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Friday, March 14, 2025

Italian words which are handy



 Italian - English

dice - he says/tells (like the English word dictate)

(il) dottore - (the) doctor

mattina - morning

pagina - page (the first three letters are the same)

perfetto/a - perfect (adjectives match the masculine or feminine of the noun)

pescare - to fish (like the zodiac sign, pisces)

(il) professore - (the) professor (just add an e to the end of the word and you have the Italian, but the end of the word is pronounced like 'eh?'

riposare - to rest (like repose)

telefono - telephone

vado a - I am going to


English - Italian

doctor - dottore

to fish - pescare (like the zodiac sign, Pisces)

I am going to - vado a

morning - mattina

page = pagina

perfect - perfetto/a (remember no c in the Italian word

professor - professore

to rest - riposare (notice the i after the first r in the Italian)

said - dice

telephone - telefono