Italian to English

Big eaters is an English equivalent of 'Magnaccioni'.

The word in Italian is a masculine noun that's used in the plural. Its definite article is 'i' ['the']. The word is well known among Italians. It's found in the title of a popular song, 'La societÃ? dei magnaccioni' ['The society of big eaters'].

Oggi is an Italian equivalent of 'today'. It's an adverb that's pronounced 'OHJ-jee'. Another equivalent is the adverb 'oggimai', which literally translates as 'this very day'. It's pronounced 'OHJ-jee-meye'.*

*The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound of the English noun 'eye'.

''Brown'' as an adjective and ''Chestnut'' as a noun may be English equivalents of "marrone."

As an adjective, the form may be used with feminine and masculine nouns. As a noun, it is masculine. Its singular definite article is ''il'' ("the"), and its singular indefinite article ''un, uno'' (''a, one'').

The pronunciation is "mahr-ROH-neh."

Little brother goes back to prison. What are we going to do with that boy is an English equivalent of 'Fratellino Torin carcere. Quello che stiamo andando a che fare con quel ragazzo'. The masculine noun 'fratellino' means 'little brother'. The verb 'torna' means '[he/she/it] goes back' or '[formal singular you] go back'. The preposition 'in' means 'in, to'. The masculine noun 'carcere' means 'prison'. The masculine interrogative 'quello' and the interrogative/relative 'che' mean 'what, which'. The auxiliary 'stiamo'means '[we] are'. The present participle 'andando' means 'going'. The preposition 'a' means 'to'. The infinitive 'fare' means 'to do, to make'. The preposition 'con'means 'with'. The masculine demonstrative 'quello'* means 'that'. The masculine noun 'ragazzo' means 'boy'. All together, they're pronounced 'frah-tehl-LEE-noh TOHR-nah een kahr-CHEH-reh KWEHL-loh keh STYAH-moh ahn-DAHN-doh ah keh FAH-reh kohn kwehl rah-GAHTS-tsoh'.

*The syllable '-lo' of 'quello' may drop before a noun that begins with a consonant.

"What is your favorite month?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Qual'è il tuo mese preferito?

Specifically, the interrogative quale* is "what, which". The verb è means "(he/it/she) is". The masculine singular definite article il means "the". The masculine possessive adjective tuo means "(informal singular) your". The masculine noun mese means "month". The masculine adjective/past participle preferito translates as "favorite, preferred".

The pronunciation will be "KWA-leh eel TOO-o MEY-sey PREY-fey-REE-to" in Italian.

*The vowel drops - and is replaced by an apostrophe - before a verb whose spelling begins with a vowel.

"I don't want to wait" is an English equivalent of "Non voglio aspettare."

Specifically, the adverb "non" means "not." The verb "voglio" means "(I) am wanting, do want, want." The infinitive "aspettare" means "to wait."

The pronunciation is "nohn VOH-lyoh AH-speht-TAH-reh."

'While the cuckoo sang its cuckoo' is an English equivalent of 'Mentre il cuculo il suo cucù cantava'.

The conjunction 'mentre' means 'while'. The masculine singular definite article 'il' means 'the'. The masculine noun 'cuculo' means 'cuckoo [bird]'. The masculine possessive 'suo' means 'his, her, its, your'. The masculine noun 'cucù' means 'cuckoo'.

The verb 'cantava' means '[he/she/it] was singing, used to sing, sang'.

All together, they're pronounced 'MEHN-treh eel koo-KOO-loh eel SOO-oh koo-KOO kahn-TAH-vah'.

Asina in the feminine and asino in the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English word "donkey".

Specifically, the two forms can be translated literally as "donkey". But figuratively, both words can be used to designate a "fool". The pronunciation will be "as-SEE-nah" in the feminine and "ah-SEE-noh" in the masculine.

'Do you know that you're really [or truly] very beautiful?' is an English equivalent of 'Sai tu che sei veramente bellissima?'

The verb 'sai' means '[you] are knowing, do know, know'. The subject pronoun 'tu' means '[informal] you'. The interrogative/relative pronoun 'che' means 'that'. The verb 'sei' means '[you] are'. The adverb 'veramente' means 'truly, really'. The feminine superlative 'bellissima' means 'extremely, very beautiful', etc.

All together, they're pronounced 'seye* too keh seh veh-rah-MEHN-teh behl-LEES-see-mah'.

That's what's said to a 'really, truly very beautiful' female. To a 'really, truly very beautiful [or handsome]' male, it's 'bellissimo', which is pronounced 'behl-LEES-see-moh'.

*The sound 'eye' is similar to the sound in the English noun 'eye'.

"Food for the soul" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase cibo per l'anima.

Specifically, the masculine noun cibo means "food." The preposition per means "for." The feminine definite article l* means "the." The feminine noun anima means "soul."

The pronunciation is "TCHEE-boh pehr LAH-nee-mah."

*The feminine singular definite article actually is la. But the vowel a drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe immediately after the remaining l and immediately after the first lettter of the noun in question.

"Hello, Gorgeous, (and Have a ) Good evening!" is an English equivalent of "Ciao, Bella! Buonasera!"

Specifically, the greeting "ciao" means "hello, goodbye" depending upon the context and situation. The feminine adjective/noun "bella" means "beautiful (one), beauty, gorgeous, handsome (one)." The feminine singular adjective "buona" means "good." The feminine noun "sera" means "evening."

The pronunciation is "tchow* BEHL-lah BWOH-nah SEH-rah."

*The sound "ow" is similar to that in the English exclamation of pain "ow."

"All the best wishes" is a common English equivalent of "tanti auguri."

Specifically, the masculine plural adjective "tanti" means "so many, many." The masculine plural noun "auguri" means "wishes, greetings." So the literal meaning is "many wishes."

The pronunciation is "TAHN-tee ow-GOO-ree."*

*The sound "ow" is similar to that in the English exclamation of pain "ow."

"Distinguishing marks" is an English equivalent of "segni particolari."

Specifically, the masculine noun "segni" means "marks, signs." The masculine/feminine adjective "particolari" means "distinguishing, particular, special." The pronunciation is "SEH-nyee PAHR-tee-koh-LAH-ree."

"Sausage" is an English equivalent of the Italian salsiccia.

Specifically, the Italian word is a feminine noun. Its singular definite article lameans "the." Its singular indefinite article una means "a, one."

The pronunciation is "sahl-SEETCH-tchah."

"I am sorry" or "I'm sorry" are English equivalents of the Italian phrase "Mi dispiace."

Specifically, the object pronoun "mi" means "to me." The verb "dispiace" means "(It) displeases, does displease, is displeasing to." The pronunciation is "MEE dee-SPYAH-tcheh."