meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Learn Italian with Joy of Languages

131: BELLO! How to Use This Italian Word

Learn Italian with Joy of Languages

Joy of Languages

Language Learning, Courses, Learn Italian, Italian Podcast, Education, Italian Lessons

4.8869 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How do you say ‘beautiful’ in Italian? Get tips on how to use this important word like a local!

Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school

Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1

Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/beautiful-in-italian

Today's Italian words:
Domani c’è bello = The weather’s nice tomorrow
Una bella giornata = A nice day; a beautiful day
Bella idea! = Nice idea, great idea
Bello! = Cool/awesome (as a reaction)
Il tramonto è bellissimo = The sunset is stunning/really beautiful
Il nostro hotel è molto bello = Our hotel is really nice (lit. “really beautiful”)

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Do you ever feel confused about bello?

0:03.8

I remember struggling with this word because I thought it meant beautiful,

0:07.4

but then the way that I heard Italians using it didn't really make sense with that meaning.

0:12.7

Bello is tricky because Italians use it in a lot of different situations,

0:18.5

but it's important because we say it all the time.

0:21.6

And getting it right will help you sound really Italian, so that's what we'll focus on in this episode. Ciao to all and benvenuti.

0:41.3

Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

0:45.6

Before we talk about Bello, could we ask for a quick favor?

0:49.2

If you're listening on your podcast app, can you hit the subscribe or follow button?

0:54.2

This way you'll get notified of new episodes

0:57.2

and you'll help our podcast grow so we can keep making them.

1:01.1

Grazie.

1:02.3

Now let's talk about Bello.

1:04.8

We're recording this episode as the weather is starting to get warmer

1:08.2

and it's Una Bella J and it's a beautiful day.

1:15.2

It will get cold again soon though.

1:19.7

You would know.

1:21.7

Mateo has an unhealthy obsession with the weather and particularly his weather app.

1:28.1

He checks it constantly. It's my only addiction and it's helpful for making plants is it really

1:35.3

let's listen to the conversation how many times can you hear bello or a variation of

1:42.5

the word be bellow.

1:46.8

And we're at park tomorrow.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joy of Languages, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Joy of Languages and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.