Tavolo, tavola, tavolino
What are the meanings of these words, they can't all be table?so would a chopping board be called una tavola?
what would a "dining table" be called una tavola or is there a grander word?
in English "a kitchen table" is not just the table in the kitchen but suggests the thing around which family resolve issues, is there a similar term?

Question

Tavolo, tavola, tavolino
What are the meanings of these words, they can't all be table?so would a chopping board be called  una tavola?
what would a "dining table" be called una tavola or is there a grander word?
in English "a kitchen table" is not just the table in the kitchen but suggests the thing around which family resolve issues, is there a similar term?

Answer

chopping board = "tagliere".
dinner table = "tavolo da pranzo" or "tavola". Especially in the expression "a tavola". For instance when someone announces that dinner's ready and the guests are invited to take their seats, he says: "E' pronto. A tavola!".
kitchen table = "tavolo da cucina" (physical). I'm not aware of an Italian expression that translates the extended meaning you've written.

Answer

Tavolo = table, desk.
Tavola = table (as in "multiplication table"), slab, plank, and table (especially the one around which we seat for eating).
Tavolino = little table.

Verpassen Sie nicht die Gelegenheit, bequem von zu Hause aus eine Sprache zu lernen. Stöbern Sie in unserer Auswahl an erfahrenen Sprachlehrern und melden Sie sich jetzt zu Ihrer ersten Unterrichtsstunde an!