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"Camel" in Italian: cammello

il cammello

Say it: kahm-MEHL-lohmasculine · il cammellonoun/kamˈmɛl.lo/

Camel in Italian is il cammello (kahm-MEHL-loh). Plural i cammelli. Double m is required in the spelling.

Zoo

I bambini guardano il cammello da vicino.
The kids watch the camel up close.
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How to pronounce cammello

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kahm-MEHL-loh

/kamˈmɛl.lo/

Cammello stresses MEHL: kahm-MEHL-loh. Double m.

"Camel" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
il cammellothe camel

Default noun.

un cammelloa camel

Indefinite.

i cammellithe camels

Plural.

cavalcare un cammelloto ride a camel

Tour activity.

How to use cammello in real life

  1. 1Zoo

    I bambini guardano il cammello da vicino.

    The kids watch the camel up close.

    Il cammello.

  2. 2Travel story

    In deserto ho visto un cammello al tramonto.

    In the desert I saw a camel at sunset.

    Un cammello.

  3. 3Photo

    Quanti cammelli ci sono nel recinto?

    How many camels are in the enclosure?

    Cammelli.

Mistakes English speakers make with cammello

Incorrect: Il camelo è alto.

Correct: Il cammello è alto.

Double m: cammello.

Incorrect: Ho visto un camel.

Correct: Ho visto un cammello.

Use cammello.

Good to know

Italians mainly meet cammelli in zoos or travel photos, then joke about place names and stubbornness. Spelling with mm is the detail teachers mark.

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At the zoo map

  1. ChatPal

    Il cammello è vicino agli elefanti.

    The camel is near the elephants.

  2. You

    Andiamo: voglio vedere il cammello.

    Let's go: I want to see the camel.

  3. ChatPal

    Ok, segui le frecce gialle.

    Ok, follow the yellow arrows.

  4. You

    Perfetto, scatto una foto dopo.

    Perfect, I'll take a photo after.

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How do you say camel?

Il cammello.

Spelling tip?

Double m: cammello.

Plural?

I cammelli.

Gender?

Masculine.

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