Italian to English

Forse is an Italian equivalent of the English word "maybe."

Specifically, the Italian word is an adverb. It includes among its meanings "maybe, perhaps, possibly." The pronunciation is "FOHR-seh."

Non muori is an Italian equivalent of 'Don't die'. In the word by word translation, the adverb 'non' means 'not'. The imperative 'muori' means '[you] die'. It's pronounced 'nohn MWOH-ree'.

That's the form that's used with an individual who's part of the speaker's close circle of family and friends. Another form is used with an individual who's senior in age or position, or who isn't part of that close, familial and friendly circle. In this case, the form is 'muoia', which is pronounced 'MWOY-ah'.

"Big serving" and "big soup" are literal English equivalents of the Italian word minestrone.

Specifically, the word functions as a masculine noun in its singular form. It is formed by adding the augmentative ending -one ("big, great, large") to the feminine noun minestra ("broth, soup"). It ultimately originates in the Latin present infinitive ministrare in the sense of "to attend, to wait upon" tables. It tends to translate loosely as "potage, vegetable soup" since it traditionally uses fresh or left-over vegetables.

The pronunciation will be "MEE-ne-STRO-ne" in Italian.

"Striped" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase "a righe."

Specifically, the preposition "a" includes among its meanings "at, in, on, to." The feminine noun "righe" means "lines." The pronunciation is "ah REE-gheh."

To be lacking or missing to me is an English equivalent of 'mancarmi'. The infinitive 'mancare'* means 'to be missing or lacking to'. The personal pronoun 'mi' means 'me'. It's pronounced 'mahn-KAHR-mee'.

*The vowel 'e' of 'mancare' drops when a pronoun is added to the ending.

"My beauty, My angel" is an English equivalent of "Mia bella, Mi angelo."

Specifically, the feminine possessive "mia" means "my." The feminine adjective/noun "bella" means "beautiful, Beautiful (one), beauty." The masculine possessive "mio"* means "my." It is masculine to agree with the masculine noun "angelo," which means "angel."

The pronunciation is "MEE-ah BEHL-lah mee AHN-djeh-loh."

*The masculine singular adjective actually is "mio." Before a noun that begins with a vowel, the "o" may drop. The form therefore becomes "mi," particularly in conversational Italian.

"The throat" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase la gola.

Specifically, the feminine singular definite article lameans "the". The feminine noun gola translates as "throat", "gorge" or "gluttony" depending upon context. But whatever the meaning, the pronunciation always will be "lah GOH-lah" in Italian.

"Eat!" and "goat" are English equivalents of the Italian word Mangia! and capra.

Specifically, the word mangia is a verb in the present imperative form. The word capra is a feminine noun in its singular form. The respective pronunciations will be "MAHN-djah" and "KAH-prah" in Italian.

[How] are you? Are you having fun now that you're no longer married is an English equivalent of 'Sei Ti stai divertendo adesso che sei più sposata'. The verb 'sei' means '[you] are'. The reflexive pronoun 'ti' means 'yourself'. The auxiliary 'stai' means '[you] stay, stand, are'. The present participle 'divertendo' means 'having fun, enjoying yourself'. The adverb 'adesso' means 'now'. The relative 'che' means 'that'. The adverb 'più' means 'longer, more'. The past participle 'sposata' means 'married'. All together, they're pronounced 'seh tee steye* DEE-vehr-TEHN-doh ah-DEHS-soh keh seh pyoo spoh-SAH-tah'.

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

"Then" is an English equivalent of the Italian word allora.

Specifically, the Italian word is an adverb. It includes among its meanings "so, then, thus." The pronunciation is "ahl-LOH-rah."

"Hotel" is an English equivalent of the Italian word albergo.

Specifically, the Italian word is a masculine noun. It may be preceded by the masculine singular definite article il* ("the") or the masculine singular indefinite article un, uno ("a, one"). The pronunciation will be "ahl-BEHR-goh" in Italian.

*The vowel i drops -- and is replaced by an apostrophe -- before a noun which begins with a vowel.

'I really like it a lot when people correct me, especially [in terms of] the language, which I've never studied' is an English equivalent of 'Mi piace tantissimo quando mi correggono, specialmente la lingua, la quale non ho mai studiato'.

The personal pronoun 'mi' means 'me'. The indicative present 'piace' means '[it] is pleasing to'. The superlative adverb 'tantissimo' means 'really a lot, so very much'. The conjunction 'quando' means 'when'. The indicative present 'correggono' means '[they] are correcting, correct, do correct'. The adverb 'specialmente' means 'especially'. The feminine singular definite article 'la' means 'the'. The feminine singular noun 'lingua' means 'language'. The singular relative pronoun 'quale' means 'which'. The adverb 'non' means 'not'. The indicative perfect 'ho studiato' means '[I] have studied'. The adverb 'mai'means 'ever'.

All together, they're pronounced 'mee PYAH-tcheh tahn-TEES-see-moh KWAHN-doh mee kohr-REHG-goh-noh SPEH-tchyahl-MEHN-teh lah LEEN-gwah lah KWAH-leh noh-noh meye* stoo-DYAH-toh'.

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

Degree in economics and business is the English equivalent of 'Laurea in economia e commercio'.

In the word by word translation, the feminine gender noun 'laurea' means 'degree, diploma, doctorate'. The preposition 'in' means 'in'. The feminine gender noun 'economia'means 'economics'. The conjunction 'e' means 'and'. The masculine gender noun 'commercio' means 'commerce, business'.

Chiudere is an Italian equivalent of 'to shut'. It's pronounced 'kee-OO-deh-ray'.* Another equivalent is the infinitive 'serrare', which tends to mean 'to shut' in the sense of 'to lock'.

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

"Very proud" is an English equivalent of the Italian phase molto orgoglioso.

Specifically, the adverb molto means "very." The masculine adjective orgoglioso means "proud." The pronunciation is "MOHL-tohr-goh-LYOH-zoh."

"Female dog" is an English equivalent of the Italian word cana.

Specifically, the word is a feminine noun in its singular form. The masculine singular form is cane. The pronunciation will be "KA-na" in the feminine and "KA-ney" in the masculine.

"Lettuce" is an English equivalent of the Italian word lattuga.

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

The pronunciation is "laht-TOO-gah."