italian

Everyday

1. Italian means from or about Italy, a country in southern Europe. tree →
2. An Italian is a person from Italy. tree →
3. Italian is the language spoken in Italy and parts of Switzerland. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life Italian food like pizza, pasta and gelato is popular everywhere; many towns in the US, Canada and Australia have Italian communities. In geography lessons Italy is shaped like a boot. In music, many words like «piano», «forte» and «tempo» are Italian. Phrases: «Italian food», «speak Italian», «an Italian restaurant», «Italian-American».

Examples

• We had dinner at an Italian restaurant. tree →
• Pizza is a famous Italian food. tree →
• My friend's grandma is Italian. tree →
• She is learning to speak Italian. tree →
• «Ciao» means hello in Italian. tree →
• Many music words come from Italian. tree →
• Rome is the capital of Italy, and the people there are Italians. tree →
• The Italian team won the match. tree →
• It occurs in Swift and in modern Italian folk-lore. tree →

Note

Always a capital I: Italian, Italy. Stress: i-TAL-ian (not EYE-talian, which can sound rude). Plural: Italians. «Italic» writing (slanted letters) is named after Italy.