Lesson #022, Tuesday

<p>Nouns ending in 'o' are generally masculine:</p> <p>amico = friend (male)</p> <p>libro = book</p> <p>Nouns ending in 'a' are generally feminine:</p> <p>amica = friend (female)</p> <p>casa = house</p> <p>Nouns ending in 'e' can be both and simply must be memorized:</p> <p>ristorante (m) = restaurant</p> <p>pane (m) = bread</p> <p>classe (f) = class</p> <p>notte (f) = night</p> <p>Words ending with a consonant are usually foreign words, and are usually masculine:</p> <p>bar, autobus, film, sport</p>