Italian - Her hands are soft

We just learned in Italian our table is short is Il nostro tavolo è breve.

To say her hands are soft you would say Le sue mani sono morbide.
We can break it up into four words:
Her - Le sue - sounds like lay soo-ay /?/
hands - mani - sounds like mah-nee /?/
are - sono - Sounds like soh-noh /?/
soft - morbide - Sounds like moh-d-bee-day /?/


So all together Le sue mani sono morbide sounds like lay soo-ay mah-nee so-noh moh-d-bee-day.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Ihre Hände sind weich

In Spanish:
Sus manos estan suaves

In French:
Ses mains sont douces.

Italian - Our table is short

We just learned in Italian their car is tall is La loro auto è alto.

To say our table is short you would say Il nostro tavolo è breve.
We can break it up like this:
Our - Il nostro - sounds like eel noh-st-doh /?/
table - tavolo - sounds like tah-voh-loh /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay /?/
short - breve - Sounds like b-day-vay /?/


So all together Il nostro tavolo è breve sounds like eel noh-st-doh tah-voh-loh ay b-day-vay.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Unser Tisch ist kurz

In Spanish:
Nuestra mesa es bajo

In French:
Notre table est courte

Italian - Their car is tall

We just learned in Italian:
this chair is small is La sedia è piccolo,
my drink is cold is La mia bevanda è freddo,
and your food is hot is Il vostro cibo è caldo.

To say their car is tall you would say La loro auto è alto.
We can break it up like this:
Their - La loro - sounds like lah loh-doh /?/
car - auto - sounds like ah-oo-toh /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay /?/
tall - alto - Sounds like ah-l-toh /?/


So all together La loro auto è alto sounds like la loh-doh ah-oo-toh ay ah-l-toh.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Ihr Auto ist groß

In Spanish:
Su coche es alto

In French:
Leur voiture est haut

Italian - Your food is hot

We just learned in Italian:
this chair is small is La sedia è piccolo,
and my drink is cold is La mia bevanda è freddo.

Let's learn about more things we see every day.

To say your food is hot you would say Il vostro cibo è caldo..
We can break it up into four words:
ear essen ist ha-ees Your - Il vostro - sounds like eel voh-st-doh /?/
food - cibo - sounds like chee-boh /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay /?/
hot - caldo - Sounds like kah-l-doh /?/


So all together Il vostro cibo è caldo sounds like mine eel voh-st-doh chee-boh ay kah-l-doh.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)
In German:
Ihr Essen ist heiß

In Spanish:
Tu comida está caliente

In French:
Votre nourriture est chaud

Italian - My drink is cold

We just learned that in Italian to say this chair is small you say La sedia è piccolo.

Let's learn about more things we see every day.

To say My drink is cold, we say La mia bevanda è freddo.

Here's how to say it:
My - La mia - sounds like lah me-ah /?/
drink - bevanda - sounds like bay-van-dah /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay-ee /?/
cold - freddo - Sounds like fd-ay-doh /?/


So all together La mia bevanda è freddo sounds like lah me-ah bay-van-da ay-ee fd-ay-doh.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Mein Getränk ist kalt

In Spanish:
Mi bebida es fría

In French:
Ma boisson est froid

Italian - The chair is small

We just learned that in Italian to say this house is big you say Questa casa è grande.

Let's learn about more things we see every day.

To say The chair is small, we say La sedia è piccolo

We can break it up into four words:
The - La - sounds like lah /?/
chair - sedia - sounds like say-dee-ah /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay /?/
small - piccolo - Sounds like pee-koh-loh /?/


So all together La sedia è piccolo sounds like lah say-dee-ah ay pee-koh-loh.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Der Stuhl ist klein

In Spanish:
La silla es pequeña

In French:
La chaise est petit

Italian - This house is big

We just learned that in Italian, We are surprised is somo sorpresi.

Let's learn about some of the things we see every day.

To say this house is big in Italian you say Questa casa è grande.


We can break it up into four words:
This - Questa - sounds like koo-ay-stah /?/
house - casa - sounds like kah-sah /?/
is - è - Sounds like ay-ee /?/
big - grande - Sounds like g-dah-n-day /?/


So all together Questa casa è grande sounds like Koo-ay-stah kah-sah ay-ee g-dah-n-day.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Das Haus ist groß

In Spanish:
Esta casa es grande

In French:
Cette maison est grande

Italian - We are surprised

We just learned that I am happy in Italian is Sono felice, you are sad is Sei triste, he is angry is Lui è arrabbiato and they are excited is Sono eccitati.

Let's learn how to say We are surprised.

Siamo sorpresi.

We can break it up into two words:
We are - Siamo - sounds like see-ah-moh /?/
surprised - sorpresi - Sounds like soh-d-p-day-see /?/


So all together Siamo sorpresi sounds like See-ah-moh soh-d-p-day-see.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Wir sind begeistert

In Spanish:
Estamos sorprendido

In French:
Nous sommes surpris

Italian - They are excited

We just learned that I am happy in Italian is Sono felice, you are sad is Sei triste and he is angry is Lui è arrabbiato.

Let's learn how to say they are excited.
Sono eccitati

They are - Sono - sounds like soh-no /?/
excited - eccitati - Sounds like eh-chee-tah-tee /?/


So all together Sono eccitati sounds like Soh-no eh-chee-tah-tee.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Sie sind aufgeregt

In Spanish:
Ellos estan emocionados

In French:
Ils sont excité

Italian - He is angry

We just learned that I am happy in Italian is sono felice, and you are sad is Sei triste.

Now let's learn how to say He is angry.

Lui è arrabbiato

We can break it up into three words:
He - Lui - sounds like loo-ee /?/
is - è - sounds like ay /?/
angry - arrabbiato - Sounds like ah-dah-bee-ah-toh /?/


So all together Lui è arrabbiato sounds like loo-ee ay ah-dah-bee-ah-toh.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Er ist wütend

In Spanish:
Él está enojado

In French:
Il est en colère

Italian - You are sad

We just learned that in Italian I am happy is sono felice.

Now let's learn how to say You are sad.

Sei triste

We can break it up into two words:
You are - Sei - sounds like say-ee /?/
sad - triste - Sounds like t-dee-stay /?/


So all together Sei trista sounds like say-ee t-dee-stay.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Sie sind traurig

In Spanish:
Estas triste

In French:
Vous êtes triste

Italian - I am happy

Last time we learned that the Italian words for horse, sheep and duck are cavallo, pecora and anatra.

Let's learn how to say I am happy in Italian!

We can break it up into two words:
I am - sono - sounds like so-no /?/
happy - felice - Sounds like fay-lee-chay /?/

Together Sono felice sounds like so-no fay-lee-chay


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Ich bin glücklich

In Spanish:
Estoy feliz

In French:
Je suis heureux

Italian - Horse, Sheep, Duck

We know that in Italian, dog is cane, cat is gatto, cow is mucca, chicken is pollo and pig is maiale.
Let's learn more animals!

horse - cavallo - sounds like kah-vah-loh /?/

sheep - pecora - sounds like pay-koh-dah /?/

duck - anatra - sounds like ah-nah-t-dah /?/

Also in Italian horses say hii (hee), sheeps say bee (bay), and ducks say qua (koo-ah)!


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Pferd, Schaf, Ente

In Spanish:
caballo, oveja, pato

In French:
French - cheval, mouton, canard

Italian - Cow, Chicken, Pig

We already know that in Italian, dog is cane and cat is gatto.

Now let's learn about some farm animals!

cow - mucca - sounds like moo-kah /?/

chicken - pollo - sounds like poh-loh /?/

pig - maiale - sounds like mah-ee-ah-lay /?/

Also in Italian cows say muu, chickens say coccodè, and pigs say grugnire!


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Kuh, Huhn, Schwein

In Spanish:
vaca, pollo, cerdo

In French:
vache, poulet, porc

Italian - Black, White, Brown, Gray

We just learned that red, yellow, orange in Italian is rosso, arancione, giallo,
and green, blue, purple, pink is verde, blu, viola, rosa.

Let's learn some more colors!


black - nero - sounds like nee-doh /?/

white - bianco - sounds like bee-ah-n-koh /?/

brown - marrone - sounds like mah-doh-n-ay /?/

gray - grigio - sounds like g-dee-joh /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
schwarz, weiß, braun, grau

In Spanish:
negro, blanco, marrón, gris

In French:
noir, blanc, brun, gris

Italian - Green, Blue, Purple, Pink

We just learned that in Italian, red, orange and yellow are rosso, arancione and giallo.

Let's learn more colors!

green - verde - sounds like vay-der-day /?/

blue - blu - sounds like blue /?/

purple - viola - sounds like vee-oh-lah /?/

pink - rosa - sounds like doh-sah /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
grün, blau, lila, rosa

In Spanish:
verde, azul, morado, rosa

In French:
vert, bleu, violet, rose

Italian - Red, Orange, Yellow

We just learned about the alphabet in Italian.

Now let's learn some colors!

red - rosso - sounds like droh-soh /?/

orange - arancione - sounds like ah-dah-n-see-oh-nay /?/

yellow - giallo - sounds like jah-loh /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
rot, orange, gelb

In Spanish:
rojo, naranja, amarillo

In French:
rouge, orange, jaune

Italian Alphabet

We just learned how to Count to ten in Italian.

The Italian alphabet is just like the English alphabet, but they don't use the letters J, K, W, X or Y.

Those letters can be used in Italian, but they are usually for words that were brought over to Italian from another language, like the words Kiwi or Yogurt.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)


- The German alphabet has the letters ä, ö, ü, ß

The Spanish alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K, L, LL, M, N, Ñ
O, P, Q, R, RR, S, T, U
V, W, X, Y, Z

The French alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K, L, M, N
O, P, Q, R, S, T, U
V, W, X, Y, Z

Italian - Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten

We Counted to five now let's count to ten in Italian!


6 sei - sounds like say-ee /?/
7 setto - sounds like set-oh /?/
8 otto - sounds like oh-toh /?/
9 nove - sounds like no-vay /?/
10 dieci - sounds like dee-ay-chee /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
seis, sieben, acht, neun, zehn

In Spanish:
seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez

In French:
six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

Italian - One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Let's count to five in Italian!

1 uno - sounds like oo-no /?/
2 due - sounds like doo-ay /?/
3 tre - sounds like t-day /?/
4 quattro - sounds like coo-ah-t-doh /?/
5 cinque - sounds like chee-n-coo-ay /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German:
Ein, zwei, drei, veir, fünf

In Spanish:
Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco

In French:
Un, deaux, trois, quatre, cinq