Phones and the Internet: Italian Vocabulary for Everyday Technology
Italian words for phones, computers and the internet, with useful phrases for calls, messages and common problems.
Technology vocabulary in Italian mixes native words with English borrowings, so you may know more than you think.
Devices
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| phone | il telefono |
| mobile phone | il cellulare, il telefonino |
| computer | il computer |
| laptop | il portatile |
| tablet | il tablet |
| screen | lo schermo |
| keyboard | la tastiera |
| charger | il caricabatterie |
| battery | la batteria |
| headphones | le cuffie |
The internet
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| internet | internet, la rete |
| website | il sito web, il sito |
| l'e-mail, la mail | |
| password | la password |
| link | il link |
| app | l'app |
| download | scaricare |
| message | il messaggio |
| social network | il social network |
Phone calls
- Pronto? — Hello? (answering the phone)
- Chi parla? — Who's speaking?
- Sono Marco. — It's Marco.
- Può richiamare più tardi? — Can you call back later?
- Ti richiamo io. — I'll call you back.
- Non c'è campo. — There's no signal.
Pronto literally means "ready" and is the standard way to answer the phone.
Messages
- Ti mando un messaggio. — I'll send you a message.
- Mandami la posizione. — Send me your location.
- Ti scrivo su WhatsApp. — I'll message you on WhatsApp.
Problems
- Non funziona. — It doesn't work.
- Ho perso la password. — I've lost my password.
- Ho la batteria scarica. — My battery is dead.
- Il Wi-Fi non funziona. — The Wi-Fi isn't working.
- Qual è la password del Wi-Fi? — What's the Wi-Fi password?
English words in Italian
Many tech terms are used as they are in English: computer, email, password, link, app, online. They are usually masculine and don't change in the plural: i computer, i link. La e-mail is a common exception, treated as feminine like la posta (mail).
Tips
- Learn "pronto" for phone calls.
- Recognise the English borrowings.
- Use the dictionary to check gender.
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