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What is the difference between ragazza and bambina and signorina ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between ragazza and bambina and signorina ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Bambina = little girl.
Ragazza = (young) girl; could be a teenager but also a young adult.
Signorina = Mrs.; polite way to address a young and/or unmarried woman.
• Es. (Sul treno) Buongiorno signorina, potrebbe mostrarmi il suo biglietto?
NB. This one could also have the same meaning as “ragazza”, but I guess it would sound a tad “unnatural” in an everyday conversation (and it’s more likely to be used by an older person).
• Es. La signorina con il vestito blu è molto gentile.
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- bambina = little girl
- ragazza = girl
- signorina = it can be used in 2 ways: 1) it is another way to say "girl" or 2) it's used to indicate an unmarried girl
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Signora: si usa per rivolgersi a una persona molto più grande di noi che non conosciamo, solitamente quando è sopra ai 30 anni. È un modo formale di rivolgersi a una donna di una certa età ormai.
Ragazza: si usa per parlare di una femmina ancora in giovane età, dai 16 fino all’età dei 20 anni o poco più. Può essere chiamata “ragazza” ma anche “signorina”.
Bambina: una persona ancora piccola e negli anni dell’infanzia
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Bambina = little girl.
Ragazza = (young) girl; could be a teenager but also a young adult.
Signorina = Mrs.; polite way to address a young and/or unmarried woman.
• Es. (Sul treno) Buongiorno signorina, potrebbe mostrarmi il suo biglietto?
NB. This one could also have the same meaning as “ragazza”, but I guess it would sound a tad “unnatural” in an everyday conversation (and it’s more likely to be used by an older person).
• Es. La signorina con il vestito blu è molto gentile.
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Bambina is a child, ragazza is a teen, signorina is an unmarried woman
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