockets<\/em><\/li>\n<li>strega \u2192 streghe<br><em>witch \u2192 witches<\/em><\/li>\n<li>droga \u2192 droghe<br><em>drug \u2192 drugs<\/em><\/li>\n<li>collega \u2192 colleghe<br><em>colleague (female) \u2192 colleagues<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So whenever you see a feminine singular ending in <em>-ca<\/em> or <em>-ga<\/em>, you can write the italian -che and -ghi plural with closed eyes: just add <em>h<\/em> before the <em>e<\/em>. The rule also extends to participles used as adjectives: <em>la torta \u00e8 bianca<\/em> becomes <em>le torte sono bianche<\/em>, with the <em>h<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-pl-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Write the plural of the feminine words in brackets.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La mia (amica) ____ Margherita studia a Padova.<\/li>\n<li>Le (banca) ____ di Trieste sono chiuse oggi.<\/li>\n<li>Federica conosce due (strega) ____ nei racconti.<\/li>\n<li>Le (manica) ____ della camicia sono troppo lunghe.<\/li>\n<li>Nelle (tasca) ____ del cappotto ho trovato le chiavi.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 See answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>amiche<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>banche<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>streghe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>maniche<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>tasche<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"masculine\">Masculine plurals: stress decides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masculine words in <em>-co<\/em> and <em>-go<\/em> need a small extra step. The choice between <em>-chi\/-ghi<\/em> and <em>-ci\/-gi<\/em> depends on where the stress falls in the singular. This is the part of italian -che and -ghi spelling that takes a little practice, but the pattern is reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stress on the second-to-last syllable<\/strong> (the most common Italian pattern): the italian -che and -ghi plural takes the <em>h<\/em>. So BAN-co becomes BAN-chi, la-GO becomes la-GHI. Most short masculine words you meet at A1 follow this pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>banco \u2192 banchi<br><em>school desk \u2192 desks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>fuoco \u2192 fuochi<br><em>fire \u2192 fires<\/em><\/li>\n<li>parco \u2192 parchi<br><em>park \u2192 parks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>cuoco \u2192 cuochi<br><em>cook \u2192 cooks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>fianco \u2192 fianchi<br><em>side, hip \u2192 sides, hips<\/em><\/li>\n<li>sacco \u2192 sacchi<br><em>sack, bag \u2192 sacks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>lago \u2192 laghi<br><em>lake \u2192 lakes<\/em><\/li>\n<li>mago \u2192 maghi<br><em>magician \u2192 magicians<\/em><\/li>\n<li>albergo \u2192 alberghi<br><em>hotel \u2192 hotels<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stress on the third-to-last syllable<\/strong> (longer words): the italian -che and -ghi spelling drops the <em>h<\/em>. So ME-di-co becomes ME-di-ci, psi-CO-lo-go becomes psi-CO-lo-gi. These are usually longer words, often professions or scientific terms.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>medico \u2192 medici<br><em>doctor \u2192 doctors<\/em><\/li>\n<li>psicologo \u2192 psicologi<br><em>psychologist \u2192 psychologists<\/em><\/li>\n<li>biologo \u2192 biologi<br><em>biologist \u2192 biologists<\/em><\/li>\n<li>astrologo \u2192 astrologi<br><em>astrologer \u2192 astrologers<\/em><\/li>\n<li>monaco \u2192 monaci<br><em>monk \u2192 monks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>sindaco \u2192 sindaci<br><em>mayor \u2192 mayors<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>dialogo \u2192 dialoghi<\/em> (stress on A, di-A-lo-go)<br>dialogue \u2192 dialogues (keeps the <em>h<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian -che and -ghi pattern is consistent enough that, when you meet a new masculine word in <em>-co<\/em>, you can predict the plural by asking one question: where is the stress? If it falls on the syllable right before <em>-co<\/em>, write <em>-chi<\/em>. If it falls further back, write <em>-ci<\/em>. A useful shortcut: many longer words end in <em>-ico<\/em> or <em>-logo<\/em> (medico, fisico, biologo, antropologo), so as soon as you spot those endings the plural tends to drop the <em>h<\/em>. Short and snappy <em>-co<\/em> words almost always keep the <em>h<\/em>: <em>banco, fuoco, cuoco, parco, gioco, sacco<\/em>. Length is not a rule, but it&#8217;s a useful hint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"four\">Four famous exceptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has four very common masculine words in <em>-co<\/em> where the italian -che and -ghi rule would predict <em>-chi<\/em> (stress falls on the second-to-last syllable), and yet the plural is <em>-ci<\/em>. They are everyday vocabulary, so you will meet them all the time. The good news: there are only four.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>amico \u2192 amici<\/em>, not <em>amichi<\/em><br>friend \u2192 friends<\/li>\n<li>nemico \u2192 nemici<br><em>enemy \u2192 enemies<\/em><\/li>\n<li>greco \u2192 greci<br><em>Greek person, also Greek language \u2192 Greeks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>porco \u2192 porci<br><em>pig \u2192 pigs<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feminine versions follow the regular italian -che and -ghi feminine rule: <em>amica<\/em> becomes <em>amiche<\/em>, <em>greca<\/em> becomes <em>greche<\/em>. So you get the unusual pair <em>amici \/ amiche<\/em>: same root, different spellings in the plural. Italian speakers grow up with these forms and never blink at them; learners just need to memorise them. A useful memory trick: the four exceptions are also four very common nouns that children meet early at school (best friend, school enemy, Greek mythology, the three little pigs), so they enter the head before any rule does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cia-gia\">Words in -cia and -gia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a close cousin of the italian -che and -ghi rule, often asked in the same breath. Feminine words in <em>-cia<\/em> and <em>-gia<\/em> follow a small spelling habit that depends on the letter right before the <em>i<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a <strong>consonant<\/strong> comes before <em>-cia\/-gia<\/em>, the <em>i<\/em> drops in the plural: <em>arancia<\/em> (orange) becomes <em>arance<\/em>, <em>spiaggia<\/em> (beach) becomes <em>spiagge<\/em>, <em>pioggia<\/em> (rain) becomes <em>piogge<\/em>, <em>doccia<\/em> (shower) becomes <em>docce<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>If a <strong>vowel<\/strong> comes before <em>-cia\/-gia<\/em>, the <em>i<\/em> stays: <em>camicia<\/em> (shirt) becomes <em>camicie<\/em>, <em>ciliegia<\/em> (cherry) becomes <em>ciliegie<\/em>, <em>valigia<\/em> (suitcase) often appears as <em>valigie<\/em>, <em>farmacia<\/em> (pharmacy) becomes <em>farmacie<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a spelling preference, not a pronunciation one: <em>arance<\/em> and a hypothetical <em>arancie<\/em> would sound the same out loud. The written form just tries to be economical when the <em>i<\/em> is not needed to keep the sound soft, much like the italian -che and -ghi rule keeps the <em>h<\/em> only when the consonant sound would otherwise change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"io\">Words in -io<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we are on the topic of tricky plurals, masculine words ending in <em>-io<\/em> also have a small habit worth knowing. It is not part of the <em>-che\/-ghi<\/em> family proper, but it is the next question every A1 learner asks.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the <em>i<\/em> is <strong>stressed<\/strong> in the singular, the plural ends in <em>-ii<\/em>: <em>zio<\/em> (uncle, pronounced TSEE-oh) becomes <em>zii<\/em>, <em>pendio<\/em> (slope) becomes <em>pendii<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>If the <em>i<\/em> is <strong>unstressed<\/strong>, the plural keeps a single <em>-i<\/em>: <em>vizio<\/em> (vice) becomes <em>vizi<\/em>, <em>bacio<\/em> (kiss) becomes <em>baci<\/em>, <em>raggio<\/em> (ray) becomes <em>raggi<\/em>, <em>orologio<\/em> (watch) becomes <em>orologi<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So one <em>i<\/em> is the default. Two <em>i<\/em> appear only when that <em>i<\/em> carries the stress in the singular. This is why you write <em>baci<\/em> (one <em>i<\/em>) on a postcard but <em>zii<\/em> (two <em>i<\/em>) in a family tree. The italian -che and -ghi rule and the <em>-io<\/em> rule both share the same instinct: the spelling tracks what the ear hears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contrast\">Hard vs soft sound side by side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading italian -che and -ghi words out loud is the fastest way to fix the rule in your ear. The eye learns from the page, but the ear locks the pattern in for good. Listen for the difference between the hard sound (with <em>h<\/em>) and the soft sound (without).<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>banchi<\/em> (BAN-kee) vs <em>baci<\/em> (BA-chee)<\/li>\n<li><em>fuochi<\/em> (foo-OH-kee) vs <em>foci<\/em> (FO-chee, river mouths)<\/li>\n<li><em>laghi<\/em> (LA-ghee) vs <em>magi<\/em> (MA-jee, the three wise men)<\/li>\n<li><em>amiche<\/em> (a-MEE-keh) vs <em>aceti<\/em> (a-CHE-tee, vinegars)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once your ear hears the gap between k\/g and ch\/j sounds, italian -che and -ghi spelling becomes a logical companion. The <em>h<\/em> is not decoration: it is the written sign of a sound you can hear. A short reading exercise: pick any of the example pairs above and say them out loud, slowly, twice. The contrast between the two consonant sounds will start to feel obvious after a few repetitions, and from there the italian -che and -ghi spelling rule becomes automatic. You&#8217;ll find yourself reaching for the <em>h<\/em> when you need a hard sound, and dropping it when the consonant is naturally soft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Writing <em>amichi<\/em> instead of <em>amici<\/em>. The <em>h<\/em> sneaks in by analogy with <em>banchi, parchi<\/em>. Resist the temptation: this is one of the four exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>Writing <em>medichi<\/em> instead of <em>medici<\/em>. The stress on ME-di-co sits on the third-to-last syllable, so no <em>h<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Writing <em>amice<\/em> for the feminine. The feminine is regular: <em>amiche<\/em>, with the <em>h<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Writing <em>aranci<\/em> for the feminine fruit. <em>Aranci<\/em> exists, but it means orange trees (masculine). The fruit plural is <em>arance<\/em> (feminine, no <em>i<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Writing <em>zi<\/em> with one <em>i<\/em>. Because the <em>i<\/em> is stressed, you need both: <em>zii<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Mixing genders: <em>una collega<\/em> becomes <em>le colleghe<\/em>, but <em>un collega<\/em> becomes <em>i colleghi<\/em>. Same word, two plurals, both with the <em>h<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-pl-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge:<\/strong> Write the plural of these ten words.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>parco<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>amico<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>biblioteca<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>medico<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>fuoco<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>strega<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>arancia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>camicia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>zio<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>bacio<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 See answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>parchi<\/strong> \u00b7 2. <strong>amici<\/strong> \u00b7 3. <strong>biblioteche<\/strong> \u00b7 4. <strong>medici<\/strong> \u00b7 5. <strong>fuochi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>streghe<\/strong> \u00b7 7. <strong>arance<\/strong> \u00b7 8. <strong>camicie<\/strong> \u00b7 9. <strong>zii<\/strong> \u00b7 10. <strong>baci<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet for italian -che and -ghi<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Singular<\/th><th>Type<\/th><th>Plural<\/th><th>Why<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td>amica<\/td><td>fem. -ca<\/td><td>amiche<\/td><td>feminine: always h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>strega<\/td><td>fem. -ga<\/td><td>streghe<\/td><td>feminine: always h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>banco<\/td><td>masc. -co, stress on BAN<\/td><td>banchi<\/td><td>second-to-last stress: keep h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>lago<\/td><td>masc. -go, stress on LA<\/td><td>laghi<\/td><td>second-to-last stress: keep h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>medico<\/td><td>masc. -co, stress on ME<\/td><td>medici<\/td><td>third-to-last stress: drop h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>psicologo<\/td><td>masc. -go, stress on CO<\/td><td>psicologi<\/td><td>third-to-last stress: drop h<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>amico<\/td><td>masc. exception<\/td><td>amici<\/td><td>memorise<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>nemico<\/td><td>masc. exception<\/td><td>nemici<\/td><td>memorise<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>greco<\/td><td>masc. exception<\/td><td>greci<\/td><td>memorise<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>porco<\/td><td>masc. exception<\/td><td>porci<\/td><td>memorise<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>arancia<\/td><td>fem. -cia, consonant before<\/td><td>arance<\/td><td>drop i<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>camicia<\/td><td>fem. -cia, vowel before<\/td><td>camicie<\/td><td>keep i<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>zio<\/td><td>masc. -io, i stressed<\/td><td>zii<\/td><td>double i<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>bacio<\/td><td>masc. -io, i unstressed<\/td><td>baci<\/td><td>single i<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">Dialogue at the bakery in Parma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following dialogue shows italian -che and -ghi plurals in everyday speech. Pietro runs a small bakery in Parma. Caterina is a regular customer ordering for a dinner she&#8217;s hosting. Notice how seven different plural patterns appear in one short exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-pl\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Buongiorno Caterina! Oggi abbiamo pane fresco, focacce calde e tre tipi di biscotti.<br><em>Good morning Caterina! Today we have fresh bread, warm focaccia and three kinds of biscuits.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Mi dia due pagnotte, per favore. E le mie amiche vengono a cena: prendo anche sei focacce.<br><em>Two loaves, please. And my friends are coming for dinner: I&#8217;ll take six focacce too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Sei focacce, perfetto. Caterina, come stanno le sue amiche? \u00c8 un po&#8217; che non le vedo qui al panificio.<br><em>Six focacce, perfect. Caterina, how are your friends doing? I haven&#8217;t seen them here at the bakery for a while.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Lavorano tutte. Una alle banche del centro, l&#8217;altra in biblioteca a Padova.<br><em>They&#8217;re all working. One at the banks downtown, the other at the library in Padova.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Bene per loro. Senta, ho fatto anche dei sacchi piccoli di biscotti, se vuole portarne uno a ciascuna.<br><em>Good for them. Listen, I&#8217;ve also made small sacks of biscuits, if you want to bring one to each of them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Ottima idea. Tre sacchi, per favore. I miei nipoti li adorano, di solito ne portiamo a casa una scorta.<br><em>Great idea. Three sacks, please. My nephews love them, we usually take home a stash.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Anche i miei figli. I cuochi che lavorano con me dicono che sono i migliori che facciamo.<br><em>My kids too. The cooks who work with me say they&#8217;re the best ones we make.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Si vede. Stamattina sono passata dai parchi della stazione e ho sentito profumo di pane fino al semaforo.<br><em>You can tell. This morning I walked through the parks by the station and smelled bread all the way to the traffic light.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Allora speriamo che porti altri amici qui da noi. A presto, Caterina.<br><em>Then let&#8217;s hope it brings more friends here to us. 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Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the correct plural<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Words in -ca \/ -ga add an h: amica -> amiche, riga -> righe. Words in -co \/ -go keep the sound: lago -> laghi.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7047\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Le mie (amice, amiche, amici) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(amiche)<\/span><\/span> arrivano domani da Pisa.<br><br><em>My (female) friends arrive tomorrow from Pisa.<\/em><\/li><li>In Trentino ci sono molti (laghi, lagi, lago) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(laghi)<\/span><\/span> verdi e profondi.<br><br><em>In Trentino there are many green, deep lakes.<\/em><\/li><li>Al parco i bambini fanno tanti (gioci, gioco, giochi) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(giochi)<\/span><\/span> insieme.<br><br><em>At the park the children play many games together.<\/em><\/li><li>In autunno cerchiamo i (funghi, fungi, fungo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(funghi)<\/span><\/span> nel bosco.<br><br><em>In autumn we look for mushrooms in the woods.<\/em><\/li><li>Le (barce, barche, barchi) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(barche)<\/span><\/span> tornano al porto al tramonto.<br><br><em>The boats return to the harbour at sunset.<\/em><\/li><li>I (medichi, medico, medici) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(medici)<\/span><\/span> dell'ospedale sono molto gentili.<br><br><em>The doctors at the hospital are very kind.<\/em><\/li><li>Sul lago ci sono due (albergi, alberghi, albergo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(alberghi)<\/span><\/span> con la terrazza.<br><br><em>On the lake there are two hotels with a terrace.<\/em><\/li><li>Le (rige, riga, righe) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(righe)<\/span><\/span> del quaderno sono troppo strette.<br><br><em>The lines in the notebook are too narrow.<\/em><\/li><li>In piazza ci sono tre (banche, bance, banchi) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(banche)<\/span><\/span> e una posta.<br><br><em>In the square there are three banks and a post office.<\/em><\/li><li>I (parci, parchi, parco) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(parchi)<\/span><\/span> della citt\u00e0 sono pieni di gente.<br><br><em>The city parks are full of people.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. The -che \/ -ghi spelling is clear to you.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>amica->amiche, banca->banche, riga->righe, lago->laghi, fungo->funghi keep the hard sound with h. But amico->amici, medico->medici soften.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Feminine -ca\/-ga keep the hard sound with h: amiche, righe. Masculine -go -> -ghi (laghi). But -co often softens: amico -> amici, medico -> medici.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct plural<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correctly spelled sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7048\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1089_7048\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Le mie amice sono simpatiche.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1089_7048\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Le mie amiche sono simpatice.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1089_7048\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Le mie amiche sono simpatiche.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1089_7048\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> I laghi del nord sono profondi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1089_7048\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> I lagi del nord sono profondi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" 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<\/script>\n        <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These questions about italian -che and -ghi come from real threads where A1 learners get stuck. For the dictionary view, the Treccani entry on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/plurale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plurale<\/a> gives a complete picture in standard Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is the plural of amico amici but the plural of banco banchi?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both are masculine words ending in -co, but they belong to different groups. Banco follows the regular rule: stress falls on the syllable before -co, so the plural keeps the hard sound with an h (banchi). Amico is one of the four famous exceptions of italian -che and -ghi spelling: even though stress falls on the same position, the plural is amici with a soft c. The other three exceptions are nemico (nemici), greco (greci), porco (porci). You just need to memorise them.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When does -ca become -che and when does it stay -ci?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Feminine words in -ca always become -che in the plural (amica becomes amiche, banca becomes banche). There are no exceptions. The choice -ci vs -chi only applies to masculine words in -co, where stress decides: second-to-last stress takes -chi, third-to-last stress takes -ci.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does the same rule apply to -go words?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, the rule is identical. Lago becomes laghi (second-to-last stress, keep h), psicologo becomes psicologi (third-to-last stress, drop h). Feminine -ga always becomes -ghe (strega becomes streghe). The four famous exceptions are only in the -co group: there is no equivalent list for -go.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Camicia has two plurals: camicie and camice. Are both correct?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>They are two different words. Camicia (shirt) has a vowel before -cia, so the plural keeps the i: camicie. Camice (without the i, singular) is a different word that means a doctor white coat or a religious robe; its plural is also camici. So camicie means shirts, camici means white coats. Same root, different items.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is the plural of zio zii or zi?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is zii, with two i. The reason: in zio the i is stressed (TSEE-oh), so the plural keeps both letters. Compare with vizio (VEE-tsyoh), where the i is unstressed and the plural is vizi with one i. Stress decides.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are the four famous masculine -co exceptions in italian -che and -ghi?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>They are amico (plural amici), nemico (nemici), greco (greci), porco (porci). All four follow the stress pattern that would predict -chi, but the plural is -ci instead. Italian-speaking children grow up with these forms; learners need to memorise the list.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pl-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is the plural of arancia arance but the plural of ciliegia ciliegie?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It depends on the letter right before -cia or -gia. Arancia has a consonant (n) before -cia, so the plural drops the i: arance. 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Italian -che and -ghi: feminine -ca\/-ga always take an h (amica \u2192 amiche), masculine -co\/-go follow a stress rule, and four famous words (amico, nemico, greco, porco) break the pattern. 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