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Meaning of Italian

relating to Italy

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Pronunciation
British English/ɪˈtæliən/
American English/ɪˈtæliən/
Russian transcription[ɪtɐˈlʲjanskʲɪj]
Italian
Italian - итальянский
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Italian usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Перед поездкой он выучил несколько итальянских слов.

He learned a few Italian words before the trip.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они весь вечер слушали итальянскую музыку.

They listened to Italian music all evening.

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Italian belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

Italianитальянский
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

Italian synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between Italian / Tuscan / Sicilian

🇬🇧English
Italian

итальянский — relating to Italy

A2Often

He learned a few Italian words before the trip.

Перед поездкой он выучил несколько итальянских слов.

I
🇬🇧English
Italian

Direct and exact match for “relating to Italy.”

A2Very Often

Italian food is popular around the world.

Итальянская еда популярна во всём мире.

T
🇬🇧English
Tuscan

Refers specifically to Tuscany, a region of Italy, so it is more specific than Italian.

A2Often

We stayed in a Tuscan villa.

Мы остановились в тосканской вилле.

S
🇬🇧English
Sicilian

Refers specifically to Sicily, so it is more specific than Italian.

A2Often

He ordered Sicilian pizza.

Он заказал сицилийскую пиццу.

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How to pronounce Italian and what this word means

Italian translation: итальянский. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Italian

/ɪˈtæliən/

Italian translation

итальянский

Italian examples

He learned a few Italian words before the trip.

Italian transcription

/ɪˈtæliən/, /ɪˈtæliən/

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Italian meaning: what does it mean?

relating to Italy

Italian pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

Italian is pronounced as /ɪˈtæliən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Italian definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He learned a few Italian words before the trip. Translation: Перед поездкой он выучил несколько итальянских слов.

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