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Vorrei i massaggi rilassanti e le tisane calde.

Vorrei i massaggi rilassanti e le tisane calde.
I would like the relaxing massages and the hot herbal teas.
From Lesson 116:Polite requests (vorrei)·Italian

Breakdown of Vorrei i massaggi rilassanti e le tisane calde.

e
and
caldo
hot
volere
to want
il massaggio
the massage
rilassante
relaxing
la tisana
the herbal tea

Questions & Answers about Vorrei i massaggi rilassanti e le tisane calde.

Why use vorrei instead of voglio here?
Vorrei is the present conditional form of volere (to want) and translates to "I would like". While voglio ("I want") is grammatically correct, vorrei is much softer and more polite. It is the standard way to ask for things or make requests in Italian.
Why does the adjective rilassanti end in -i? Is it because massaggi is masculine?
Not exactly! It ends in -i because the singular form of this adjective is rilassante. Adjectives that end in -e in the singular change to -i in the plural, regardless of whether the noun they describe is masculine or feminine.
Why does calde end in -e instead of -i?
Calde describes le tisane (the herbal teas), which is a feminine plural noun. Because the base adjective is caldo (which has four forms: -o, -a, -i, -e), it takes the feminine plural ending -e to match the noun.
What is the singular form of massaggi and how is the plural formed?
The singular is il massaggio. For most masculine words ending in -io, you don't write a double -ii to make them plural. You simply drop the final -o, leaving a single -i at the end: i massaggi.

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