bella canzone
/ˈbɛl.la kanˈt͡so.ne/word by word
The English phrase "beautiful song" is translated into Italian as bella canzone.
bella canzone is used to describe a piece of music with lyrics that is pleasing to hear.
Which one should you use?
If you wish to express the opposite, you can use brutta canzone to mean an "ugly" or "bad song".
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of bella canzone is belle canzoni. For example, bellissima canzone means "very beautiful song" or "most beautiful song".
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbɛl.la kanˈtso.ne/. The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- If a song is incredibly catchy and stuck in your head, an Italian might call it una canzone orecchiabile, which literally translates to 'an ear-able song'.
- Italian speakers often use bella in the expression bella figura to describe making a good impression, which has nothing to do with music.
- The word canzone is the root of the English word 'chanson', which is borrowed from French to describe a specific style of lyrical song.
Examples in context
- È una bella canzone.It's a beautiful song.Tatoeba #8393045 by Guybrush88, translation #6076365 by Hybrid
- Canti una bella canzone.You sing a beautiful song.Tatoeba #6812702 by Guybrush88, translation #6812684 by Eccles17
- Cantò una bella canzone.She sang a beautiful song.Tatoeba #14025544 by Guybrush88, translation #9997010 by sundown
- Durante il concerto, abbiamo ascoltato molte bellissime canzoni.During the concert, we heard many beautiful songs.
- Mi hai consigliato una canzone bellissima!You recommended me a beautiful song!
- 16 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chiara and Lorenzo are listening to the radio together.
- ChiaraAscolta, questa è proprio una bella canzone!Listen, this is really a beautiful song!
- LorenzoHai ragione, me piace molto il ritmo.You're right, I really like the rhythm.
- ChiaraChi è l'artista di questa bella canzone?Who is the artist of this beautiful song?
- LorenzoNon lo so, controllo subito sul telefono.I don't know, I'll check on my phone right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (bella, canzone) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
