Summer is “wedding season” in Italy, and we have picked sposa – bride as our Word of the Week.
Getting married is sposarsi. I miei amici si sono sposati sul lago di Como - my friends got married on Lake Como.
The wedding dress is l’abito da sposa. The bridesmaid is damigella d’onore.
We have a whole section on ITALY Magazine devoted to planning your Italian wedding, from locations to music, photographers, flowers and more.
Now practice your pronunciation by listening to Claudio Baglioni and his “Io ti prendo come mia sposa”:
