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 …
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 …
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 …
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 – …
The word for white in Italian is bianco, but because it is an adjective, it also has feminine and plural forms: bianca, bianchi, and bianche. bianco white 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 …
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 party Festa is a feminine noun that takes the following definite …