Italian Word of the Day: Fiore (flower)

The Italian word for flower is fiore (plural: fiori). This word can also be used to refer to a blossom of a tree. It is a fairly popular name for a girl or boy in Italy. fiore flower Below you can find the definite and indefinite articles that go with this masculine noun: il fioreun …

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Italian Word of the Day: Bacio (kiss)

Italian is known as one of the most romantic languages in the world, so it should come as no surprise that some of the first words people wish to learn are often linked to romance! We already covered the word amore (love) and the expression ti amo (I love you) in previous articles, so today …

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Italian Word of the Day: Pollo (chicken)

The generic word for chicken in Italian is pollo (plural: polli). It can be used to refer to the bird itself or the meat. pollo chicken As a masculine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: When you want to specify whether the chicken is male (rooster / cock) or female (hen), you …

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Italian Word of the Day: Donna (woman)

Donna (plural: donne) is a common first name given to women in the English language – in fact, I have a friend called Donna – but did you know that it actually means woman, lady or female in Italian? donna woman Donna takes the following definite and indefinite articles: la donnauna donna le donnedelle donne …

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Italian Word of the Day: Bagno (bathroom)

One room that most of us couldn’t imagine living without these days is the bathroom or bagno in Italian. bagno bathroom Bagno (plural: bagni) is a masculine noun that takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il bagnoun bagno i bagnidei bagni Related to the verb bagnare (to wet), it can refer to both the …

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Italian Word of the Day: Sorella (sister)

Do you have any siblings? I have one younger fratello (brother), but I always would have liked a sister as well. The Italian word for sister is sorella. sorella sister Sorella is a feminine noun whose plural form is sorelle. It takes the following articles. la sorellauna sorella le sorelledelle sorelle Ho due sorelle – …

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