Italian All-in-One For Dummies (194 page)

to meet:
incontrare
(een-kohn-
trah
-reh)

meeting:
riunione
(ree-ooh-
nyoh
-neh) f

member:
socio
(
soh
-choh)

metaphor:
metafora
(meh-
tah
-foh-rah) f

meticulous:
meticolosa
(meh-tee-koh-
loh
-sah) f;
meticoloso
(meh-tee-koh-
loh
-soh)
m

milk:
latte
(
laht
-teh) m

mine:
mia
(myah) f;
[la] mia
([lah] myah) f;
mie
(myeh) f, pl;
[le] mie
([leh] myeh) f, pl;
miei
(myehy) m, pl;
[i] miei
([ee] myehy), m, pl;
mio
(myoh) m;
[il] mio
([eel] myoh) m

minimum:
minima
(
mee
-nee-mah) f;
minimo
(
mee
-neeh-moh) m

modernization:
modernizzazione
(moh-dehr-neet-tsah-
tsyoh
-neh) f

mom:
mamma
(
mahm
-mah) f

money:
soldi
(
sohl
-dee) m

month:
mese
(
meh
-zeh) m

monthly:
mensile
(mehn-
see
-leh)

monthly magazine:
mensile
(mehn-
see
-leh) m

more:
più
(pyooh)

more than:
più
che
(pyooh keh);
più di
(pyooh dee)

most:
massimo
(
mahs
-see-moh)

mother:
madre
(
mah
-dreh) f

mountain:
montagna
(mohn-
tah
-nyah) f

to move:
muovere
(
mwoh
-veh-reh);
muoversi
(
mwoh
-vehr-see)

Mr.:
signore
(see-
nyoh
-reh) m

Mrs.:
signora
(see-
nyoh
-rah) f

museum:
museo
(mooh-s
eh
-oh) m

music:
musica
(
mooh
-see-kah) f

music critic:
critici musicali
(
kree
-tee-chee mooh-see-
kah
-lee) m

musical:
musicale
(mooh-see-
kah
-leh)

musician:
musicista
(mooh-see-
chee
-stah) m

must:
dovere
(doh-
veh
-reh)

my:
mia
(myah) f;
[la] mia
([lah] myah) f;
mie
(myeh) f, pl;
[le]
mie
([leh] myeh) f, pl;
miei
(myehy) m, pl;
[i] miei
([ee] myehy), m, pl;
mio
(myoh) m;
[il] mio
([eel] myoh) m

N

name:
nome
(
noh
-meh) m

narrow:
stretta
(
streht
-tah) f;
stretto
(
streht
-toh) m

natural:
naturale
(nah-tooh-
rah
-leh)

near:
vicina
(vee-
chee
-nah) f;
vicino
(vee-
chee
-noh) m

neck:
collo
(
kohl
-loh) m

to need:
avere bisogno di
(ah-
veh
-reh bee-
soh
-nyoh dee)

neither . . . nor:
né . . . né
(neh . . . neh)

never (don't ever):
non . . . mai
(nohn . . . mahy)

never (never):
mai
(mahy)

new:
nuova
(
nwoh
-vah) f;
nuovo
(
nwoh
-voh)
m

news:
notizie
(noh-
tee
-tsyeh) f

newspaper:
giornale
(johr-
nah
-leh) m

nice:
carina
(kah-
ree
-nah) f;
carino
(kah-
ree
-noh) m

nice to meet you:
piacere
(pyah-
cheh
-reh)

night:
notte
(
noht
-teh) f

nine:
nove
(
noh
-veh)

nineteen:
diciannove
(dee-chahn-
noh
-veh)

no:
no
(noh)

no one:
nessuna
(nehs-
sooh
-nah) f;
nessuno
(nehs-
sooh
-noh) m

nobody:
nessuna
(nehs-
sooh
-nah) f;
nessuno
(nehs-
sooh
-noh) m

none:
nessuna
(nehs-
sooh
-nah) f;
nessuno
(nehs-
sooh
-noh) m

north:
nord
(nohrd) m

nose:
naso
(
nah
-zoh) m

not:
non
(nohn)

not yet:
non ancora
(nohn ahn-
koh
-rah)

nothing:
niente
(
nyehn
-teh);
nulla
(
noohl
-lah)

November:
novembre
(noh-
vehm
-breh)

now:
ora
(
oh
-rah);
adesso
(ah-
dehs
-soh)

nowhere:
da nessuna parte
(dah nehs-
sooh
-nah
pahr
-teh)

number:
numero
(
nooh
-meh-roh) m

nurse:
infermiera
(een-fehr-
myeh
-rah) f

O

October:
ottobre
(oht-
toh
-breh)

of:
di
(dee)

of the:
del
(dehl) m;
dello
(
dehl
-loh) m;
della
(
dehl
-lah) f;
dei
(dehy) m, pl;
degli
(
deh
-lyee), m, pl;
delle
(
dehl
-leh) f, pl;
dell'
(dehl) m/f

to offer:
offrire
(ohf-
free
-reh)

office:
ufficio
(oohf-
fee
-choh) m

often:
spesso
(
spehs
-soh)

okay:
d'accordo
(dahk-
kohr
-doh)

old (for persons):
anziana
(ahn-tsee-
ah
-nah) f;
anziano
(ahn-tsee-
ah
-noh) m

old:
vecchia
(
vehk
-kyah) f;
vecchio
(
vehk
-kyoh) m

on:
su
(sooh);
sopra
(
soh
-prah)

one:
si
(see);
una
(
ooh
-nah) f;
uno
(
ooh
-noh) m

one-way (ticket):
andata
(ahn-
dah
-tah) f

only:
solo
(
soh
-loh);
soltanto
(sohl-
tahn
-toh)

to open:
aprire
(ah-
pree
-reh)

opera:
opera
(
oh
-peh-rah) f

opportunity:
opportunità
(ohp-pohr-tooh-nee-
tah
) f

or:
o
(oh)

our, ours:
nostra
(
noh
-strah) f;
[la] nostra
([lah]
noh
-strah) f;
nostre
(
noh
-streh) f, pl;
[le]
nostre
[leh]
noh
-streh) f, pl;
nostri
(
noh
-stree) m, pl;
[i] nostri
([ee]
noh
-stree) m, pl;
nostro
(
noh
-stroh) m;
[il] nostro
([eel]
noh
-stroh) m

outdoor market:
mercato
(mehr-
kah
-toh) m

outside:
fuori
(
fwoh
-ree)

over:
sopra
(
soh
-prah)

overtaking:
sorpasso
(sohr-
pahs
-soh) m

to own:
possedere
(pohs-seh-
deh
-reh)

P

painter:
pittore
(peet-
toh
-reh) m

palace:
palazzo
(pah-
laht
-tsoh) m

paper:
carta
(
kahr
-tah) f

party:
festa
(
fehs
-tah) f

to pass:
passare
(pahs-
sah
-reh)

passersby:
passante
(pahs-
sahn
-teh) m

passport:
passaporto
(pahs-sah-
pohr
-toh) m

to pay:
pagare
(pah-
gah
-reh)

payment:
pagamento
(pah-gah-
mehn
-toh) m

pen:
penna
(
pehn-
nah) f

pencil:
matita
(mah-
tee
-tah) f

people:
gente
(
jehn
-teh) f

periodical publication:
periodico
(peh-
ryoh
-dee-koh) m

phone:
telefono
(teh-
leh
-foh-noh) f

physician:
medico
(
meh
-dee-koh) m

pile:
mucchio
(
moohk
-kyoh) m

pilot:
pilota
(pee-
loh
-tah) m

play:
gioco
(
joh
-koh) m

to play (a sport):
giocare
(joh-
kah
-reh)

to play (an instrument):
suonare (uno strumento)
(swoh-
nah
-reh [ooh-noh struh-
mehn
-toh])

please:
per favore
(pehr fah-
voh
-reh)

plot:
trama
(
trah
-mah) f

plurality:
pluralità
(ploo-rah-lee-
tah
) f

podium:
podio
(
poh
-dee-oh) m

poet:
poeta
(poh-
eh
-tah) m

poetry:
poesia
(poh-eh-
see
-ah) f

point of view:
punto di vista
(
poohn
-toh dee
veehs
-tah) m

police:
polizia
(poh-lee-
tsee
-ah) f

political:
politica
(poh-
lee
-tee-kah) f;
politico
(poh-
lee
-tee-koh) m

politics:
politica
(poh-
lee
-tee-kah) f

popular:
popolare
(poh-poh-
lah
-ree)

prancing:
rampante
(rahm-
pahn
-teh)

to prefer:
preferire
(preh-feh-
ree
-reh)

pretty:
carina
(kah-
ree
-nah) f;
carino
(kah-
ree
-noh)
m

prevention:
prevenzione
(preh-vehn-
tsyoh
-neh) f

professional:
professionale
(proh-fehs-syoh-
nah
-leh)

proper behavior:
belle maniere
(
behl
-leh mah-
nyeh
-reh) f

public:
pubblica
(
poohb
-blee-kah) f;
pubblico
(
poohb
-blee-koh) m

public safety:
pubblica sicurezza
(
poohb
-blee-kah see-kuh-
reht
-tsah) f

purse:
borsetta
(bohr-
seht
-tah) f

to put:
mettere
(
meht
-teh-reh)

Q

quality:
qualità
(kwah-lee-
tah
) f

quickly:
rapidamente
(rah-pee-dah-
mehn
-teh);
in fretta
(een
freht
-tah)

R

race track:
pista
(
pee
-stah) f

radio:
radio
(
rah
-dyoh) f

radio broadcaster:
emittente radiofonica
(eh-meet-
tehn
-teh rah-dyoh-
foh
-nee-kah) f

radio program:
programma radiofonici
(proh-
grahm
-mah rah-dyoh-
foh
-nee-chee) f

rain:
pioggia
(
pyohj
-jah) f

raincoat:
impermeabile
(eem-pehr-meh-
ah
-bee-leh) m

to raise:
allevare
(ahl-leh-
vah
-reh);
aumentare
(aw-mehn-
tah
-reh)