Italian dating vocabulary: 357 words
Compliments, romance and going out — words and phrases for dating (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese). This page lists 40 of them with their Italian translations, then lets you practise the full set in either direction with spaced repetition.
English to Italian: the first 40 words
| English | Italian | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| love | amore | |
| date | appuntamento | A romantic meeting with someone, not a calendar day. |
| boyfriend | ragazzo | |
| girlfriend | ragazza | |
| kiss | bacio | |
| hug | abbraccio | |
| beautiful | bello | |
| handsome | bello | Typically describes men or masculine things; a type of beautiful. |
| cute | carino | Appealingly small or pretty, not necessarily romantic; can apply to objects or animals. |
| attractive | attraente | |
| smile | sorriso | |
| eyes | occhi | |
| heart | cuore | The symbol of emotion and love, not the physical organ. |
| feelings | sentimenti | |
| relationship | relazione | |
| couple | coppia | |
| flirt | flirtare | To show playful romantic interest, not necessarily serious commitment. |
| charming | affascinante | |
| romantic | romantico | |
| shy | timido | |
| single | single | Not in a relationship; unmarried status. |
| married | sposato | |
| wedding | matrimonio | |
| engaged | fidanzato | Promised to marry someone; the status before marriage. |
| jealous | geloso | |
| crush | cotta | A sudden, intense romantic attraction; usually brief or one-sided. |
| sweetheart | tesoro | A term of endearment for a romantic partner; affectionate nickname. |
| compliment | complimento | |
| gift | regalo | |
| flowers | fiori | |
| dinner date | cena romantica | |
| to fall in love | innamorarsi | To begin loving someone; emphasizes the sudden or involuntary start. |
| to miss someone | sentire la mancanza | To feel the absence of someone you care about; nostalgia or longing. |
| You are beautiful | sei bella | |
| I like you | mi piaci | Mild affection; less serious than 'I love you.' |
| I love you | ti amo | |
| Would you like to dance? | Vuoi ballare? | |
| Can I buy you a drink? | Posso offrirti da bere? | |
| What's your name? | Come ti chiami? | |
| Can I have your number? | Mi dai il tuo numero? |
317 more words in the full “Dating & Flirting” library, each aligned across seven languages and scheduled for you by spaced repetition. Add it to your account and start drilling English to Italian in one click.
What to watch out for in Italian
- 81 of these 357 words are near-identical in English and Italian (23%) —
single,partner,ex. Those are free; the value of drilling is in the rest. - Accents count. Answers are graded accent-sensitively, so you need
àèéìòóù— LinguaSwap shows a one-tap keypad for them while you type. - 106 words carry a usage note in the full library, for the cases where a direct translation would mislead you.
Practise Italian dating vocabulary
Words come back just before you would forget them, and every language direction is tracked separately.