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Easy Italian WordsEasy Italian Words are words similar to English, and will enable you to understand what is meant. Easy Italian is Italian similar to English. There are of several types of Easy Italian Words: 1. EASY ITALIAN WORDS SPELLED LIKE ENGLISH 2. EASY ITALIAN WORDS SPELLED LIKE ENGLISH SOMEWHAT 3. EASY ITALIAN WORDS PRONOUNCED LIKE ENGLISH Easy Italian Words look like English words. Some Easy Italian words are spelled exactly like English. Other Easy Italian words are spelled slightly different than English, but look related. ------ EASY ITALIAN WORDS SPELLED LIKE ENGLISH Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English are some of the easiest words in Italian for English speakers. When you travel to Italy, you will probably see some Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English that you will be able to understand just because you know the English words related to these Easy Italian Words. Examples of Italian Words Spelled Like English: After the Italian versions of each word is the pronunciation of the Italian word. Some of these Italian Words Spelled Like English are pronounced like English, and in the pronunciation guide the Italian words pronounced like English are enclosed in single quotation marks, as in: bar -- [‘bar’]. But some other Italian Words Spelled Like English are pronounced quite differently than English, and their pronunciations appear in the simplified pronunciation guide. English -- Italian -- [Say Italian] acne -- acne -- [‘acne’] area -- area -- [‘area’] audio -- audio -- [OW-dyoh] auto -- auto -- [OW-toh] avocado -- avocado -- [‘avocado’] banana -- banana -- [‘banana’] bar (place) -- bar -- [‘bar’] baseball -- baseball -- [‘baseball’] basketball -- basketball -- [‘basketball’] beige -- beige -- [beyj] bikini -- bikini -- [‘bikini’] biscotti -- biscotti -- [‘biscotti’] boutique -- boutique -- [‘boutique’] brandy -- brandy -- [‘brandy’] broccoli -- broccoli -- [‘broccoli’] buffet -- buffet -- [‘buffet’] bus (shuttle) -- bus -- [boos] business -- business -- [BEES-nehs] camper (vehicle) -- camper -- [‘camper’] cappuccino -- cappuccino -- [‘cappuccino’] cashmere -- cashmere -- [‘cashmere’] casino -- casinò -- [kah-zee-NOH] CD -- CD -- [chee-DEE] cent (euro) -- cent -- [‘cent’] champagne -- champagne -- [shahm-PAHN-yeh] check-in -- check-in -- [‘check-in’] cinema -- cinema -- [CHEE-neh-mah] cocktail (shrimp) -- cocktail -- [‘cocktail’] cognac -- cognac -- [‘cognac’] computer -- computer -- [‘computer’] cracker -- [‘cracker’] dessert -- [‘dessert’] duty-free -- duty-free -- [‘duty-free’] DVD -- DVD -- [dee-voo-DEE] e-mail -- e-mail -- [‘e-mail’] espresso -- espresso -- [‘espresso’] euro -- euro -- [EH-oo-roh] extra -- extra -- [‘extra’] extra large -- extra large -- [‘extra large’] fast food -- fast food -- [‘fast food’] fax -- fax -- [‘fax’] fettuccine -- fettuccine -- [‘fettuccine’] foto -- foto -- [‘foto’] film (movie) -- film -- [‘film’] fragile -- fragile -- [FRAH-jee-leh] gelato -- gelato -- [‘gelato’] gin -- gin -- [‘gin’] golf -- golf -- [‘golf’] guava -- guava -- [‘guava’] hamburger -- hamburger -- [ahm-BOOR-gehr] hotel -- hotel -- [oh-TEHL] [‘hotel’] in -- in -- [een] internet -- internet -- [‘internet’] iTunes -- iTunes -- [‘iTunes’] jazz -- jazz -- [‘jazz’] jeans -- jeans -- [‘jeans’] jogging -- jogging -- [‘jogging’] ketchup -- ketchup -- [‘ketchup’] king size -- king size -- [‘king-size’] kiwi -- kiwi -- [‘kiwi’] kosher -- kosher -- [‘kosher’] lager -- lager -- [‘lager’] lasagne -- lasagne -- [‘lasagne’] latte -- latte -- [‘latte’] linguine -- linguine -- [‘linguine’] limosine -- limosine -- [‘limosine’] ------- EASY ITALIAN WORDS SPELLED LIKE ENGLISH SOMEWHAT Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English Somewhat are words similar to English, but spelled somewhat differently than English -- although easily recognizable as related to English. After Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English, the next easiest for English speakers are these Easy Italian Words Spelled Somewhat Like English. Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English Somewhat are so easy that they need no translation because the similarity to English will enable you to understand what the word means. When you travel to Italy, you will probably see some Easy Italian Words Spelled Somewhat Like English which you will be able to understand just because you know the English words related to these Easy Italian Words. Examples of Easy Italian Words Spelled Like English Somewhat: After the Italian version of each word is the pronunciation of the Italian word. Italian -- English -- [Say Italian] aeroporto -- airport -- [ah-eh-roh-POHR-toh] agosto -- August -- [ah-GOH-stoh] americano -- American -- [ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh] aprile -- April -- [ah-PREE-leh] aspirina -- aspirin -- [AH-spee-REE-nah] autobus -- bus -- [OW-toh-boos] automatico -- automatic -- [ow-toh-MAH-tee-koh] autunno -- autumn -- [ow-TOON-noh] bagaglio -- baggage -- [bah-GAHL-yoh] banca -- bank -- [BAHN-kah] barbiere -- barber -- [bahr-BYEH-reh] batteria -- battery -- [baht-teh-REE-ah] bevanda -- beverage -- [beh-VAHN-dah] bicicletta -- bicycle -- [bee-chee-KLEHT-tah] birra -- beer -- [BEER-rah] blu -- blue -- [‘blue’] bottiglia -- bottle -- [boht-TEE-lyah] caffè -- coffee -- [kahf-FEH] caffé -- café -- [‘cafe’] calendario -- calendar -- [kah-lehn-DAH-ryoh] carta -- card -- [KAHR-tah] cassiere -- cashier -- [kahs-SYEH-reh] castello -- castle -- [kah-STEHL-loh] cattedrale -- cathedral -- [kaht-teh-DRAH-leh] centro -- center -- [CHEHN-troh] cheque -- check -- [‘check’] chilo -- kilo -- [ ‘kilo’] cioccolato -- chocolate -- [chyohk-koh-LAH-toh] classica -- classical -- [KLAH-see-kah] commerciale -- commercial -- [kohm-mehr-CHYAH-leh] concerto -- concert -- [kohn-cher-toh] conferenza -- conference -- [kohn-feh-REHN-tsah] credito -- credit -- [KREH-dee-toh] crema -- cream (ointment) -- [KREH-mah] deodorante -- deodorant -- [deh-oh-doh-RAHN-teh] dicembre -- December -- [dee-CHEHM-breh] difficile -- difficult -- [deef-FEE-chee-leh] digitale -- digital -- [dee-jee-TAH-leh] escursione -- excursion -- [eh-skoor-SYOH-neh] eventi -- events -- [eh-VEHN-tee] farmacia -- pharmacy -- [fahr-mah-CHEE-ah] febbraio -- February -- [fehb-BRAH-yoh] fontana -- fountain -- [fohn-TAH-nah] foto -- photo -- ‘photo’ fresco -- fresh -- [FREH-skoh] giardino -- garden -- [jyahr-DEE-noh] guida -- guide -- [GWEE-dah] vino -- wine -- [VEE-noh] ------- EASY ITALIAN WORDS PRONOUNCED LIKE ENGLISH There are of several types of Easy Italian Words Pronounced Like English: A. Italian Words Pronounced Like English And Also Spelled Like English. B. Italian Words Pronounced Like English But Spelled Differently. The Italian Words Pronounced Like English are enclosed in single quotation marks, as in: bar -- [‘bar’], in the pronunciation guide. But some other Italian Words Spelled Like English are pronounced quite differently than English, and their pronunciations appear in the simplified pronunciation guide. To keep Italian pronunciation easiest, these Italian words are shown to have a similar pronunciation to English if the letters are pronounced enough alike that Italian people will probably understand what you mean if you pronounce those words as you do in English. You may merely sound like you have an ‘English accent’ in Italian. When you travel to Italy, you will probably hear some Easy Italian Words Pronounced Somewhat Like English that you will be able to understand. ------- Italian Words Pronounced Like English And Also Spelled Like English. These are the very easiest Italian words to pronounce. English -- Italian -- [Say Like English] macaroni -- macaroni -- [‘macaroni’] mango -- [‘mango’] marinara -- [‘marinara’] MasterCard -- [‘MasterCard’] minestrone -- [‘minestrone’] motel -- [‘motel’] mozzarella -- [‘mozzarella’] no -- [‘no’] oh -- ‘[oh’] OK -- [‘OK’] opera -- [‘opera’] papaya -- [‘papaya’] parmigiano -- [‘parmigiano’] partner (relationship) -- [‘partner’] part-time -- [‘part-time’] password (computer) -- [‘password’] PC (computer) -- [‘PC’] pesto -- [‘pesto’] pizza -- [‘pizza’] pizzeria -- [‘pizzeria’] polenta -- [‘polenta’] pomodoro -- [‘pomodoro’] pop (music) -- [‘pop’] popcorn -- [‘popcorn’] prosciutto -- [‘prosciutto’] provelone -- [‘provelone’] puttanesca -- [‘puttanesca’] ragu -- [‘ragu’] rap (music) -- [‘rap’] reggae -- [‘reggae’] ricotta -- [‘ricotta’] rigatoni -- [‘rigatoni’] risotto -- [‘risotto’] salsa -- [‘salsa’] scaloppine -- [‘scaloppine’] scotch -- [‘scotch’] shampoo -- [‘shampoo’] sherry -- [‘sherry’] shopping -- [‘shopping’] single -- [‘single’] snorkeling -- [‘snorkeling’] snowboard [‘snowboard’] souvenir -- [‘souvenir’] spaghetti -- [‘spaghetti’] sport -- [‘sport’] stop (road sign) -- [‘stop’] suite -- [‘suite’] super (fuel) -- [‘super’] taxi -- [‘taxi’] tee time -- [‘tee time’] tennis -- [‘tennis’] tequila -- [‘tequila’] tiramisù -- [‘tiramisù’] tofu -- [‘tofu’] tortellini -- [‘tortellini’] vodka -- [‘vodka’] weekend -- [‘weekend’] whisky -- [‘whisky’] wireless (internet) -- [‘wireless’] wi-fi -- [‘wi-fi’] wow -- [‘wow’] yogurt -- [‘yogurt’] zucchini -- [‘zucchini’] -------- Italian Words Pronounced Like English But Spelled Differently. To keep Italian pronunciation easiest, these Italian words are shown to have a similar pronunciation to English if the letters are pronounced enough alike that Italian people will probably understand what you mean if you pronounce those words as you do in English. You may merely sound like you have an ‘English accent’ in Italian. Most likely not to be understood are short words of one syllable. The more syllables a word has, the less likely it is to be misunderstood, because the adjoining syllables help clarify the meaning of any one syllable that might sound ambiguous, and might be mistaken for a different word by the listener. A famous funny example of French being misunderstood is “Je t’adore!” -- three syllables pronounced [zhuh tah-DOHR]. It means ‘I love you!’ -- but to an English-speaker it can sound like ‘Shut the door!’ English -- Italian -- [Say Like English] asthma -- asma -- [‘asthma’] blue -- blu -- [‘blue’] café -- caffé -- [‘cafe’] check -- cheque -- [‘check’] checks -- cheques -- [‘checks’] diarrhea -- diarrea -- [‘diarrhea’] echo -- eco -- [‘echo’] Goal! (score) -- Gol! -- [‘Goal!’] jacket -- giacca -- [‘jacket’] kilo -- chilo -- [‘kilo’] kosher -- kasher -- [‘kosher’] me -- mi -- [‘me’] oregano -- origano -- [‘oregano’] pajamas -- pigiama -- [‘pajamas’] papaya -- papaia -- [‘papaya’] paprika -- paprica -- [‘paprika’] photo -- foto -- [‘photo’] potato -- patata -- [‘potato’] roast beef -- rosbif -- [‘roast beef’] salami -- salami -- [‘salami’] toilet -- toilette -- [‘toilet’] tuna -- tonno -- [‘tuna’] umbrella -- ombrello -- [‘umbrella’] valley -- valle -- [‘valley’] yellow -- giallo -- [‘yellow’] yogurt -- iogurt -- [‘yogurt’] -------- Easy Italian Words are not the only part of Italian that is easy. Easy Italian is Italian similar to English. EASY ITALIAN PHRASES contain enough words similar to English that you will be able to understand what the phrases mean. EASY ITALIAN SENTENCES contain enough words similar to English that you will be able to understand what the sentences mean. EASY ITALIAN PRONUNCIATIONS are Italian words pronounced like English, with some spelled exactly like English, and others spelled slightly different than English but still pronounced like English. EASY ITALIAN GRAMMAR has Italian words similar to English in the same order in Italian as in English (but unfortunately not all Italian grammar is Easy Italian Grammar.) All this Easy Italian is featured on the web site www.easiest-foreign-languages.com -------- Many Italian words are spelled exactly like English. Even more Italian words are spelled slightly different than English -- although easily recognizable as related to English. Discover how much you know about Italian just because you know English. You will recognize more Italian words than you realize. Since so many Italian words resemble English, it makes sense to take advantage of your experience with those related words. If you are an English-speaker, you have spent years with these English words that resemble Italian words. You know how to pronounce them, what they mean, how to use them in conversation, all without thinking about them consciously. If you’ve never studied Italian, you may not realize that you already know many Italian words in English. Easiest Foreign Languages will reveal that you already know quite a bit of Italian, because so many Italian words are similar to English. The Easy Italian words that are similar to English provide the easiest way to begin learning Italian, and can make learning the Italian language easier for you. ------- LINKS TO MORE EASY ITALIAN WORDS:
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