A1🔤 Letters F & G
Italian word
gente
people (in general), folk
Looks like
gentle
kind, mild, soft
⚠️ The trap
Gente = people (plural, collective noun). Gentle in Italian is 'gentile'. 'Be gentle' = 'Sii gentile' — not 'Sii gente'.
To say "kind, mild, soft" in Italian:
gentile (for gentle/kind); gente for people
"gente" in English means:
people (in general), folk
Example
"C'era tanta gente in centro."
"There were a lot of people in the city centre."
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