The word for teacher in Italian is insegnante. Derived from the verb insegnare (to teach), it can be used to talk about both male and female teachers. The difference between masculine and feminine can be highlighted by the indefinite article or an adjective: Marco è un insegnante di arte mentre Sofia è un’insegnante di fisica. …
Sopravvissuto, the word for survivor in Italian, comes from the verb sopravvivere meaning to survive. It is formed of two parts: sopra (above) and vissuto (past participle of vivere ‘to live’). If you are talking about a woman instead of a man, the masculine sopravvissuto becomes the feminine sopravvissuta. Their respective plurals are sopravvissuti and …
A few months ago, we wrote an article about the word moglie (wife), so now it’s time to talk about the other half of the equation! The word for husband in Italian is marito (masculine, plural: mariti). It comes from the Latin maritus which in turn is a derivative of mas / maris meaning male. …
The Italian word for pregnant is incinta (feminine, plural: incinte). It derives from the Medieval Latin term incincta. Below are a few verbs you’ll frequently see paired with incinta: essere incinta = to be pregnant rimanere incinta = to get pregnant restare incinta = to get pregnant mettere incinta = to impregnate, to get (someone) …
They say that sometimes, being with your best friend is all the therapy you need when the world gets you down, and I couldn’t agree more! The word for best friend in Italian is migliore amico in reference to a male or migliore amica for a female. The plural forms are migliori amici and migliori …
The word for aunt in Italian is zia (feminine, plural: zie). It comes from the Latin word thia and, as in English, is used to describe the sister of one’s mother or father, or the wife of one’s uncle (zio). To describe the latter, the term zia acquisita (aunt by marriage) is often used. Mia zia abita in Italia da dieci anni. My aunt …