No. 759 in Italian
apple
The Italian word for "apple" is "mela."
In a sentence
Mangi un' apple ogni giorno e starai sano.
Eat an apple every day and you'll stay healthy.
Here, 'un' is the article preceding 'apple' (mela), serving as a general reference to an object.
Questa apple è più dolce dell'altra.
This apple is sweeter than the other one.
'Questa' specifies the apple being referred to, focusing on comparison.
Ho comprato delle apple al mercato questa mattina.
I bought some apples at the market this morning.
'Delle' before 'apple' indicates plural apples as the object of the action.
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