"The father" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase il padre. The masculine singular definite article and noun may be used in literal, spiritual, and symbolic senses. The pronunciation will be "eel PA-drey" in Italian.
You would say Lui è il mio padre
"My father is very ill" in English is Il mio padre è molto malato in Italian.
chiesi per il nome di tuo padre
Il in Italian means "the" in English.
Il messaggio in Italian is "the message" in English.
Il placet in Italian means "the permit" in English.
Il Cenacolo in Italian is "The Last Supper" in English.
Il pescecane in Italian means "the dogfish" in English.
Il piede in Italian means "the foot" in English.
Il genio in Italian is "the genius" in English.
Il fortunato in Italian means "the lucky one" in English.
"The best!" in English is Il migliore! in Italian.