Unità 1

mother

sostantivo

/mʌ.ðər/ or /ma.dhēr/

m

m

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

madre

a child's female parent

wife

sostantivo

/waɪf/ or /vaif/

w

w

i

aɪ

f

f

e

moglie

the lady you are officially married to

husband

sostantivo

/hʌz.bənd/ or /haz.bēnd/

h

h

u

ʌ

s

z

b

b

a

ə

n

n

d

d

marito

the man you are officially married to

father

sostantivo

/fɑ:.ðər/ or /faa.dhēr/

f

f

a

ɑ:

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

padre

a child's male parent

child

sostantivo

/ʧaɪld/ or /chaild/

ch

ʧ

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

bambino

a young person who has not reached puberty or adulthood yet

daughter

sostantivo

/dɔ:.tər/ or /daw.tēr/

d

d

au

ɔ:

gh

t

t

e

ə

r

r

figlia

a person's female child

son

sostantivo

/sʌn/ or /san/

s

s

o

ʌ

n

n

figlio

a person's male child

brother

sostantivo

/brʌ.ðər/ or /bra.dhēr/

b

b

r

r

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

fratello

a man who shares a mother and father with us

sister

sostantivo

/sɪs.tər/ or /sis.tēr/

s

s

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

e

ə

r

r

sorella

a lady who shares a mother and father with us

grandmother

sostantivo

/grænd.mʌ.ðər/ or /grānd.ma.dhēr/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

m

m

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

nonna

the woman who is our mom or dad's mother

grandfather

sostantivo

/grænd.fɑ:.ðər/ or /grānd.faa.dhēr/

g

g

r

r

a

æ

n

n

d

f

f

a

ɑ:

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

nonno

the man who is our mom's or dad's father

uncle

sostantivo

/ʌn.kəl/ or /an.kēl/

u

ʌ

n

n

c

k

ə

l

l

e

zio

the brother of our father or mother or their sibling's husband

aunt

sostantivo

/ænt/ or /ānt/

au

æ

n

n

t

t

zia

the sister of our mother or father or their sibling's wife

cousin

sostantivo

/kʌ.zən/ or /ka.zēn/

c

k

ou

ʌ

s

z

i

ə

n

n

cugino

our aunt or uncle's child

niece

sostantivo

/ni:s/ or /nis/

n

n

ie

i:

c

s

e

nipote

our sister or brother's daughter, or the daughter of our husband or wife's siblings

nephew

sostantivo

/nɛf.u/ or /nef.oo/

n

n

e

ɛ

ph

f

e

w

u

nipote

our sister or brother's son, or the son of our husband or wife's siblings

boyfriend

sostantivo

/bɔɪ.frɛnd/ or /bawi.frend/

b

b

o

ɔ

y

ɪ

f

f

r

r

ie

ɛ

n

n

d

d

ragazzo

a man that you love and are in a relationship with

girlfriend

sostantivo

/gɜrl.frɛnd/ or /gērl.frend/

g

g

i

ɜ

r

r

l

l

f

f

r

r

ie

ɛ

n

n

d

d

ragazza

‌a lady that you love and are in a relationship with

horrible

aggettivo

/hɔ.rə.bəl/ or /haw.rē.bēl/

h

h

o

ɔ

rr

r

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

orribile

extremely unpleasant or bad

nice

aggettivo

/naɪs/ or /nais/

n

n

i

aɪ

c

s

e

simpatico

providing pleasure and enjoyment

big

aggettivo

/bɪg/ or /big/

b

b

i

ɪ

g

g

grande

above average in size or extent

small

aggettivo

/smɔl/ or /smawl/

s

s

m

m

a

ɔ

ll

l

piccolo

below average in physical size

hot

aggettivo

/hɑ:t/ or /haat/

h

h

o

ɑ:

t

t

caldo

having a higher than normal temperature

cold

aggettivo

/koʊld/ or /kooold/

c

k

o

oʊ

l

l

d

d

freddo

having a temperature lower than the human body's average temperature

good

aggettivo

/gʊd/ or /good/

g

g

oo

ʊ

d

d

buona

having a quality that is satisfying

bad

aggettivo

/bæd/ or /bād/

b

b

a

æ

d

d

(cattivo)

male

having a quality that is not satisfying

cheap

aggettivo

/ʧi:p/ or /chip/

ch

ʧ

ea

i:

p

p

economico

having a low price

expensive

aggettivo

/ɪk.spɛn.sɪv/ or /ik.spen.siv/

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

s

s

i

ɪ

v

v

e

(costoso)

caro

having a high price

old

aggettivo

/oʊld/ or /ooold/

o

oʊ

l

l

d

d

vecchio

living in the later stages of life

young

aggettivo

/jʌng/ or /yang/

y

j

ou

ʌ

n

n

g

g

giovane

still in the earlier stages of life

slow

aggettivo

/sloʊ/ or /slooo/

s

s

l

l

o

oʊ

w

lento

moving, happening, or being done at a speed that is low

fast

aggettivo

/fæst/ or /fāst/

f

f

a

æ

s

s

t

t

veloce

having a high speed when doing something, especially moving

easy

aggettivo

/i:.zi/ or /i.zi/

ea

i:

s

z

y

i

facile

needing little skill or effort to do or understand

difficult

aggettivo

/dɪ.fɪ.kʌlt/ or /di.fi.kalt/

d

d

i

ɪ

ff

f

i

ɪ

c

k

u

ʌ

l

l

t

t

difficile

needing a lot of work or skill to do, understand, or deal with