People

Question 1

Neighbour

Answer 1

il vicino (male neighbour)
la vicina (female neighbour)

Pronunciation:
• eel vee-CHEE-noh (male)
• lah vee-CHEE-nah (female)

Plural:
• i vicini (male or mixed-gender neighbours)
• le vicine (female neighbours)

Pronunciation:
• ee vee-CHEE-nee (male/mixed-gender)
• leh vee-CHEE-neh (female)

Question 2

Child

Answer 2

il bambino (male)
la bambina (female)

Pronunciation:
• eel bam-BEE-noh (male)
• lah bam-BEE-nah (female)

Plural:
• i bambini (male or mixed group)
• le bambine (female group)

Question 3

Boyfriend / Girlfriend

Answer 3

il ragazzo (boyfriend)
la ragazza (girlfriend)

Pronunciation:
• eel rah-GAHT-zoh (boyfriend)
• lah rah-GAHT-tsah (girlfriend)

Plural:
• i ragazzi (boyfriends or mixed-gender group)
• le ragazze (girlfriends)

Pronunciation:
• ee rah-GAHT-tsi (boyfriends or mixed-gender group)
• leh rah-GAHT-tseh (girlfriends)

Question 4

Friend

Answer 4

il amico (male friend)
la amica (female friend)

Pronunciation:
• eel ah-MEE-koh (male)
• lah ah-MEE-kah (female)

Plural:
• i amici (male or mixed-gender group)
• le amiche (female group)

Pronunciation:
• ee ah-MEE-chee (male/mixed-gender)
• leh ah-MEE-keh (female)

Question 5

Man

Answer 5

L’uomo (singular, definite article)
• Phonetic pronunciation: LOO-oh-moh

Gli uomini (plural, definite article)
• Phonetic pronunciation: YEE WOH-mee-nee

Question 6

Woman

Answer 6

La donna (singular, definite article)
• Phonetic pronunciation: LAH DAW-nah

Le donne (plural, definite article)
• Phonetic pronunciation: LEH DAW-neh

Question 7

Boss

Answer 7

• Masculine Singular: il capo

• Feminine Singular: la capa (less common, but used in informal speech)

• Masculine Plural: i capi

• Feminine Plural: le cape (rare; often avoided in formal language)