psicologia
/psi.ko.loˈd͡ʒi.a/feminine
Psychology in Italian is psicologia.
psicologia refers to the study of the human mind.
Meaning: study of the human mind (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
psicologia is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/psi.ko.loˈdʒi.a/. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the 4th syllable.
Did you know?
- Italian differentiates between a psicologo, who has a degree in psicologia, and a psicoterapeuta, who is trained in specific clinical therapy.
- The term 'psicologia' can be found in many historical Italian texts regarding the 'anima', or 'soul', reflecting a time when the study of the mind and the study of the spirit were linguistically intertwined.
- In casual Italian conversation, a person might say they are 'going to the psicologo' to mean they are in therapy, whereas psicologia remains the name of the science.
Examples in context
- Ho una laurea in psicologia.I have a degree in psychology.This sentence is useful for mentioning a degree in psicologia.Tatoeba #6671146 by Guybrush88, translation #6664884 by CK
- Questo libro tratta di psicologia.This book deals with psychology.This sentence is useful for saying a book deals with psicologia.Tatoeba #5007966 by Guybrush88, translation #56912 by CM
- Studiano la psicologia della musica.They study the psychology of music.This sentence is useful for describing the study of the psicologia of music.Tatoeba #13045238 by Guybrush88, translation #12777277 by Igider
- Sto studiando psicologia all'università.I'm studying psychology at university.
- Il mio amico è uno psicologo professionista.My friend is a professional psychologist.
- Hai mai letto qualche libro di psico?Have you ever read any psychology books?
- Sta facendo un corso online di psico.He/She is taking an online psychology course.
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Example conversation
Chiara and Alessandro are discussing their university majors.
- ChiaraAlessandro, cosa studi all'università?Alessandro, what are you studying at university?
- AlessandroStudio psicologia, mi piace molto.I study psychology, I like it a lot.
- ChiaraDavvero? La psicologia è un campo affascinante.Really? Psychology is a fascinating field.
- AlessandroSì, è molto interessante capire la mente.Yes, it is very interesting to understand the mind.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “psychology” translations and entries psicologia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
