The Italian word for angel looks and sounds extremely similar to its English equivalent: angelo. Angelo is a masculine noun that takes the following definite and indefinite articles: The word derives from the Latin angelus via the Greek angelos meaning messenger. Angeli play an important role in the Christian religion, as they are believed to …
If you aren’t an only child, chances are that you have either a sorella (sister) or a fratello (brother), or perhaps one of each, or maybe many of them. (My papà has nine siblings!) fratello brother An older brother is called a fratello maggiore whereas a younger brother is a fratello minore. Alternatively, you can …
The Italian word for daughter is figlia (plural: figlie) which is the feminine equivalent of figlio (son). figlia daughter Figlia is quite obviously a feminine noun. Here are its definite and indefinite articles: Ho una figlia e due figli. I have a daughter and two sons. It can also refer to young girl in general, …
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 …
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 – …
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). bambino boy Here are its definite and …