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Questi regali e questi vestiti sono nuovi.

Questi regali e questi vestiti sono nuovi.
These gifts and these dresses are new.
From Lesson 9:Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Questi regali e questi vestiti sono nuovi.

Why do we use questi instead of questo or queste?
Questi is the masculine plural form of the word for "this" (questo). We use it here because it points out regali (gifts) and vestiti (dresses/clothes), which are both masculine plural nouns. If the nouns were feminine, we would use queste.
The translation says "dresses", but can vestiti also just mean "clothes"?
Yes! Vestiti is the plural of vestito. It can specifically mean "dresses" or "suits", but it is also the standard Italian word for clothes or clothing in general.
Why is the word for "new" written as nuovi?
In Italian, adjectives must match the nouns they describe. Since the subjects (regali and vestiti) are masculine plural, the basic adjective nuovo changes its ending to -i to become nuovi.
Do I really have to repeat questi before both nouns? Could I just say Questi regali e vestiti?
In Italian, it is strongly preferred to repeat words like questi (as well as words like "the" or "my") before each noun in a list. Repeating it makes the sentence sound much more natural to an Italian speaker.

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