A word that should be easy for English speakers to remember is lightmeaning is light in Italian.Its origins can be traced back to Latin Lampas-Addisthis again comes from greek Lampás-ádosthe derivative of light Means “glow”.
light is a feminine noun, so it has the following definite and indefinite articles:
light
light
a lamp
a lamp
light
light
lamp
(some) lights
Like English, light It can refer to the artificial light source itself, or the device that uses the light source. Some of the best known types of artificial light are:
- fluorescent lamp = fluorescent lamp
- Incandescent lamps = Incandescent lamps
- UV/IR lamps = UV/IR lamps
- Quartz Lamp = Quartz Lamp
- halogen lamp = halogen lamp
Could you please turn on that light? I don’t see the tube!
Can you turn on that light? I can’t see anything!
Note that colloquially, Italians use this word Luce (Light) to refer to a house light or a specific light, as in English. The example phrase above if worded as follows: Could you please turn on that light? (Will you turn on that light, please?).
you can attach prepositions and + “specific indoor location” to the end of the word to indicate where the light is usually found in the home. E.g, desk lamp Yes desk lamp, wall lamp / from the wall Yes wall lampand floor lamp Yes Floor lamp/standing lamp. A sort of light (bedside lamp) is also commonly referred to as lampshadethe latter from France.
small item light literally Small lightsbut it used to indicate a Light bulb.
The light bulb is broken. I have to replace it.
The light bulb burned out. I need to replace it.
In traditional folk tale Aladdin, the eponymous character meets a genie after rubbing magic oil lamp (oil lamp). Lamp Genie translate to Elf in a Bottle in Italian.
way of expression Aladdin’s lamp or fairy with lamp (literally means having Aladdin’s lamp/genie with the lamp) means very lucky.
Finally the expression make yourself a lamp (lit. to do self a lamp) refers to the act of going to a tanning salon.
Did you make yourself a lamp? I see you are very tanned!
Have you been to a tanning salon? You look so tanned!
