NOTES
(by DuoItalian)

The English noun “people” has many similar translations in Italian:

  • gente (people, folk, race)
  • popolo (people, populace, crowd)
  • persone (simply the plural of persona (person), but also translates literally to “people”)

Fidanzato can mean “fiance” or “boyfriend”, which could prove awkward in the wrong situation. Amichetto may also be used for “boyfirend/girlfriend”, but is not included by Duolingo in this lesson.

Somewhat less confusing, but still worth mentioning is that bambino can mean either “baby” or “child”.  The alternative fanciullo (child) is sometimes used for the latter.

Lastly, the Italian rapporto is translated to “relationship” for the purpose of this particular lesson. However, it also translates to “report” in the educational sense.

VOCABULARY
(from Duolingo)
adultoadult
età age
bambinobaby, child
fidanzatofiance
follacrowd
amicofriend
gruppogroup
ospiteguest
umanohuman
vicinoneighbor
gentepeople, race
personaperson
adolescenteteenager
matrimoniomarriage
caratterecharacter
cittadinocitizen
generazionegeneration
individuoindividual
personalità personality
popolazionepopulation
popolopeople, populace
sposabride
rapportorelationship
compagnocompanion
signoralady
giovaneyoung
simpaticonice

 

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