Key Phrases
Taglia grande
Large size
Larghezza stretta
Narrow width
Peso pesante
Heavy weight
Skills You'll Learn
Describing size
Descrivere la taglia
Discussing dimensions
Discutere le dimensioni
Talking about weight
Parlare del peso
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Taglia
TAH-lyah
Size
Taglia grande
TAH-lyah GRAHN-deh
Large size
💬 In Italian, the describing word usually comes after the noun: [taglia grande], not [grande taglia]. You can reuse that pattern with [taglia piccola] and [taglia media].
See breakdown →Taglia piccola
TAH-lyah PEEK-koh-lah
Small size
Taglia media
TAH-lyah MEH-dyah
Medium size
Larghezza
lar-GHEHT-sah
Width
Lungo
LOON-goh
Long
💬 Words like [lungo] change to match what they describe: [lungo] for a masculine noun, [lunga] for a feminine one. For example, [un tavolo lungo] but [una strada lunga].
See breakdown →Corto
KOR-toh
Short
💬 Like many Italian describing words, [corto] changes with the noun: [corto], [corta], [corti], [corte]. For example, [un vestito corto] but [una gonna corta].
See breakdown →Peso
PEH-soh
Weight
Leggero
lehj-JEHR-oh
Light
💬 [Leggero] changes form to match the noun: [leggero], [leggera], [leggeri], [leggere]. You'll hear things like [uno zaino leggero] and [una valigia leggera].
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