Italian in Different Languages
Discover 'Italian' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Italian
Afrikaans italiaans | ||
Albanian italiane | ||
Amharic ጣሊያንኛ | ||
Arabic إيطالي | ||
Armenian իտալերեն | ||
Assamese ইটালিয়ান | ||
Aymara italiano aru | ||
Azerbaijani i̇talyan | ||
Bambara italikan na | ||
Basque italiarra | ||
Belarusian італьянскі | ||
Bengali ইটালিয়ান | ||
Bhojpuri इटैलियन के बा | ||
Bosnian talijanski | ||
Bulgarian италиански | ||
Catalan italià | ||
Cebuano italyano | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 义大利文 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 義大利文 | ||
Corsican talianu | ||
Croatian talijanski | ||
Czech italština | ||
Danish italiensk | ||
Dhivehi އިޓަލީ ބަހުންނެވެ | ||
Dogri इटालियन | ||
Dutch italiaans | ||
English italian | ||
Esperanto itala | ||
Estonian itaalia keel | ||
Ewe italygbe me tɔ | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) italyano | ||
Finnish italialainen | ||
French italien | ||
Frisian italiaansk | ||
Galician italiano | ||
Georgian იტალიური | ||
German italienisch | ||
Greek ιταλικός | ||
Guarani italiano ñe’ẽ | ||
Gujarati ઇટાલિયન | ||
Haitian Creole italyen | ||
Hausa italiyanci | ||
Hawaiian ikalia | ||
Hebrew אִיטַלְקִית | ||
Hindi इतालवी | ||
Hmong italian | ||
Hungarian olasz | ||
Icelandic ítalska | ||
Igbo italiantalian | ||
Ilocano italiano nga | ||
Indonesian italia | ||
Irish iodáilis | ||
Italian italiano | ||
Japanese イタリアの | ||
Javanese wong italia | ||
Kannada ಇಟಾಲಿಯನ್ | ||
Kazakh итальян | ||
Khmer អ៊ីតាលី | ||
Kinyarwanda umutaliyani | ||
Konkani इटालियन भास | ||
Korean 이탈리아 사람 | ||
Krio italiyan langwej | ||
Kurdish îtalî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئیتاڵی | ||
Kyrgyz итальянча | ||
Lao ອິຕາລຽນ | ||
Latin italiae | ||
Latvian itāļu valoda | ||
Lingala italien | ||
Lithuanian italų | ||
Luganda oluyitale | ||
Luxembourgish italienesch | ||
Macedonian италијански | ||
Maithili इटालियन | ||
Malagasy italiana | ||
Malay bahasa itali | ||
Malayalam ഇറ്റാലിയൻ | ||
Maltese taljan | ||
Maori itari | ||
Marathi इटालियन | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯏꯇꯥꯂꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo italian tawng a ni | ||
Mongolian итали | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အီတလီ | ||
Nepali इटालियन | ||
Norwegian italiensk | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chitaliyana | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଇଟାଲୀୟ | | ||
Oromo afaan xaaliyaanii | ||
Pashto ایټالیوي | ||
Persian ایتالیایی | ||
Polish włoski | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) italiano | ||
Punjabi ਇਤਾਲਵੀ | ||
Quechua italiano simi | ||
Romanian italiană | ||
Russian итальянский | ||
Samoan italia | ||
Sanskrit इटालियन | ||
Scots Gaelic eadailteach | ||
Sepedi setaliana | ||
Serbian италијан | ||
Sesotho setaliana | ||
Shona chiitalian | ||
Sindhi اطالوي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඉතාලි | ||
Slovak taliansky | ||
Slovenian italijansko | ||
Somali talyaani | ||
Spanish italiano | ||
Sundanese itali | ||
Swahili kiitaliano | ||
Swedish italienska | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) italyano | ||
Tajik италия | ||
Tamil இத்தாலிய | ||
Tatar италия | ||
Telugu ఇటాలియన్ | ||
Thai อิตาลี | ||
Tigrinya ጣልያናዊ | ||
Tsonga xintariyana | ||
Turkish i̇talyan | ||
Turkmen italýan | ||
Twi (Akan) italia kasa | ||
Ukrainian італійська | ||
Urdu اطالوی | ||
Uyghur italian | ||
Uzbek italyancha | ||
Vietnamese người ý | ||
Welsh eidaleg | ||
Xhosa isitaliyani | ||
Yiddish איטאַליעניש | ||
Yoruba ara italia | ||
Zulu isintaliyane |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Italiaans" is an adjective that can also mean "stylish" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word 'italiane' (Italian) is derived from the Greek 'italikoi' (Italic) and is used in Albanian to refer specifically to the language of Italy and its native speakers. |
| Amharic | The word 'Italian' is also spelled as 'ጣልያምኛ' in Amharic. |
| Arabic | The word "إيطالي" (Italian) derives from the name of the Italic peoples who inhabited the Italian peninsula in ancient times. |
| Armenian | "Իտալերեն" derives from Ancient Greek, 'Itáloi', the name of a tribe inhabiting the southern part of the Italian peninsula. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "İtalyan" in Azerbaijani is also used to refer to the Italian language. |
| Basque | The Basque word "italiarra" ultimately derives from the Latin word "Italia" and has the additional meaning of "friend" or "companion". |
| Belarusian | The etymology of the word "Італьянскі" could be traced back to the Byzantine Greek word "Ἰταλικός" (Italikos), which was used to refer to the inhabitants of the Italian peninsula. |
| Bengali | আরো ইটালিয়ান অর্থ দুই চাকাযুক্ত স্কুটির। |
| Bosnian | Talijanski also means 'big, massive, or huge' and originates from the word 'talja' (load, weight). |
| Bulgarian | “Италиански” in Bulgarian can also mean “in an Italian way” or refer to the Italian language, such as in “изучавам италиански” (“I’m studying Italian”). |
| Catalan | The word «Italià» also means «Italic alphabet» in Catalan. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 在意大利，'义大利文'也指来自意大利的地方语言或方言。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 在日語中，義大利文是「イタリア語」的意思，是「イタリア（Italy）」這個國家名稱的音譯。 |
| Corsican | Corsican 'Talianu' is cognate with Italian 'Italiano' but also refers to the Genoese dialect spoken in Corsica. |
| Croatian | "Talijanski" je varijanta riječi "italijanski" s istim značenjem. |
| Czech | Italský (italština) původně označovalo obyvatele Apeninského poloostrova bez ohledu na jejich jazyk, ve významu "italský" se používá od 16. století. |
| Danish | Italiensk is also used as an adjective in Danish, meaning something is 'in the Italian style'. |
| Dutch | The word "Italiaans" is also used to describe something typically Italian, such as food or fashion. |
| Estonian | The word “itaalia” also refers to “cursive script” in Estonian. This is because in the Middle Ages the most widely disseminated foreign-language manuscripts were in Latin, which was always written in cursive script. |
| Finnish | The word 'italialainen' originally referred to 'the Italian peninsula' specifically before becoming synonymous with the modern country |
| French | The word "italien" can also refer to a typeface or a style of binding. |
| Frisian | "Italiansk" is also used to refer to the colour brown in Frisian. |
| Georgian | The word 'იტალიური' is derived from the ancient Greek word 'Ἰταλία' ('Italia'), which referred to the south-western part of the Italian peninsula. |
| German | Das Wort »Italienisch« ist etymologisch mit »etwas, das schreit« verwandt. |
| Greek | In Greek, "ιταλικός" can refer to both "Italian" and "Western", denoting the Latin West. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "Italyen" also means "crazy" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "Italiyanci" also refers to a type of indigo dye used in traditional Hausa textiles. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "Ikalia" can also refer to a type of indigenous Hawaiian dance or chant. |
| Hebrew | The word “אִיטַלְקִית” also refers to the Italic alphabet, the precursor to the Latin alphabet. |
| Hindi | The term 'इतालवी' can also refer to an Indian raga (melodic framework) used in Hindustani classical music. |
| Hmong | The word "Italian" can also mean "Italy" or "Italian people" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | Olasz is also Hungarian for "Wallachian", which refers to the Romanian people or Romanian language. |
| Icelandic | The word "Ítalska" can also refer to the Italian language. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word |
| Indonesian | Italia juga bisa berarti "lembah lembu" dalam bahasa Oscan. |
| Irish | The word "Iodáilis" in Irish is thought to derive from the Latin "Italiensis", meaning "Italian", and may also refer to the ancient region of Italy known as "Etruria". |
| Italian | "Italiano" può anche riferirsi alla parte in corsivo di un carattere tipografico. |
| Japanese | イタリアの, an archaic Japanese word for "Italian", is often used in proper nouns (e.g. イタリアンのトマトスパゲッティ) for comedic effect. |
| Javanese | Wong Italia, or 'Italian' in Javanese, is derived from the Old Javanese term 'Wong Ithalya', which literally means 'people from Italy'. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, the word "Итальян" can also refer to a type of pasta. |
| Khmer | This word comes from the Sanskrit word 'Italiko', which is a name for the ancient Romans. |
| Korean | 이탈리아 사름(이탈리아 사람)은 '이탈리아 사람' 외에도 '해변 사람'이나 '바다 사람'을 의미한다. |
| Kurdish | The word "Îtalî" in Kurdish is not only used to refer to people from Italy but also to refer to people from any European country, especially those who speak Romance languages. |
| Kyrgyz | Итальянча is derived from the Persian word "Italyân", which in turn comes from the Latin word "Italia". |
| Latin | "Italiae" could also mean "of the cattle" as a reference to the ancient cattle herding practices of the inhabitants of the region. |
| Latvian | The word "Itāļu valoda" (Italian) in Latvian also means "Italic" (a type of type face). |
| Lithuanian | In Lithuanian, "Italų" (Italian) can also refer to the ancient Italic peoples. |
| Luxembourgish | The term "Italienesch" is derived from the French word "italien" or the Latin word "italus", |
| Macedonian | The word "Италијански" (Italian) is derived from the ancient Greek word "Ἰταλία" (Italia), which referred to the toe of the Italian peninsula. |
| Malagasy | The word "Italiana" in Malagasy has additional meanings such as "European" or "foreigner". |
| Malay | "Bahasa Itali" literally means "the language of Italy" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The word "ഇറ്റാലിയൻ" can also refer to the Italian language or culture, or a person from Italy. |
| Maltese | The word "Taljan" in Maltese, meaning "Italian", is also applied to people of French or Spanish descent, and is used as a generic term for Westerners or Europeans. |
| Maori | The word "Itari" in Maori also means "estranged" or "alienated". |
| Mongolian | The word "Итали" in Mongolian can also refer to the inhabitants of Italy, or to the Italian language. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word အီတလီ (Italian) is derived from the Sanskrit word Yavana, which was also used to refer to Greeks. |
| Nepali | इटालियन शब्द फारसी इटालियान से बना है, जो स्वयं लैटिन इटालिया से बना है। |
| Norwegian | Italiensk may also refer to the Italian Renaissance or Baroque style in art and architecture |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, 'Chitaliyana' also has the alternate meaning of 'a type of maize'. |
| Pashto | The word "ایټالیوي" also refers to the language spoken in Italy. |
| Polish | In the context of horse racing, 'Włoski' may also refer to a type of harness or a breed of horses of Italian origin. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "italiano" can also mean "type of pasta, often served with Bolognese sauce or vegetables". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "Italiană" derives from the Latin "Italicus", meaning "pertaining to Italy" or "in the manner of the Italians". |
| Russian | "Итальянский" (in English, “Italian”) originally referred only to the inhabitants and customs in Southern and Central Italy |
| Scots Gaelic | Eadailteach is also the name of an Irish language newspaper published weekly in Dublin. |
| Serbian | The word "Италијан" can also refer to a type of pasta in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "Setaliana" in Sesotho is derived from a word meaning "Europeans who have light-colored skin" and can also be used to refer to all white people in general. |
| Shona | The word "ChiItalian" in Shona can also refer to "white people". |
| Sindhi | The word "اطالوي" also means "Westerner" (someone from Europe) in Sindhi. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'ඉතාලි' can also refer to a type of bread in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | The word "Taliansky" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *Talijanъ, which was borrowed from the Latin word "Italianus". |
| Slovenian | The word “Italijansko” in Slovenian also refers to the Italian language. |
| Somali | The word "Talyaani" also refers to a Somali person who has been in contact with Italian culture. |
| Spanish | En español, "italiano" también puede referirse al lenguaje hablado en Italia o a alguien que habla ese lenguaje. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, 'Itali' refers to the inhabitants of Italy, as well as to the Italian language. |
| Swedish | The word "Italienska" can also refer to a style of furniture popular in the 18th century that imitated Italian Renaissance designs. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Italyano" is derived from the Sanskrit word "italiyana", meaning "eastward". |
| Thai | "อิตาลี" (Italian) อาจมาจาก "วิตาลิ" (Vitali) ชื่อชนพื้นเมืองที่อาศัยบริเวณที่เป็นอิตาลีในปัจจุบัน |
| Turkish | İtalyan, "İtalyanın" yerine "İtalyada doğmuş ya da orada yaşayan" anlamında da kullanılabilir. |
| Ukrainian | The word "Італійська" in Ukrainian can also mean "Italian pasta" or "pizza". |
| Uzbek | Italyancha is also sometimes used to refer to the Italian language. |
| Vietnamese | Ngoài ý nghĩa biểu thị quốc tịch người Ý, "người Ý" còn có nghĩa là "người tình"} |
| Welsh | The word "Eidaleg" is derived from the Old English word "Ætæle", meaning "noble" or "excellent." |
| Xhosa | IsiTaliyani, which literally means 'sons of the earth', refers to both Italians and ancient inhabitants of the British Isles. |
| Yoruba | The phrase 'Ara Italia' literally means 'children of Italy' in Yoruba, and is a reflection of the strong bond between Italy and Nigeria, dating back to the colonial era. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'IsiNtaliyane' also means 'something very important or precious'. |
| English | The word "Italian" originates from the Latin word "Italicus," which means "of or belonging to Italy." |