Word
Ritiro i soldi al bancomat.
Meaning
I withdraw the money at the ATM.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ritiro i soldi al bancomat.
i soldi
the money
al
to the / at the
ritirare
to pick up
il bancomat
the ATM; the debit card
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?
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.