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gentile

"gentile" means "kind, courteous" in Italian. It is number 903 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

kind, courteous; gentle; lovely

IPA

/d͡ʒenˈti.le/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• È gentile.
  He is nice.
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• Sembra gentile.
  He seems kind.
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• Sei gentile.
  You're nice.
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Learned together

In the course, "gentile" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• ormai by now, by this time, now, at…
• generale general
• pazzo crazy, insane, mad
• semplicemente simply, plainly, plain
• specie kind, sort
• carino nice
• brutto ugly, bad, nasty
• incredibile incredible, unbelievable
• spesso thick

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