LA FAMIGLIA (family)
bambino/a (il / la) – child
cognato/a (il / la) – brother / sister- in-law
compagno/a (il / la) – partner
coppia (la) – couple
cugino/a (il / la) – cousin
famiglia (la) – family
fidanzato/a (il / la) – a more serious boyfriend/ girlfriend
figlio/a (il / la) – son / daughter
fratello (il) – brother
fratellastro* (il) – stepbrother
gemello/a (il / la) – twin
genero (il) – son-in-law
genitori (i) – parents
madre (la) – mother
marito (il) – husband
matrigna* (la) – stepmother
moglie (la) – wife
mamma (la) – mom
nipote (il / la) – nephew / niece & grandson / granddaughter
nonno/a (il / la) – grandfather / grandmother
nuora (la) – daughter-in-law
padre (il) – father
papà (il) – dad
parenti (i) – relatives
patrigno* (il) – stepfather
ragazzo/a (il / la)– boyfriend / girlfriend
sorella (la) – sister
sorellastra* (la) – stepsister
suocero/a (il / la) – father / mother- in-law
zio/a (lo / la) – uncle / aunt
maggiore – older
minore – younger
unico/a – only
convivere – to live together
divorziare – to divorce
sposarsi – to get married
convivenza (la) – living together, cohabitation
divorzio (il) – divorce
divorziato/a – divorced
matrimonio (il) – wedding
*While in Italian there are specific expressions for “stepmother/father/sister/brother”, these words have a negative meaning. Therefore, people prefer saying la moglie di mio padre (my father’s wife), il figlio di mia madre (my mother’s son) or just madre, sorella, fratello, especially when the relationship is good.
GLI ANIMALI DOMESTICI (pets)
cane (il) – dog
coniglio (il) – bunny
criceto (il) – hamster
gatto (il) – cat
pesce rosso (il) – goldfish
tartaruga (la) – turtle
uccello (l’) – bird
LE PROFESSIONI (professions)
analista finanziario (l’) / analista finanziaria (l’) – financial analyst
architetto/a (l’) – architect
assistente sociale (l’) – social worker
autista (l’) – driver (m / f)
avvocato/a (l’) – lawyer
badante (il / la) – in-home nurse, caregiver (m / f)
barista (il / la) – barista (m / f)
cameriere/a (il / la) – waiter / waitress
casalinga (la) – housewife
cuoco/a (il / la) – cook, chef
dentista (il / la) – dentist (m / f)
donna d’affari (la) / uomo d’affari (l’) – businesswoman/ businessman
dottore (il) / dottoressa (la) – doctor
giornalista (il / la) – journalist (m / f)
giudice (il / la) – judge (m / f)
impiegato/a (l’) – employee, office worker
imprenditore (l’) / imprenditrice (l’) – entrepreneur
infermiere/a (l’) – nurse
ingegnere/a (l’) – engineer
insegnante (l’) – teacher (m / f)
lavoratore agricolo (il) / lavoratrice agricola (la) – agricultural worker
medico (il) – physician (m / f)
ministro/a (il / la) – minister
operaio/a (l’) – laborer, construction worker, factory worker
OSS (Operatore Socio Sanitario) (l’) – nurse’s aide, healthcare assistant
parrucchiere (il) / parrucchiera (la) – hairdresser
poliziotto/a (il / la) – policeman / policewoman
postino/a (il / la) – mailman / mail-woman
scienziato/a (lo / la) – scientist
scrittore (lo) / scrittrice (la) – writer
sindacalista (il / la) – union officer
sindaco/a (il / la) – mayor
veterinario/a (il / la) – veterinary
I NUMERI >100 (numbers over 100)
100. cento – one hundred
101, 102…120, 121… centouno, centodue…centoventi, centoventuno… – one hundred one, one hundred two…one hundred twenty, one hundred twenty one…
200, 300, 400… duecento, trecento, quattrocento… – two hundred, three hundred, four hundred…
1.000. mille – one thousand
2.000, 3.000, 4.000…duemila, tremila, quattromila… – two thousand, three thousand, four thousand…
1.000.000. un milione – one million
2.000.000, 3.000.000, 4.000.000… due milioni, tre milioni, quattro milioni… – two million, three million, four million….
1.000.000.000. un miliardo – one billion
2.000.000.000, 3.000.000.000, 4.000.000.000… due miliardi, tre miliardi, quattro miliardi… – two billion, three billion, four billion…
