One room that most of us couldn’t imagine living without these days is the bathroom or bagno in Italian (plural: bagni). Bagno 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 room with …
When travelling around Italy, the temptation to eat out will prove difficult to resist with all the wonderful ristoranti there are. But even the best meal must come to an end! There are different ways to ask for the bill in Italian. One of the most common is: posso avere il conto per favore? Let’s …
The Italian word for sister is sorella (plural: sorelle). Sorella is a feminine noun and takes the following articles. la sorellauna sorella le sorelledelle sorelle Ho due sorelle – una più grande e una più piccola. I have two sisters – one older and one younger. The official terms for older sister and younger sister …
The word for white in Italian is bianco (masculine), but because it is an adjective, it also has feminine and plural forms: bianca, bianchi, and bianche. La sposa ha messo il suo abito bianco. The bride put on her white dress. Below are a few important words that contain the word bianco: Additional meanings include …
Are you a party-goer? Then you’re going to love today’s word of the day! The word festa can mean a number of things in English, but one of the first translations you’ll certainly come across when living in Italy is party or celebration. festa di compleanno = birthday party festa di Natale = Christmas party …
I’ve always found it surprising how quickly children grow. One minute they’re in diapers, getting ready to take their first steps, and the next, they’re packing their bags for college! The word for child or boy in Italian is bambino (plural: bambini) whereas girl is bambina (plural: bambine). These words are used to describe any …