{"id":17250,"date":"2018-10-15T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T11:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=17250"},"modified":"2018-10-15T13:01:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T11:01:21","slug":"describing-peoples-character-in-italian-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/describing-peoples-character-in-italian-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Describing People’s Character In Italian – Part 1."},"content":{"rendered":"

In Italian, we use a whole plethora of adjectives that describe people’s character. Several of these also happen to be ‘false friends’.<\/span><\/p>\n

False friends, sometimes called false cognates, are words which look or sound similar in two different languages, leading us to the erroneous conclusion that they have the same meaning. Some of these are used to describe character. Here are four important ones:<\/p>\n

1.<\/span> simpatico\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – incorrect = sympathetic\u00a0\u2717<\/strong><\/span> – correct = likeable \u2713<\/strong><\/span>
\nexamples:
\nconosci Patrizia? E’ un tipo molto simpatico<\/strong> = do you know Patrizia? she’s a really likeable type
\nLuciano e suo fratello sono proprio simpatici<\/strong> = Luciano and his brother are very likeable
\nThe opposite of simpatico<\/strong> is antipatico<\/strong>, e.g.: quel tizio mi \u00e8 proprio antipatico<\/strong> = I find that person really unpleasant<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> comprensivo\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – incorrect = comprehensive \u2717 <\/strong><\/span>– correct = understanding \u2713<\/strong><\/span>
\nexamples:
\ndirei che il mio dottore \u00e8 una persona comprensiva<\/strong> = I’d say that my doctor is an understanding person
\ngrazie, sei stato molto comprensivo<\/strong> = thanks, you’ve been very understanding
\nTo say that someone is not understanding simply add non \u00e8<\/strong> or non sono<\/strong>, e.g.: Giorgio non \u00e8 per niente un tipo comprensivo <\/strong>= Giorgio isn’t an understanding type at all<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> sensibile\/i<\/strong> – incorrect = sensible\u00a0\u2717<\/strong><\/span> – correct = sensitive \u2713<\/strong><\/span>
\nexamples:
\na volte sei troppo sensibile<\/strong> = sometimes you’re too sensitive
\nin questo caso i medici non sono stati molto sensibili<\/strong> = in this case the doctors weren’t very sensitive
\nThe opposite of sensibile<\/strong> is insensibile<\/strong>, e.g.: Carla \u00e8 una ragazza piuttosto insensibile<\/strong> = Carla is quite an insensitive girl<\/p>\n

4.<\/span> educato\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> – incorrect = educated \u2717<\/strong><\/span> – correct = polite, well mannered \u2713<\/strong><\/span>
\nexamples:
\nPaolo mi sembra molto educato<\/strong> = Paolo seems very polite
\nLe tue ragazze sono tutte e due educate<\/strong> = your little girls are both well mannered
\nThe opposite of educato<\/strong> is maleducato<\/strong>, e.g.: il negoziante era molto maleducato<\/strong> = the shopkeeper was very rude<\/p>\n

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La mia Serena: una ragazza molto simpatica, con una macchina simpatica anche lei!<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Many other adjectives that describe character look and sound similar in both Italian and English, and have the same meaning:
\nexamples:
\nintelligente\/i<\/strong> = intelligent
\nserio\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = serious
\nnervoso\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = nervous
\ncalmo\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = calm
\nestroverso\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = extrovert
\nintroverso\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = introvert
\ntranquillo\/a\/i\/e<\/strong> = tranquil
\n… and so on …<\/p>\n

But there are quite a few common ways of describing people’s character that have less obvious meanings. We’ll take\u00a0 look at these in part 2.<\/p>\n

A Presto!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In Italian, we use a whole plethora of adjectives that describe people’s character. Several of these also happen to be ‘false friends’. False friends, sometimes called false cognates, are words which look or sound similar in two different languages, leading us to the erroneous conclusion that they have the same meaning. Some of these are…<\/p>\n

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