66: How to say "the" in Italian: lo and gli (the ones everyone forgets)

Today we're talking about two important words that people tend to forget in Italian - lo and gli. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode here: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/how-to-say-the-in-italian-lo-gli Practise your Italian in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/?ref=group_header How to pronounce "gli" in Italian: http://joyoflanguages.com/pronounce-gli-italian/ How to pronounce "gn" as in "gnocchi": http://joyoflanguages.com/pronounce-gn-italian/ Today's Italian words Che cosa ti piace fare nel tuo tempo libero? = What do you like doing in your free time? Che cosa = what ti piace = you like fare = to do nel tuo tempo libero = in your free time? Cucinare = Cooking Spesso faccio gli spaghetti alla carbonara = Often I make "Spaghetti alla carbonara", which is sometimes just called "Carbonara". Spesso = often faccio = I make gli spaghetti = the spaghetti alla carbonara = carbonara style E recentemente ho imparato come fare gli gnocchi a mano = And recently, I learned how to make gnocchi by hand, which is a type of pasta with potato in the dough. E = and recentemente = recently ho = I have imparato = learnt come = how fare = to make gli gnocchi = the gnocchi a mano = by hand E mi piace viaggiare, prendere lo zaino e partire = And I like travelling, taking my backpack and setting off. E = and Mi piace = I like Viaggiare = travelling Prendere = taking lo zaino = the backpack e = and partire = leaving E tu? = And you? (What about you?) Mi piace fare sport, soprattutto lo yoga = I like doing sport, especially yoga Mi piace = I like fare = doing sport = sport soprattutto = especially lo yoga =  the yoga E imparare le lingue = And learning languages In questo momento sto imparando lo spagnolo = At the moment, I'm learning Spanish. E = and Imparare = learning le lingue = the languages in = in questo = this momento = moment sto imparando = I'm learning lo spagnolo = the Spanish Gli spaghetti = (the) spaghetti Gli gnocchi = (the) gnocchi Lo yoga = (the) yoga Lo spagnolo = (the) Spanish Lo stato = the state Lo spazio = the space Lo studente = the student gli studenti = the students Lo stomaco = the stomach Lo sport = the sport Gli stati = the states Gli spazi = the spaces Gli studenti = the students Lo zaino = the backpack Lo zucchero = the sugar Lo zio = the uncle Lo zoo = the zoo Lo zenzero = the ginger Gli zaini = the backpacks Gli zii = the uncles Gli zuccheri = the sugars Lo gnomo = the gnome Gli gnocchi = gnocchi Lo yoga = the yoga Lo yogurt = the yogurt Gli yogurt = the yogurts Gli ingredienti = the ingredients Lo studente = the student Gli studenti = the students Lo zucchero = the sugar