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Describing Christmas in Italian: As a Catholic country, Christmas is one of the major holidays celebrated in Italy. The word for Christmas is Natale (referring to the birth of Christ). Buon Natale! [boo-OHN nah-TAH-leh] Merry Christmas! Of course, during this … Continue reading →

Describing idiots in Italian: The straight translation of idiot should look familiar: it’s idiota [ee-dee-OH-tah]. Be aware that the word idiota always end in -a, regardless of whether you’re talking about a male or female. Idiota will certainly get your … Continue reading →

Describing a boyfriend in Italian: “My boyfriend” can be il mio ragazzo [eel MEE-oh rah-GAHT-zoh] for a casual relationship, or il mio fidanzato [eel MEE-oh fee-dahn-ZAH-toh] for a more serious relationship. This confuses a lot of people, because fidanzato seems … Continue reading →

Describing a girlfriend in Italian: For a girl talking about her friend who is also a girl, you can say mia amica [MEE-ah ah-MEE-cah]. For a romantic relationship, you can say la mia ragazza [lah MEE-ah rah-GAHT-zah]. Maria é la … Continue reading →

Describing TV in Italian: The Italian words for television are pretty similar to their English equivalents. Television is la televisione [lah teh-leh-vee-SEE-oh-neh]. Just like TV in English, Italians say la TV, but be careful with the pronunciation! It’s pronounced [lah … Continue reading →

Describing kissing in Italian: Italian is known as a language of love. If you plan on finding out why, one good word to add to your vocab is un bacio [oon BAH-choh], or a kiss, as well as the plural … Continue reading →

Describing vacations in Italian: The basic word for vacation in Italian is vacanza [vah-CAHN-zah], and “to go on vacation” is andare in vacanza or fare vacanza. Andiamo in vacanza a Barcelona questa settimana. We’re going on vacation in Barcelona this … Continue reading →

Describing alcoholism in Italian: The best way to say alcoholic, as in someone who is addicted to alcohol, is alcolista [all-coh-LEE-stah]. É un alcolista. He is an alcoholic. Another way to address it is: Ho problemi con l’alcol. I have … Continue reading →

Describing beauty in Italian: Italians have a fine eye for beauty, style, and aesthetics. It is not surprising that the word beautiful is one that you will hear often in Italy. The word for beautiful in Italian is bello [BEH-loh] … Continue reading →

Welcome to How To Say In Italian! Have you ever wanted to find a certain word or phrase in Italian, and you just can’t seem to find an adequate answer? Maybe you saw an entry in a dictionary, but you … Continue reading →