Home › Italian › Glossary › dolphin
Italian vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "dolphin" in Italian?
il delfino
In Italian, "dolphin" is il delfino.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Italian learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
DEL-fee-noh, three syllables with stress on the first. The 'del' part sounds like 'dell' in English.
Grammar notes
Il delfino is masculine. The plural is i delfini. Delfino is sometimes used in Italian to mean a clever person, as well as the animal.
Example sentence
Il delfino è un animale molto intelligente.
The dolphin is a very intelligent animal.
Test your Italian knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember il delfino
Delfino contains 'fin' sounds hidden in it (del-FI-no), just as a dolphin's fin cuts through the water.
Related words
- beluga il beluga
- bucket il secchio
- crab il granchio
- deckchair la sdraio
- fly la mosca
- seashell la conchiglia
- squid il calamaro
- walrus il tricheco
- whale la balena
Browse all Italian words in the glossary.
Questions about il delfino
How do you say "dolphin" in Italian?
In Italian, "dolphin" is il delfino. It is a noun.
Is il delfino masculine or feminine?
Il delfino is masculine. The plural is i delfini. Delfino is sometimes used in Italian to mean a clever person, as well as the animal.
How is il delfino used in a sentence?
Use il delfino as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il delfino è un animale molto intelligente. (The dolphin is a very intelligent animal.).
Where can I practice Italian words for free?
You can play free Italian minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Italian glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Dolphin" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Italian language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town