Ragazzo vs. fidanzato  Discussion in 'Italian-English' started
by Mari_Susanna, Sep 1, 2005.    1. Mari_Susanna New Member
Helsinki, Finland     Hi all,      What word is the most common
when talking about your boyfriend with who you´ve been together
for a long time. I´m not sure what is the difference between
words ragazzo and fidanzato!      Grazie mille   2. Silvia B
Silvia B Senior Member      Italy - Italian     It's the same.
Maybe in spoken language, and in a more informal context, we use
"ragazzo" the most.    3. Mari_Susanna New Member      Helsinki,
Finland     Grazie Silvia!   4. giocc Senior Member      Italy,
Italian     I would add that "fidanzato" is more often used when
there's a formal engagement.     For this reason, boys do often
shiver when they are called "fidanzato" by their girlfriends,
and girls get angry when their boyfriends go on calling them
"ragazza" too long. (just kiddin'... ;))   5. Silvia B
Silvia B Senior Member      Italy - Italian     Giocc, do you
actually t