English–French

“italian” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/italjɛ̃/

Example

Je parle italien.

I speak Italian.

Illustration for italien (italian)

How to say “italian” in French

“Italian” in French is italien.

A Romance language spoken in Italy, carried in a flowing stream of distinct syllables.

Full entry for italien: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with italien

Elle écrit en italien.

She writes in Italian.

Tips for using italien

  • As a language name, italien is masculine, and parler takes it without an article in Je parle italien, while l'italien names the language generally.

“italian” in other languages