Here you will find the Italian words used in Dear You all in one place.

• Amica — Friend
• Amore — Love (also seen as amore mia or mia amore meaning “my love”)
• Arrivederci — Goodbye
• Bella — Beautiful. It is used as a term of endearment
• Buono — Good
• Capisco — I understand
• Cara — Dear (also seen as cara mia or mia cara meaning “my dear”)
• Ciao — Hello or Goodbye
• Cugina — Cousin
• Familia — Family
• Favoloso! — Fabulous!
• Grazie — Thanks
• Io so — I know
• Mamma — Mom
• Mamma Mia! — This literally means “My Mama.” It is used as an exclamation like the phrase “my goodness!” (Side note: Have you seen the musical Mamma Mia? Amazing music!)
• Non più — No more
• Pace — Peace
• Papà — Dad
• Passerotta –This literally means “baby sparrow.” It is a term of endearment used for children
• Perfetto — Perfect
• Sì — Yes
• Va Tutto Bene — All is well, okay

In Italian, as in the other Romance languages of French and Spanish, there is an ending on nouns that gives it gender. Italian uses -a for female and -o for male. So the word cara is used for your lady love and caro is used for your gentleman. All the words above that end in -a can end in -o for a male.

Italian Food and Recipes for Dear You

Read more about the Dear You Duology and where the idea for the books came from.