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Ritiro i soldi al bancomat.

Ritiro i soldi al bancomat.
I withdraw the money at the ATM.
From Lesson 94:Money and shopping (i saldi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Ritiro i soldi al bancomat.

Does ritiro mean I retire?
No, this is a false friend! Ritirare means to withdraw, collect, or pick up something (like cash or a package). If you want to say I retire from work, you would use the phrase vado in pensione.
Why is soldi plural here when money is singular in English?
In Italian, the word for money is i soldi, which is a plural masculine noun. Because it is plural, you must use the plural article i (the), and if you added an adjective, it would need a plural ending too.
Why do we use al before bancomat?
Al is the combination of the preposition a (at/to) and the masculine definite article il (the). Even though bancomat is a modern adopted word, it is treated as a regular masculine noun, so at the ATM becomes al bancomat.
Is bancomat a normal Italian word?
It was originally a brand name for an Italian banking network, but it became so popular that it is now the everyday word for any ATM or cash machine.

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