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carino

"carino" means "nice" in Italian. It is number 887 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

nice; cute; pretty

IPA

/kaˈri.no/

Forms in this course

carina

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Che carino!
  How cute!
  Tatoeba: giullina / CM
• È carino.
  That's nice.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Carino, vero?
  Pretty, isn't it?
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "carino" 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
• brutto ugly, bad, nasty
• incredibile incredible, unbelievable
• spesso thick
• gentile kind, courteous

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