Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the Italian name for the borough of New York City.
Meaning: borough of New York City (name)
Did you know?
- Because Italian uses grammatical gender, you will often hear the phrase il Brooklyn in casual conversation, treating the name as a masculine noun.
- In Italian travel guides, Brooklyn is frequently paired with the adjective bohémien to describe neighborhoods like DUMBO, a term borrowed from French that is common in Italian artistic descriptions.
- When discussing the Brooklyn Bridge, Italians call it il ponte di Brooklyn, translating the 'of' relationship which is absent in the English name.
Examples in context
- Leon vive a Brooklyn.Leon lives in Brooklyn.This sentence shows how to state where someone lives in Brooklyn.Tatoeba #11087673 by Guybrush88, translation #11087669 by shekitten
- Un leone vive a Brooklyn.A lion lives in Brooklyn.This sentence demonstrates using the phrase to describe the location of an animal.Tatoeba #13333936 by Guybrush88, translation #11087670 by shekitten
- Quand'ero a New York, visitai Brooklyn.When I was in New York, I visited Brooklyn.This sentence is useful for describing a past visit to Brooklyn.Tatoeba #2514897 by Guybrush88, translation #2514895 by CM
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Example conversation
Alessandro and Giulia are talking about their upcoming trip to the United States.
- AlessandroAndiamo a visitare Brooklyn?Shall we go visit Brooklyn?
- GiuliaSì, mi piacerebbe molto andare a Brooklyn.Yes, I would really like to go to Brooklyn.
- AlessandroGiulia, hai già visto le foto di Brooklyn?Giulia, have you seen the photos of Brooklyn yet?
- GiuliaNo, ma sono curiosissima di andarci.No, but I am very curious to go there.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
