camera da letto
/ˈka.me.ra da ˈlɛt.to/word by wordfeminine
The English phrase bedroom is translated into Italian as camera da letto. Wiktionary also lists camera.
Meaning: room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping (noun)
Ways to say it
| Italian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| camera da letto | /ˈka.me.ra da ˈlɛt.to/ (word by word) | feminine |
| camera | /ˈka.me.ra/ | feminine |
The term refers to a room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase camera da letto literally translates to room for bed.
Which one should you use?
While camera da letto is the full term for bedroom, Italians frequently shorten it to just camera when the context of a house is clear.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make camera da letto plural, you change the noun camera to camere while keeping da letto unchanged.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 5 syllables and the stress is on the 1st syllable: /ˈka.me.ra da ˈlɛt.to/.
Did you know?
- In Italian, camera can refer to a bedroom, a hotel room, or even a photographic camera.
- Italian uses the same word camera for the lower house of parliament, the Camera dei Deputati.
- The word camera originates from the Greek word for an arched roof or vault.
Examples in context
- Dov'è la camera da letto?Where is the bedroom?This sentence is useful for asking for the location of the camera da letto.Tatoeba #5492688 by Guybrush88, translation #2312456 by Adelpa
- È la camera da letto di Tom?Is that Tom's bedroom?This sentence is useful for asking if a camera da letto belongs to Tom.Tatoeba #7044902 by Guybrush88, translation #2891439 by CK
- È nella sua camera da letto.He's in his bedroom.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is inside their camera da letto.Tatoeba #8087134 by Guybrush88, translation #7386635 by CH
- Ho bisogno di riposare nella mia stanza da letto.I need to rest in my bedroom.
- La mia camera da letto è dipinta di azzurro.My bedroom is painted blue.
- Andiamo nella mia camera, guardiamo un film.Let's go to my bedroom and watch a movie.
- Vado a riposare nella mia camera.I'm going to rest in my bedroom.
- La nostra camera da letto matrimoniale ha un grande armadio.Our master bedroom has a large wardrobe.
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Example conversation
Martina and Lorenzo are showing a new apartment to a friend.
- MartinaQuesta è la mia camera da letto.This is my bedroom.
- LorenzoÈ molto luminosa e spaziosa.It is very bright and spacious.
- MartinaGrazie, Lorenzo. Ti piace il colore?Thanks, Lorenzo. Do you like the color?
- LorenzoSì, la camera da letto è bellissima.Yes, the bedroom is beautiful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bedroom” translations and entries camera da letto, camera, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (camera, da, letto) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camera, da, letto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
