garage
/ɡaˈraʒ/masculine
The Italian word for garage is garage. Wiktionary also lists autorimessa.
Meaning: building or section of building to store a car, tools etc. (noun)
Ways to say it
| Italian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| garage | /ɡaˈraʒ/ | masculine |
| autorimessa | feminine |
The word garage in Italian is most commonly used to refer to a private garage attached to a house or a small workshop area.
Which one should you use?
While garage is common in everyday speech, autorimessa is the more formal or technical term used in official documents or real estate listings, often specifically referring to a car garage or parking garage.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Sicily, the term autorimessa might be more commonly used to refer to a garage.
How does it change in a sentence?
garage is a masculine noun, whereas autorimessa is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡaˈraʒ/
Did you know?
- In Italian real estate, a box is a common slang term used instead of garage to describe a single-car private garage.
- While garage is a loanword from French, it is pronounced with a soft 'zh' sound in Italian, which is a sound not native to the Italian alphabet.
- In many Italian cities, a garage is often a tiny, lockable concrete box in a communal underground complex rather than a room attached to a home.
Examples in context
- Tu hai un garage?Do you have a garage?This sentence is useful for asking if someone owns a garage.Tatoeba #3840107 by Guybrush88, translation #2647200 by CK
- È in garage, vero?He's in the garage, isn't he?This sentence is useful for confirming someone's location in the garage.Tatoeba #8713940 by Guybrush88, translation #8527807 by CH
- Cosa c'è nel garage?What's in the garage?This sentence is useful for asking about the contents of a garage.Tatoeba #4516465 by Guybrush88, translation #4494662 by CK
- Sto cercando un garage in centro città.I'm looking for a garage in the city center.
- Ho parcheggiato l'auto nel mio box.I parked the car in my garage.
- La mia casa ha una rimessa per due auto.My house has a garage for two cars.
- Tutti gli appartamenti in questo complesso hanno un parcheggio privato.All the apartments in this complex have private parking.
- 116 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofia and Francesco are standing in front of their house.
- SofiaDove lasci la bici, Francesco?Where are you leaving the bike, Francesco?
- FrancescoLa metto nel garage.I'll put it in the garage.
- SofiaIl garage è già pieno?Is the garage already full?
- FrancescoSì, è un po' disordinato.Yes, it is a bit messy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “garage” translations and entries garage, autorimessa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
