Sempre is an extremely common adverb in Italian that has different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. It comes from the Latin ‘semper’ of the same meaning.
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The translation for sempre that most learners encounter first is always. Just like the English word, it can be used to describe things that happen:
- continuously
- over and over again
- for all eternity / forever.
For example:
(1) Giorgio pensa sempre al lavoro.
Giorgio is always thinking about work.
(Giorgio is continuously thinking about work.)
(2) A cena Giorgio mangia sempre la pasta.
Giorgio always eats pasta for supper.
(Giorgio eats pasta for supper every time.)
When used in the third sense of the word, you will often see sempre preceded by the preposition per.
(3) Giorgio ti amerà (per) sempre.
Giorgio will always love you.
(Giorgio will love you forever.)
2. Sempre = Still
To the surprise of many learners, sempre can also mean still. In this sense, it is an acceptable synonym for ancora.
Abiti sempre a Torino?
Do you still live in Turin?
Sempre and still can also be concessive, or put differently, words and phrases that signal a contrast, qualification, or concession in relation to the main clause. Used in this sense, you’ll often see sempre preceded by pur (even).
È inaffidabile, lo so, ma è (pur) sempre tuo fratello.
He’s unreliable, I know, but he’s still your brother.
3. Comparative phrases
Quite often you will see sempre used in comparative phrases that, in English, require the double comparative. Some common examples include:
- sempre più = more and more, -er and -er (e.g. higher and higher)
- sempre meno = less and less
- sempre meglio = better and better
- sempre peggio = worse and worse
Ogni giorno sei sempre più alto!
You are getting taller and taller every day!
4. Sempre che = As long as
Sempre, when followed by che (that), translates as provided that or as long as. It is interchangeable with words like purché and ammesso che.
Traslocheremo a settembre, sempre che i lavori finiscano in tempo.
We’ll move in September, provided that they finish the job on time.
Set expressions featuring ‘sempre’
Here are some additional ways to use the word sempre:
- come sempre = as usual, as always
>> Hai ragione, come sempre! = You’re right, as always!
- da sempre = always, since the dawn of time, since time immemorial, for ages, for all one’s life
>> Tifo per la Juve da sempre. = I’ve supported Juventus all my life.
>> Da sempre l’uomo è affascinato dai misteri dell’universo. = Since the dawn of time, mankind has been fascinated by the mysteries of the universe.
- di sempre = as ever, usual, of all time
>> Mauro è rimasto quello di sempre. >> Mauro is the same as ever.
>> È il miglior giocatore di tennis di sempre. = He is the best tennis player of all time.
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WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2023:
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | ||
| Inglese | Italiano | |
| always adv | (every time) | sempre avv |
| She always writes thank you letters after her birthday. | ||
| Lei scrive sempre lettere di ringraziamento dopo il suo compleanno. | ||
| always adv | (forever) | per sempre loc avv |
| I will always love you. | ||
| Ti amerò per sempre. | ||
| always adv | (since forever) | sempre avv |
| da sempre loc avv | ||
| I have always loved you. | ||
| Ti ho sempre amato. | ||
| always adv | (continually) | sempre avv |
| in continuazione, di continuo loc avv | ||
| He’s always complaining but he never does anything about it. | ||
| Sta sempre a lamentarsi ma non fa mai niente. | ||
| always adv | informal (if necessary) | sempre avv |
| You can always take the train if your car’s not working. | ||
| Puoi sempre prendere il treno, se la tua automobile non funziona. |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2023:
| Compound Forms/Forme composte always |
||
| Inglese | Italiano | |
| almost always adv | (nearly all the time) | quasi sempre avv |
| The door to the cellar is almost always unlocked. | ||
| La porta dello scantinato è quasi sempre aperta. | ||
| always and forever adv | (for all time) | per l’eternità |
| per sempre | ||
| I will love you, always and forever. | ||
| Ti amerò per l’eternità. | ||
| always on the move adj | informal (never still) | sempre in movimento |
| Sheila is always on the move and never has the time to sit down for a chat. | ||
| always on the move adj | informal (travelling a lot) | sempre in giro |
| Barry is always on move because he has to go on a lot of business trips. | ||
| as always adv | (as usual) | come sempre, come al solito avv |
| As always, Sally was chatting up the Australians. | ||
| Come al solito Sally rintronava gli australiani di chiacchiere. | ||
| not always adv | (not on every occasion) | non sempre loc avv |
| The bus is not always on time. | ||
| provided always, provided always that, always provided that, always provided conj |
(as long as) | sempre che, sempreché, purché cong |
| (idiomatico) | ammesso che, ammesso e non concesso che pp | |
| The product may be replaced free of charge, provided always that the purchaser has complied with the terms of use. | ||
| Il prodotto potrà essere sostituito gratuitamente sempre che il cliente abbia rispettato le istruzioni per l’uso. | ||
| Il prodotto potrà essere sostituito gratuitamente ammesso che il cliente abbia rispettato le istruzioni per l’uso. | ||
| the grass is always greener, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence v expr |
figurative (things seem better from afar) (idiomatico) | l’erba del vicino è sempre più verde inter |
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Today’s lesson is about the definite articles in Italian. You’ll learn 7 different ways to say the English article “the” and when to use the right one.
HOW DO YOU SAY “THE” IN ITALIAN?
Things can get a bit complicated if you want to say the article “the” in Italian.
Why?
Because there are 7 different ways to say the English word “the”. In fact, the article can vary depending on many things, like for example if the noun is masculine or feminine, singular or plural, if the word begins with a vowel or a consonant, etc..
Anyway, today I’m here to bring some clarity around the article “the” in Italian.
The easiest way to learn the Italian articles is splitting them by their gender.
So we’ll start with the ones we use in front of the masculine nouns that are more complex. After them, we’ll look at the feminine ones which are pretty straight forward.
By the way, if you don’t know yet what’s the word gender in Italian, I recommend you to check the following lesson first:
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO GUESS THE WORD GENDER IN ITALIAN
THE ITALIAN ARTICLES: MASCULINE
As a general rule, when you find a masculine word you have two ways to say “the” on the singular form: IL or LO.
But how do you know which one to choose?
Just look at the first letter of that word and it will tell you the correct article to put in front of it.
Let’s look at this rule a bit more in detail.
SINGULAR MASCULINE ARTICLES (IN ITALIAN)
We’ve already seen that when a word is masculine, you need to use one of the masculine articles IL or LO.
So which one should you pick?
The easiest way to know the right article is to look at the first letter. In other words, you need to see if that word starts with a vowel or a consonant.
If the noun starts with a vowel, it will always get the article LO, but it will lose the “O” to get an apostrophe in its place. So it becomes L’.
In very simple terms, every time you see a masculine noun that begins with a vowel, its article is L’.
An example is the Italian word for the year, ANNO; since it’s masculine and begins with a vowel, its article is L’: L’ANNO.
Okay that was easy; but what if the first letter is a consonant?
A masculine noun starting with a consonant will generally get the article IL.
However there are some cases where it gets the article LO and it’s when the word begins with one of the following letters:
- S + consonant
- GN
- Z
- Y
- PS
- PN
The good news is that there are not many Italian words starting with the letters GN, Z, Y, PS or PN.
So basically you mainly need to focus on the first category; this includes the nouns beginning with an S followed by a consonant.
EXAMPLES: MASCULINE ARTICLES IN ITALIAN
Let’s see some examples of masculine words and their articles.
The below nouns will have the article IL because their first letter is a consonant:
- IL CANE (the dog)
- IL LETTO (the bed)
- IL LIBRO (the book)
These other words, instead, will get the article LO since they start with one of the following: S+consonant, GN, Z, Y, PS or PN.
- LO SPORT (the sport)
- LO GNOCCO (type of Italian pasta made with flours and potatoes)
- LO ZIO (the uncle)
- LO YOGURT (the yogurt)
- LO PSICOLOGO (the psychologist)
- LO PNEUMATICO (the tyre)
Good job! You’ve learnt the Italian articles when a word is masculine on the singular form.
But what happens on the plural? Keep reading to find it out!
PLURAL MASCULINE ARTICLES (IN ITALIAN)
Now that you know the Italian articles on the singular form, let’s see what happens when you speak at the plural.
It’s very simple and there are no exceptions: on the plural form, IL becomes I and LO/L’ become GLI.
So let’s look at the previous examples and see how these words change on the plural.
- IL CANE >> I CANI
- IL LETTO >> I LETTI
- IL LIBRO >> I LIBRI
- L’ANNO >> GLI ANNI
- LO SPORT >> GLI SPORT
- LO GNOCCO >> GLI GNOCCHI
- LO ZIO >> GLI ZII
- LO YOGURT >> GLI YOGURT
- LO PSICOLOGO >> GLI PSICOLOGI
- LO PNEUMATICO >> GLI PNEUMATICI
Note that here we’re not looking at the plural form of the nouns, because we’ll cover them in a separate lesson.
So we’ve done the hard part! Now you’ll see that the feminine article are very simple.
ITALIAN ARTICLES: FEMININE
The Italian articles for feminine nouns are very straight forward. It’s very simple to remember which one to use.
Let’s start with the singular form and then we’ll look at the plural (which even easier!).
SINGULAR FORM OF THE FEMININE ARTICLES (IN ITALIAN)
To see what’s the correct article, we’ll use the same rule that we’ve seen before: look at the initial letter of the word.
So if the noun start with a consonant, you need to use the article LA.
On the contrary, if the first letter is a vowel, the article becomes L’. And that’s because it looses the A in front of a vowel.
So let’s see some examples. The following words will have the article LA because they all start with a consonant:
- LA SEDIA (the chair)
- LA PENNA (the pen)
- LA MELA (the apple)
On the other hand, the below nouns will get the article L’ as they begin with a vowel:
- L’AQUILA (the eagle)
- L’INSALATA (the salad)
- L’ORA (the time)
PLURAL FORM OF THE FEMININE ARTICLES (IN ITALIAN)
As I’ve mentioned already, the plural form of the feminine articles is even easier! In fact, both LA and L’ on the plural become LE (also if the noun begins with a vowel).
Let’s see how the above words become on the plural:
- LA SEDIA >> LE SEDIE
- LA PENNA >> LE PENNE
- LA MELA >> LE MELE
- L’AQUILA >> LE AQUILE
- L’INSALATA >> LE INSALATE
- L’ORA >> LE ORE
LET’S RECAP …
So what did you learn today?
Let’s summarize the key things that you should take away from this lesson.
First of all, the Italian articles are a bit more complex than the English ones. In fact, there are 7 different ways to say the English word “the” in Italian.
I’ve listed them below along with when to use them.
1. LO
It’s the masculine article on the singular form that you use when the word begins with one of the following letters:
- S + consonant
- GN
- Z
- Y
- PS
- PN
2. IL
This is the masculine article on the singular form that you use when a word starts with a consonant.
3. GLI
It’s the plural for the masculine article LO/L’ (LO looses the “O” when it’s in front of a vowel).
4. I
This is the plural form of the masculine article IL.
5. L’
This article is always used when a word begins with a vowel regardless of its gender.
In theory, it’s not a different article: it’s simply LO or LA that have lost the O/A and got an apostrophe in its place.
6. LA
It’s the feminine article on the singular form for all nouns that start with a consonant.
7. LE
This is the plural of LA/L’ when a word is feminine.
And this is all! If you have any questions, go to the video and leave it there in the comment section!
To keep learning, check out also the indefinite articles:
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il
[article]
(the)
The Italian definite articles agree in gender and number with the noun they define. This Italian article is used with nouns which are masculine and singular. If the noun starts with a vowel, “il” becomes the letter ‘l’ followed by an apostrophe: «l’».
essere
[verb]
(to be)
This common Italian word is often used as an “auxiliary” verb. With this function, it is connected with the main verb, and together they create different verb tenses.
di
[preposition]
(of)
uno
[article]
(a)
e
[conjunction]
(and)
It is grammatically correct to add the suffix “d” to this Italian conjunction when the word that follows starts with the letter “e”. See here to learn more about Italian conjunctions.
in
[preposition]
(in)
a
[preposition]
(a, at, in, to, by, on)
avere
[verb]
(to have)
per
[preposition]
(for)
non
[adverb]
(not)
si
[pronoun]
(itself, herself, himself)
ma
[conjunction]
(but)
da
[preposition]
(from)
con
[preposition]
(with)
lo
[pronoun]
(him, it)
anche
[adverb]
(also)
questo
[determiner]
(this)
tutto
[pronoun]
(everything)
fare
[verb]
(to do)
che
[pronoun]
(that, who, which)
ci
[pronoun]
(us, it)
come
[preposition]
(as, like)
più
[adverb]
(more)
due
[numeral]
(two)
ora
[adverb]
(now)
solo
[adverb]
(alone)
This Italian word can have two meanings: “alone” and “only”. While in the first case, it is usually placed at the end of the sentence, in the second case it is found between the verb and the object.
ancora
[adverb]
(still)
This Italian word means “still”. However, when pronounced with more emphasis on the “o” it means “anchor”. See here for more on Italian pronunciation and homographs.
suo
[determiner]
(his)
poi
[adverb]
(then)
cosa
[pronoun]
(what)
molto
[adverb]
(very much)
A synonym of this Italian word is “tanto”. They are used interchangeably, but “tanto” is preferred when referring to numerical quantities.
nuovo
[adjective]
(new)
altro
[adjective]
(another)
su
[preposition]
(on)
potere
[verb]
(can, be able to)
This Italian word can be both a verb and a noun. As a verb it means “to be able to”, and as a noun it means “power”. Although they have different meanings, their connotations are very similar.
primo
[adjective]
(first)
oggi
[adverb]
(today)
così
[adverb]
(so, like this)
andare
[verb]
(to go)
dovere
[verb]
(to have to, must)
mi
[pronoun]
(me)
anno
[noun]
(year)
venire
[verb]
(to come)
grande
[adjective]
(big)
tempo
[noun]
(time)
dire
[verb]
(to say)
arrivare
[verb]
(to arrive)
senza
[preposition]
(without)
nessuno
[determiner]
(nobody)
While in English there is a distinction in usage between “somebody”, “nobody” and “anybody”, in Italian there is only one word for the three of them: “nessuno”.
lavoro
[noun]
(work)
tra
[preposition]
(between)
Identical to “fra”, these two Italian prepositions are used interchangeably. Their difference depends completely on the word that follows them. If the following word starts with “tr-” one would use the preposition “fra”, and if the following word starts with “fr-” one would use the preposition “tra”.
o
[conjunction]
(or)
sempre
[adverb]
(always)
giorno
[noun]
(day)
problema
[noun]
(problem)
volere
[verb]
(to want)
This Italian irregular verb belongs to the group of verbs ending in -ere. It is one of the most common Italian verbs, and it is also used in a very common Italian proverb: “volere è potere”, which means “where there is a will, there is a way”.
poco
[adverb]
(little)
dopo
[preposition]
(after)
italiano
[adjective]
(Italian)
An interesting difference between Italian and English when it comes to the nationality adjectives is that while in English these are always capitalized, in Italian they are not.
perché
[conjunction]
(why)
While English has both the words “why” and “because” depending on the sentence form, in Italian there is only one conjunction for both affirmative and question sentences.
bene
[adverb]
(well)
stare
[verb]
(to stay)
contro
[preposition]
(against)
già
[adverb]
(already)
Besides meaning “already”, this Italian word can also mean “indeed”, or “yeah”. When used in that way, this word serves to intensify what is being said.
invece
[adverb]
(instead)
qui
[adverb]
(here)
Roma
[proper noun]
(Rome)
quindi
[adverb]
(so)
parlare
[verb]
(to speak)
This common Italian verb resembles the French verb “parler”. For more similar words between these languages, see this comparison of Italian vs French.
ne
[pronoun]
tre
[numeral]
(three)
parte
[noun]
(part)
euro
[noun]
(euro)
casa
[noun]
(house, home)
This common Italian word can mean both “house” and “home”. The only way to refer to a “home” rather than a “house” is by adding a possessive adjective: “casa mia”.
quello
[pronoun]
(that)
punto
[noun]
(point)
presidente
[noun]
(president)
governo
[noun]
(government)
tornare
[verb]
(to return)
via
[noun]
(street)
In addition to being a noun, this Italian word can also work as an adverb. In this case, it means “away” and it is used to form a common goodbye phrase: “vado via”.
restare
[verb]
(to remain)
sembrare
[verb]
(to seem)
secondo
[adjective]
(second)
squadra
[noun]
(team)
caso
[noun]
(coincidence, instance)
This Italian word can have very different meanings, such as “coincidence” and “instance”. It is also frequently used in the phrase “in questo caso”, which means “in this case”.
vedere
[verb]
(to see)
stesso
[adjective]
(same)
Italia
[proper noun]
(Italy)
quale
[pronoun]
(which)
tanto
[determiner]
(so much)
risultato
[noun]
(result)
mai
[adverb]
(never)
insomma
[adverb]
(in short)
This interesting Italian word is found in different circumstances, and it mostly means “in short”, “all in all”, “so”. In spoken Italian, it is used to indicate that something is so-so. For example, it is a common answer to the question “how are you?”
però
[adverb]
(but)
A synonym of this Italian word is “ma”. Interestingly, children often use them consecutively in the same sentence, which is grammatically incorrect. See here for a list of common Italian mistakes.
niente
[pronoun]
(nothing)
mercato
[noun]
(market)
comunque
[adverb]
(anyhow, anyway)
continuare
[verb]
(to continue)
situazione
[noun]
(situation)
dunque
[adverb]
(so, therfore)
nostro
[determiner]
(our)
finire
[verb]
(to finish)
diverso
[adjective]
(different)
loro
[determiner]
(their)
vero
[adjective]
(true)
parola
[noun]
(word)
fine
[noun]
(end)
momento
[noun]
(moment)
rimanere
[verb]
(to stay)
forse
[adverb]
(perhaps)
proprio
[adverb]
(exactly, precisely)
buono
[adjective]
(good)
storia
[noun]
(history)
cambiare
[verb]
(to exchange)
partita
[noun]
(match)
calcio
[noun]
(soccer, kick, calcium)
This Italian word means both “soccer” and “calcium”. The context will suggest which one of the two is being used.
mio
[pronoun]
(my)
riferire
[verb]
(to report, to tell)
chi
[pronoun]
(who)
adesso
[adverb]
(now)
uomo
[noun]
(man)
notizia
[noun]
(news)
persona
[noun]
(person)
annunciare
[verb]
(to announce)
troppo
[adverb]
(too much)
prossimo
[adjective]
(next)
io
[pronoun]
(I)
Just like all the Italian personal pronouns, this pronoun is oftentimes implied, since the subject can be inferred from the verb form. Interestingly, it is still among the most common Italian words.
donna
[noun]
(woman)
dare
[verb]
(to give)
prevedere
[verb]
(to foresee)
città
[noun]
(city)
mondo
[noun]
(world)
posto
[noun]
(place)
futuro
[noun]
(the future)
vita
[noun]
(life)
giovane
[noun]
(young person)
trovare
[verb]
(to find)
vincere
[verb]
(to win)
bello
[adjective]
(nice)
davvero
[adverb]
(really)
ecco
[adverb]
(here, there)
This colloquial Italian word does not have an English equivalent. It is often used to emphasize something, in addition to appearing in several common Italian phrases, such as “ecco a te!”(“here you go!”), and “ecco fatto!” (“done!”).
perdere
[verb]
(to lose)
chiedere
[verb]
(to ask)
pubblico
[adjective]
(public)
strada
[noun]
(street)
polizia
[noun]
(police)
domani
[adverb]
(tomorrow)
campo
[noun]
(field)
ultimo
[adjective]
(last)
gruppo
[noun]
(group)
milione
[numeral]
(million)
chiudere
[verb]
(to close)
pensare
[verb]
(to think)
qualche
[determiner]
(some, a few, any)
allora
[adverb]
(so)
gara
[noun]
(competition)
finale
[noun]
(final)
politico
[adjective]
(political)
consiglio
[noun]
(advice)
centro
[noun]
(center)
diventare
[verb]
(to become)
se
[conjunction]
(if)
ogni
[determiner]
(every)
quanto
[pronoun]
(how much, how many)
This Italian word can have different endings (-o, -a, -e, -i) since it must agree in gender and number with the term it refers to. This Italian pronoun is used for both countable and uncountable nouns.
mese
[noun]
(month)
ieri
[adverb]
(yesterday)
intanto
[adverb]
(in the meantime)
trattare
[verb]
(to deal with)
gol
[noun]
(goal)
noi
[pronoun]
(we)
società
[noun]
(society)
Milano
[proper noun]
(Milan)
passare
[verb]
(to pass)
sotto
[preposition]
(under)
questione
[noun]
(question)
giornata
[noun]
(day)
ministro
[noun]
(minister)
quattro
[numeral]
(four)
prendere
[verb]
(to take)
This Italian verb is similar to the French verb “prendre”.
volta
[noun]
(time)
carabiniere
[noun]
(carabiniere)
This word refers to the Italian military force. Its origins date back to the Kingdom of Sardinia times. After the Italian unification, it was decided to keep it.
gioco
[noun]
(game)
prima
[adverb]
(before)
cominciare
[verb]
(to start)
soprattutto
[adverb]
(especially, above all)
famiglia
[noun]
(family)
This noun contains one of the most peculiar Italian phonetic features: “gli”. This tricky soft sound is found in many other Italian words, such as “figli”, “coniglio”, or even the masculine plural definite article “gli”.
progetto
[noun]
(project)
no
[adverb]
(no)
numero
[noun]
(number)
settimana
[noun]
(week)
This basic Italian word is similar to the corresponding Romanian word, “săptămână”. For more similar words between these languages, see this comparison of Romanian vs Italian.
risposta
[noun]
(reply)
meglio
[adverb]
(better)
scuola
[noun]
(school)
lui
[pronoun]
(he)
importante
[adjective]
(important)
subito
[adverb]
(immediately)
prezzo
[noun]
(price)
difficile
[adjective]
(hard)
nulla
[pronoun]
(nothing)
paese
[noun]
(country)
comune
[noun]
(city hall, town hall)
programma
[noun]
(program)
quasi
[adverb]
(almost)
sapere
[verb]
(to know)
bisognare
[verb]
(it is necessary to)
This impersonal Italian verb is only conjugated for the third person singular. The closest English translation would be: “it is necessary to…” or “we should/have to”. It should not be confused with the personal verb “avere bisogno di”, which means “to need”.
servizio
[noun]
(service)
dove
[adverb]
(where)
titolo
[noun]
(title)
nome
[noun]
(name)
giocatore
[noun]
(player)
stato
[noun]
(state)
colpo
[noun]
(blow)
sindaco
[noun]
(mayor)
almeno
[adverb]
(at least)
mancare
[verb]
(to be missing)
nazionale
[adjective]
(national)
vittima
[noun]
(victim)
certo
[adverb]
(of course)
europeo
[adjective]
(European)
vittoria
[noun]
(victory)
sicurezza
[noun]
(safety)
fatto
[noun]
(fact)
iniziare
[verb]
(to begin, to start)
alcuno
[determiner]
(not any, no)
dato
[noun]
(figure, data)
domenica
[noun]
(Sunday)
The origin of this Italian word derives from the Latin expression “Dies Dominicus”, which means “Lord’s Day”.
crisi
[noun]
(crisis)
avvenire
[verb]
(to happen, future)
This Italian term can be both a verb and a noun. As a verb it means “to happen”, whereas as a noun it means “future”.
positivo
[adjective]
(positive)
bastare
[verb]
(to suffice, to be enough)
ragazzo
[noun]
(boy)
sito
[noun]
(site)
rischio
[noun]
(risk)
giocare
[verb]
(to play)
stagione
[noun]
(season)
verso
[preposition]
(toward)
lungo
[adjective]
(long)
scelta
[noun]
(choice)
guerra
[noun]
(war)
confermare
[verb]
(to confirm)
condizione
[noun]
(condition)
Napoli
[proper noun]
(Naples)
This word originates from the Greek “Neapolis”, which means “new city”. Its etymology refers to a distinctive trait of the Neapolitan Greek age: Napoli was influenced by the identity of different populations settling there, which made it a “new city”.
resto
[noun]
(rest)
rete
[noun]
(net)
morire
[verb]
(to die)
terzo
[adjective]
(third)
sì
[interjection]
(yes)
This very common Italian word has a homonym: “si”. The first one, “sì” has an accent and it is an affirmation adverb. The second one, “si” does not have an accent, and is a reflexive pronoun (third person singular).
piazza
[noun]
(square)
piccolo
[adjective]
(small)
aperto
[adjective]
(open)
decisione
[noun]
(decision)
incontro
[noun]
(meeting)
corso
[noun]
(course)
musica
[noun]
(music)
indagine
[noun]
(investigation)
nota
[noun]
(note)
notte
[noun]
(night)
ferito
[noun]
(wounded)
polemica
[noun]
(controversy)
politica
[noun]
(politics)
sentire
[verb]
(to feel)
This Italian verb primarily means “to feel”, and it is used to express emotions in Italian. In many contexts, it also means “to hear”. However, just like in English, also in Italian there is a difference between “to hear” and “to listen”, as the second one would be “ascoltare”.
voto
[noun]
(vote, mark)
accordo
[noun]
(agreement)
chiaro
[adjective]
(clear, light)
noto
[adjective]
(well-known)
aspettare
[verb]
(to wait)
tecnico
[adjective]
(technical)
decidere
[verb]
(to decide)
pronto
[adjective]
(ready)
infine
[adverb]
(in the end)
bambino
[noun]
(baby)
legge
[noun]
(law)
ormai
[adverb]
(at this point)
lasciare
[verb]
(to leave)
ripresa
[noun]
(recovery, shooting)
forza
[noun]
(force)
piano
[noun]
(plan)
banca
[noun]
(bank)
cinque
[numeral]
(five)
circa
[adverb]
(approximately)
sperare
[verb]
(to hope)
partire
[verb]
(to leave)
nascere
[verb]
(to be born)
aprire
[verb]
(to open)
paura
[noun]
(fear)
fuori
[adverb]
(out)
regione
[noun]
(region)
miliardo
[numeral]
(billion)
attendere
[verb]
(to wait for)
partito
[noun]
(party)
incidente
[noun]
(incident, accident)
sei
[numeral]
(six)
avanti
[adverb]
(forward)
prova
[noun]
(trial)
chiamare
[verb]
(to call)
tifoso
[noun]
(fan)
lei
[pronoun]
(she)
figlio
[noun]
(son)
campionato
[noun]
(championship)
allenatore
[noun]
(trainer)
festa
[noun]
(party)
serata
[noun]
(evening)
forte
[adjective]
(strong)
presentare
[verb]
(to present)
meno
[adverb]
(less)
migliore
[adjective]
(better)
mano
[noun]
(hand)
giugno
[noun]
(June)
novità
[noun]
(news)
While in English the word “news” can only be singular, its Italian equivalent “novità” can be plural too. When this word is in a plural form, its spelling is the same. But the grammar elements referring to it will change.
locale
[adjective]
(local)
esistere
[verb]
(to exist)
operazione
[noun]
(operation)
servire
[verb]
(to serve)
lavorare
[verb]
(to work)
attacco
[noun]
(attack)
possibile
[adjective]
(possible)
mezzo
[noun]
(half)
piacere
[verb]
(to like)
settembre
[noun]
(September)
libero
[adjective]
(free)
informazione
[noun]
(information)
sfida
[noun]
(challenge)
dubbio
[noun]
(doubt)
processo
[noun]
(process)
morto
[noun]
(deceased)
rendere
[verb]
(to give back)
minuto
[noun]
(minute)
obiettivo
[noun]
(objective)
esempio
[noun]
(example)
calo
[noun]
(decrease, drop)
motivo
[noun]
(reason)
male
[adverb]
(badly)
li
[pronoun]
(them)
rapporto
[noun]
(report)
difesa
[noun]
(defence)
protesta
[noun]
(protest)
spettacolo
[noun]
(show)
danno
[noun]
(damage)
auto
[noun]
(car)
posizione
[noun]
(position)
film
[noun]
(movie)
mettere
[verb]
(to put)
fonte
[noun]
(source)
oltre
[adverb]
(beyond)
ovviamente
[adverb]
(obviously)
provincia
[noun]
(province)
domanda
[noun]
(question)
intervento
[noun]
(intervention)
conto
[noun]
(bill)
quando
[conjunction]
(when)
maggio
[noun]
(May)
causa
[noun]
(cause)
testa
[noun]
(head)
controllo
[noun]
(check)
ragione
[noun]
(reason)
entrare
[verb]
(to enter)
vicenda
[noun]
(event)
ufficiale
[adjective]
(official)
ricerca
[noun]
(search, research)
giusto
[adjective]
(right)
cittadino
[noun]
(citizen)
sinistra
[noun]
(left)
vi
[pronoun]
(you)
conoscere
[verb]
(to know)
grave
[adjective]
(serious)
bilancio
[noun]
(balance)
anzi
[conjunction]
(actually, rather)
fino
[preposition]
(until)
unico
[adjective]
(unique)
gente
[noun]
(people)
cercare
[verb]
(to look for, to seek)
appuntamento
[noun]
(appointment)
alto
[adjective]
(tall)
portare
[verb]
(to bring)
contratto
[noun]
(contract)
ritorno
[noun]
(return)
credere
[verb]
(to believe)
azione
[noun]
(action)
fuoco
[noun]
(fire)
sindacato
[noun]
(trade union)
fondo
[noun]
(bottom)
particolare
[noun]
(particular)
maggiore
[adjective]
(greater)
costo
[noun]
(cost)
carcere
[noun]
(prison)
passo
[noun]
(step)
soluzione
[noun]
(solution)
attesa
[noun]
(wait)
pieno
[adjective]
(full)
sabato
[noun]
(Saturday)
allarme
[noun]
(alarm)
semplice
[adjective]
(simple)
riuscire
[verb]
(to be able to)
principale
[adjective]
(principal)
reazione
[noun]
(reaction)
linea
[noun]
(line)
fiducia
[noun]
(trust)
sogno
[noun]
(dream)
massimo
[adjective]
(maximum)
affermare
[verb]
(to assert)
pomeriggio
[noun]
(afternoon)
idea
[noun]
(idea)
zona
[noun]
(area)
ministero
[noun]
(ministry)
amico
[noun]
(friend)
crescita
[noun]
(growth)
scrivere
[verb]
(to write)
scontro
[noun]
(clash, crash)
soldi
[noun]
(money)
This common Italian word is always used in the plural form.
giudizio
[noun]
(judgment)
settore
[noun]
(sector)
dollaro
[noun]
(dollar)
sorpresa
[noun]
(surprise)
luglio
[noun]
(July)
diritto
[noun]
(the right side)
episodio
[noun]
(episode)
fermare
[verb]
(to stop)
duro
[adjective]
(hard)
sistema
[noun]
(system)
gennaio
[noun]
(January)
riportare
[verb]
(report, bring back)
This common Italian word has two different meanings: “to report”, and “to bring back”. They are easily distinguishable from the context.
quarto
[adjective]
(fourth)
inoltre
[adverb]
(furthermore)
azzurro
[adjective]
(light blue)
rispondere
[verb]
(to answer)
la
[pronoun]
(her, it)
inizio
[noun]
(start)
stampa
[noun]
(press)
rosso
[adjective]
(red)
entro
[preposition]
(by, within)
morte
[noun]
(death)
proposta
[noun]
(proposal)
maggioranza
[noun]
(majority)
ospedale
[noun]
(hospital)
ottobre
[noun]
(October)
discorso
[noun]
(speech)
realtà
[noun]
(reality)
vendita
[noun]
(sale)
scena
[noun]
(scene)
rialzo
[noun]
(rise)
arbitro
[noun]
(referee)
seguire
[verb]
(to follow)
valore
[noun]
(value)
commissione
[noun]
(commission)
uscire
[verb]
(to go out)
grazie
[noun]
(thank you)
infatti
[adverb]
(indeed)
modo
[noun]
(way)
crescere
[verb]
(to grow)
accadere
[verb]
(to happen)
scattare
[verb]
(shoot, take a picture)
aprile
[noun]
(April)
amore
[noun]
(love)
commento
[noun]
(comment)
indagare
[verb]
(to investigate)
arrivo
[noun]
(arrival)
panchina
[noun]
(bench)
vicino
[adjective]
(near)
medico
[noun]
(doctor)
economico
[adjective]
(economic)
marzo
[noun]
(March)
senso
[noun]
(sense)
manifestazione
[noun]
(expression, demonstration)
immagine
[noun]
(image)
serie
[noun]
(series)
pure
[adverb]
(also)
confronto
[noun]
(comparison)
scegliere
[verb]
(to choose)
fronte
[noun]
(forehead)
segno
[noun]
(sign)
fra
[preposition]
(between)
chiusura
[noun]
(closure)
interno
[noun]
(inside, interior)
corsa
[noun]
(race)
americano
[adjective]
(American)
arresto
[noun]
(arrest)
classifica
[noun]
(rank, chart)
registrare
[verb]
(to record, to register)
arrestare
[verb]
(to stop)
comunicare
[verb]
(to communicate)
fase
[noun]
(phase)
cambio
[noun]
(exchange)
richiesta
[noun]
(request)
chiesa
[noun]
(church)
generale
[adjective]
(general)
facile
[adjective]
(easy)
intervenire
[verb]
(to intervene)
riguardare
[verb]
(review, take care of yourself)
The most common translation of this Italian verb is “to review”, but when it is used in its reflexive form (riguardarsi), it means “to take care of oneself”.
occhio
[noun]
(eye)
regola
[noun]
(rule)
formazione
[noun]
(education, development)
elettorale
[adjective]
(electoral)
presto
[adverb]
(soon)
ruolo
[noun]
(role)
corpo
[noun]
(body)
cuore
[noun]
(heart)
ordine
[noun]
(order)
nero
[adjective]
(black)
atto
[noun]
(act)
dicembre
[noun]
(December)
giro
[noun]
(turn, stroll)
libro
[noun]
(book)
comunale
[adjective]
piede
[noun]
(foot)
durare
[verb]
(to last)
dettaglio
[noun]
(detail)
violenza
[noun]
(violence)
termine
[noun]
(end)
traffico
[noun]
(traffic)
studio
[noun]
(study)
bisogno
[noun]
(need)
accusa
[noun]
(accusation)
partenza
[noun]
(departure)
errore
[noun]
(mistake)
proseguire
[verb]
(to continue)
agosto
[noun]
(August)
vivere
[verb]
(to live)
This Italian verb resembles the French verb “vivre”.
voce
[noun]
(voice)
scorso
[adjective]
(last)
pagina
[noun]
(page)
sera
[noun]
(evening)
guardare
[verb]
(to watch)
contrario
[noun]
(contrary)
tema
[noun]
(theme)
febbraio
[noun]
(February)
spesso
[adverb]
(often)
Europa
[proper noun]
(Europe)
denuncia
[noun]
(complaint)
spazio
[noun]
(space)
porta
[noun]
(door)
impresa
[noun]
(enterprise, endeavour)
verità
[noun]
(truth)
stop
[noun]
(stop)
naturalmente
[adverb]
(naturally)
presente
[adjective]
(present)
livello
[noun]
(level)
sentenza
[noun]
(verdict, judgment)
colore
[noun]
(color)
iniziativa
[noun]
(initiative)
base
[noun]
(base, fundamentals)
civile
[adjective]
(civil)
dieci
[numeral]
(ten)
cinema
[noun]
(cinema)
regionale
[adjective]
(regional)
elezione
[noun]
(election)
riprendere
[verb]
(get back, resume)
salire
[verb]
(to go up)
storico
[adjective]
(historical)
sport
[noun]
(sport)
vertice
[noun]
(vertex, summit)
silenzio
[noun]
(silence)
viaggio
[noun]
(voyage)
ti
[pronoun]
(you)
aumento
[noun]
(increase)
campione
[noun]
(champion)
rischiare
[verb]
(to risk)
analista
[noun]
(analyst)
entrambi
[pronoun]
(both)
coppia
[noun]
(couple)
negativo
[adjective]
(negative)
aumentare
[verb]
(to increase)
giornalista
[noun]
(journalist)
inchiesta
[noun]
(investigation)
provare
[verb]
(to try)
insieme
[adverb]
(together)
sicuramente
[adverb]
(surely)
vista
[noun]
(view)
novembre
[noun]
(November)
puntare
[verb]
(head towards, aim for)
denunciare
[verb]
(to report)
personale
[adjective]
(personal)
sette
[numeral]
(seven)
sviluppo
[noun]
(development)
soltanto
[adverb]
(only)
pace
[noun]
(peace)
versione
[noun]
(version)
foto
[noun]
(photo)
contare
[verb]
(to count)
colpa
[noun]
(fault)
lì
[adverb]
(there)
concerto
[noun]
(concert)
chiuso
[adjective]
(closed)
premio
[noun]
(prize)
leader
[noun]
(leader)
ottimo
[adjective]
(very good, great)
totale
[adjective]
(total)
me
[pronoun]
(me)
rispetto
[noun]
(respect)
Milan
[proper noun]
(Milan)
riforma
[noun]
(reform)
tensione
[noun]
(tension)
purtroppo
[adverb]
(unfortunately)
gratuito
[adjective]
(free)
capire
[verb]
(to understand)
breve
[adjective]
(short)
acqua
[noun]
(water)
funzionare
[verb]
(to work)
rigore
[noun]
(rigor, strictness)
tuttavia
[conjunction]
(but, however)
cultura
[noun]
(culture)
derby
[noun]
(derby)
occasione
[noun]
(occasion)
video
[noun]
(video)
attenzione
[noun]
(attention)
record
[noun]
(record)
spesa
[noun]
(expense)
capo
[noun]
(head)
protagonista
[noun]
(main character)
giallo
[noun]
(yellow)
battaglia
[noun]
(battle)
lista
[noun]
(list)
apparire
[verb]
(to appear)
testo
[noun]
(text)
segnale
[noun]
(signal)
leggere
[verb]
(to read)
doppio
[adjective]
(double)
quotidiano
[noun]
(daily)
giudice
[noun]
(judge)
durante
[preposition]
(during)
territorio
[noun]
(territory)
passato
[noun]
(past)
tedesco
[adjective]
(German)
pagare
[verb]
(to pay)
vecchio
[adjective]
(old)
This Italian adjective comes from the Latin adjective “vetus”.
direttore
[noun]
(director)
teatro
[noun]
(theater)
agente
[noun]
(agent)
differenza
[noun]
(difference)
internazionale
[adjective]
(international)
Parma
[proper noun]
(Parma)
francese
[adjective]
(French)
speranza
[noun]
(hope)
tuo
[determiner]
(your)
messaggio
[noun]
(message)
acquisto
[noun]
(purchase)
studente
[noun]
(student)
sciopero
[noun]
(strike)
padre
[noun]
(father)
portavoce
[noun]
(spokeperson)
premier
[noun]
(premier)
terra
[noun]
(soil, Earth)
completo
[adjective]
(full)
nemmeno
[adverb]
(not even)
appello
[noun]
(appeal)
disposizione
[noun]
(disposal)
lira
[noun]
(lira)
This word refers to the former Italian currency.
allenamento
[noun]
(training)
rivelare
[verb]
(to reveal)
provvedimento
[noun]
(measure)
qualità
[noun]
(quality)
sconfitta
[noun]
(defeat)
magari
[adverb]
(maybe, I wish!)
This Italian word does not have an accurate English translation. It is often used to express a strong desire perceived as unattainable.
Torino
[proper noun]
(Turin)
carta
[noun]
(paper)
disponibile
[adjective]
(available)
tribunale
[noun]
(court)
responsabile
[noun]
(person in charge)
succedere
[verb]
(to happen, to succeed)
seguito
[noun]
(sequel, continuation)
pericolo
[noun]
(danger)
club
[noun]
(club)
azienda
[noun]
(company)
media
[noun]
(average)
emergenza
[noun]
(emergency)
spiegare
[verb]
(to explain)
capitale
[noun]
(capital)
luogo
[noun]
(place)
sociale
[adjective]
(social)
tipo
[noun]
(character, type, dude)
In its primary meaning, this word means “type”. In informal contexts, it can be used to refer to a person who is a character.
Lazio
[proper noun]
(Lazio)
candidato
[noun]
(candidate)
numeroso
[adjective]
(numerous)
ricorso
[noun]
(appeal)
Rai
[proper noun]
otto
[numeral]
(eight)
cifra
[noun]
(figure)
stadio
[noun]
(stadium)
campagna
[noun]
(countryside)
estero
[noun]
(abroad)
addio
[noun]
(goodbye)
risultare
[verb]
(result in, turn out to be)
dichiarare
[verb]
(to declare)
tenere
[verb]
(to hold)
le
[pronoun]
(her, them)
battere
[verb]
(to beat)
parere
[verb]
(seem, appear)
Palermo
[proper noun]
(Palermo)
valere
[verb]
(to be worth)
modello
[noun]
(model)
luce
[noun]
(light)
toccare
[verb]
(to touch)
struttura
[noun]
(structure)
merito
[noun]
(merit)
sportivo
[adjective]
(sports)
vantaggio
[noun]
(advantage, benefit)
pubblicare
[verb]
(to publish)
tragedia
[noun]
(tragedy)
evento
[noun]
(event)
visita
[noun]
(visit)
dichiarazione
[noun]
(declaration)
bianco
[adjective]
(white)
forma
[noun]
(form)
scendere
[verb]
(to descend, to go down)
recuperare
[verb]
(to retrieve, to recover)
sede
[noun]
(branch)
comunicato
[noun]
(public notice)
misura
[noun]
(measure)
effetto
[noun]
(effect)
ragazza
[noun]
(girl)
ipotesi
[noun]
(hypothesis)
Marco
[proper noun]
difficoltà
[noun]
(difficulty)
impegno
[noun]
(commitment)
mondiale
[adjective]
(world)
lontano
[adjective]
(distant)
inutile
[adjective]
(useless)
segretario
[noun]
(secretary)
vigile
[noun]
(traffic warden)
limite
[noun]
(limit)
opposizione
[noun]
(opposition)
pesante
[adjective]
(heavy)
attualmente
[adverb]
(currently)
lunedì
[noun]
(Monday)
pista
[noun]
(track)
ricordare
[verb]
(to remember)
mostra
[noun]
(show)
genitore
[noun]
(parent)
svolgere
[verb]
(carry out)
eppure
[conjunction]
(and yet, but yet)
stavolta
[adverb]
(this time)
presenza
[noun]
(presence)
militare
[adjective]
(military)
Paolo
[proper noun]
(Paul)
responsabilità
[noun]
(responsibility)
turno
[noun]
(shift)
mare
[noun]
(sea)
solidarietà
[noun]
(solidarity)
completamente
[adverb]
(completely)
periodo
[noun]
(period)
fenomeno
[noun]
(phenomenon)
durata
[noun]
(duration)
fondamentale
[adjective]
(basic)
tranquillo
[adjective]
(calm)
solito
[noun]
(usual)
serio
[adjective]
(serious)
raggiungere
[verb]
(to reach)
neanche
[adverb]
(neither)
partecipazione
[noun]
(participation)
risalire
[verb]
(date back to, go back up)
assolutamente
[adverb]
(absolutely)
aiuto
[noun]
(help)
esperienza
[noun]
(experience)
vario
[adjective]
(varied)
giovedì
[noun]
(Thursday)
occorrere
[verb]
(to be required)
trattativa
[noun]
(negotiation)
finora
[adverb]
(till now)
Napolitano
[proper noun]
fissare
[verb]
(set, fixate on, secure)
opera
[noun]
(endeavour, opera)
mattina
[noun]
(morning)
Natale
[proper noun]
(Christmas)
debole
[adjective]
(weak)
concludere
[verb]
(to conclude)
sbagliare
[verb]
(to make a mistake)
area
[noun]
(area)
terminare
[verb]
(to end)
veramente
[adverb]
(truly)
interessante
[adjective]
(interesting)
ce
[pronoun]
(us, to us)
perfetto
[adjective]
(perfect)
lotta
[noun]
(struggle)
finanziario
[adjective]
(financial)
dietro
[adverb]
(behind)
borsa
[noun]
(bag)
compagnia
[noun]
(company)
documento
[noun]
(document)
giunta
[noun]
(council)
centrale
[adjective]
(central)
aria
[noun]
(air)
precedente
[adjective]
(previous)
pioggia
[noun]
(rain)
This basic Italian vocabulary word originates from the Latin word “pluvia”. See here for more similarities between Italian and Latin.
affidare
[verb]
(to entrust)
critica
[noun]
(criticism)
straordinario
[adjective]
(extraordinary, overtime)
This Italian word means primarily “extraordinary”. However, in the phrase “Fare lo straordinario”, it means working overtime.
correre
[verb]
(to run)
passione
[noun]
(passion)
privato
[adjective]
(private)
bloccare
[verb]
(to block)
droga
[noun]
(drug)
faccia
[noun]
(face)
segnare
[verb]
(to mark)
accettare
[verb]
(to accept)
esperto
[noun]
(expert)
fermo
[adjective]
(fixed)
appunto
[adverb]
(precisely)
colpire
[verb]
(to hit)
avvio
[noun]
(start)
segreto
[noun]
(secret)
ufficio
[noun]
(office)
usare
[verb]
(to use)
scoprire
[verb]
(discover)
macchina
[noun]
(machine)
destra
[noun]
(right)
decisivo
[adjective]
(decisive)
taglio
[noun]
(cut)
giustizia
[noun]
(justice)
immigrato
[noun]
(immigrant)
avversario
[noun]
(opponent)
previsione
[noun]
(forecast)
Francesco
[proper noun]
rappresentare
[verb]
(to represent)
dibattito
[noun]
(debate)
cedere
[verb]
(to surrender)
libertà
[noun]
(freedom)
ingresso
[noun]
(entrance)
produzione
[noun]
(production)
praticamente
[adverb]
(practically)
clima
[noun]
(climate)
sicuro
[adjective]
(safe)
migliorare
[verb]
(to improve)
sud
[noun]
(south)
metà
[noun]
(half)
difendere
[verb]
(to defend, to stick up for)
caldo
[adjective]
(hot)
cura
[noun]
(cure)
lanciare
[verb]
(to launch)
vostro
[determiner]
(your)
guadagnare
[verb]
(to earn)
falso
[adjective]
(false)
prodotto
[noun]
(product)
manovra
[noun]
(maneuvre, ploy)
speciale
[adjective]
(special)
offerta
[noun]
(offer)
giornale
[noun]
(newspaper)
Although similar to the English “journal”, this word means “newspaper”. The Italian word for “journal” is “rivista”.
cambiamento
[noun]
(a change)
rivoluzione
[noun]
(revolution)
parlamento
[noun]
(parliament)
caccia
[noun]
(hunting)
attività
[noun]
(activity)
replica
[noun]
(reply)
discussione
[noun]
(discussion)
emozione
[noun]
(emotion)
superare
[verb]
(to exceed)
soccorso
[noun]
(rescue)
necessario
[adjective]
(necessary)
svolta
[noun]
(turn, turning point)
In the context of giving directions, this Italian word simply means “turn”. When used in a different context, it can also denote a “breakthrough”.
repubblica
[noun]
(republic)
lavoratore
[noun]
(worker)
pericoloso
[adjective]
(dangerous)
probabilmente
[adverb]
(probably)
pareggio
[noun]
(tie)
impossibile
[adjective]
(impossible)
autorità
[noun]
(authority)
sostenere
[verb]
(support, maintain)
esterno
[adjective]
(external)
realizzare
[verb]
(to achieve)
data
[noun]
(date)
piuttosto
[adverb]
(rather)
televisione
[noun]
(television)
biglietto
[noun]
(ticket)
spagnolo
[adjective]
(Spanish)
ricevere
[verb]
(to receive)
capoluogo
[noun]
(capital)
ricordo
[noun]
(memory)
soddisfazione
[noun]
(satisfaction)
apertura
[noun]
(opening)
appena
[adverb]
(just, barely)
movimento
[noun]
(movement)
esame
[noun]
(examination)
riunione
[noun]
(meeting)
utile
[adjective]
(useful)
seduta
[noun]
(sitting)
accusare
[verb]
(to accuse)
altrimenti
[adverb]
(otherwise)
fuga
[noun]
(escape)
rifiuto
[noun]
(rejection)
fiamma
[noun]
(flame)
velocità
[noun]
(speed)
salute
[noun]
(health)
percorso
[noun]
(path)
match
[noun]
(match)
Anglicisms in Italian are quite common. As long as it is used in relation to sport, this word has the same meaning as the English one. The other meanings of this English word correspond to different Italian words.
madre
[noun]
(mother)
volo
[noun]
(flight)
disagio
[noun]
(discomfort)
treno
[noun]
(train)
ritardo
[noun]
(delay)
raccontare
[verb]
(to tell)
fortuna
[noun]
(luck)
inglese
[adjective]
(English)
conseguenza
[noun]
(consequence)
ambiente
[noun]
(environment)
voi
[pronoun]
(you)
terremoto
[noun]
(earthquake)
lettera
[noun]
(letter)
porre
[verb]
(put, set, pay)
This Italian verb has several different meanings. When combined with the word “attenzione”, it means “pay attention”. In other cases, it means “to put” something, or “to set” an objective.
difensore
[noun]
(defender)
strategia
[noun]
(strategy)
sangue
[noun]
(blood)
carriera
[noun]
(career)
ritiro
[noun]
(withdrawal)
grosso
[adjective]
(big)
costare
[verb]
(to cost)
umano
[adjective]
(human)
conferma
[noun]
(confirmation)
conclusione
[noun]
(conclusion)
Roberto
[proper noun]
votare
[verb]
(to vote)
firma
[noun]
(signature)
sala
[noun]
(room)
finalmente
[adverb]
(at last)
creare
[verb]
(to create)
trasporto
[noun]
(transport)
considerare
[verb]
(to consider)
arma
[noun]
(weapon)
possibilità
[noun]
(possibility)
salvare
[verb]
(to save)
decisamente
[adverb]
(decidedly)
venerdì
[noun]
(Friday)
dimenticare
[verb]
(to forget)
vacanza
[noun]
(vacation)
centrosinistra
[noun]
(center left)
ottenere
[verb]
(to obtain)
partecipare
[verb]
(to participate in)
assoluto
[adjective]
(absolute)
investimento
[noun]
(investment)
sequestro
[noun]
(sequestration, kidnapping)
vivo
[adjective]
(live)
direzione
[noun]
(direction)
arte
[noun]
(art)
Antonio
[proper noun]
tale
[determiner]
(such)
oro
[noun]
(gold)
camera
[noun]
(room)
relazione
[noun]
(relationship, link)
abbastanza
[adverb]
(enough)
While in English the word “enough” is placed after the adjective of reference, its Italian equivalent is always found before.
zero
[numeral]
(zero)
stile
[noun]
(style)
preoccupazione
[noun]
(worry)
personaggio
[noun]
(character)
bravo
[adjective]
(good at something)
incredibile
[adjective]
(incredible)
quota
[noun]
(amount)
definitivo
[adjective]
(final, definitive)
mercoledì
[noun]
(Wednesday)
basso
[adjective]
(low)
categoria
[noun]
(category)
dolore
[noun]
(ache)
capitolo
[noun]
(chapter)
popolo
[noun]
(people)
effettuare
[verb]
(to make)
immediato
[adjective]
(immediate)
ulteriore
[adjective]
(further)
lezione
[noun]
(lesson)
furto
[noun]
(theft)
meritare
[verb]
(to deserve)
brutto
[adjective]
(ugly)
preparare
[verb]
(to prepare)
dipendere
[verb]
(to depend)
minimo
[adjective]
(least)
firmare
[verb]
(to sign)
strano
[adjective]
(strange)
interesse
[noun]
(interest)
peggio
[noun]
(the worst part)
nessun
[determiner]
(no, none)
neve
[noun]
(snow)
qualcuno
[pronoun]
(someone)
netto
[adjective]
(net)
Bologna
[proper noun]
felice
[adjective]
(happy)
miracolo
[noun]
(miracle)
democrazia
[noun]
(democracy)
ribasso
[noun]
(depreciation)
progresso
[noun]
(progress)
turismo
[noun]
(tourism)
Bari
[proper noun]
rientrare
[verb]
(return, go/come back)
magistrato
[noun]
(magistrate)
contento
[adjective]
(pleased)
chilometro
[noun]
(kilometer)
guida
[noun]
(guide)
terreno
[noun]
(ground)
sereno
[adjective]
(serene)
reale
[adjective]
(real)
agenzia
[noun]
(agency)
contenuto
[noun]
(content)
guardia
[noun]
(guard)
passaggio
[noun]
(passage)
familiare
[noun]
(relative)
complesso
[adjective]
(complex)
memoria
[noun]
(memory)
offrire
[verb]
(to offer)
corte
[noun]
(court)
attaccante
[noun]
(striker)
prestazione
[noun]
(performance)
traccia
[noun]
(trace)
ospite
[noun]
(guest)
freddo
[adjective]
(cold)
dimissione
[noun]
(discharge)
moglie
[noun]
(wife)
affare
[noun]
(business, matter)
quadro
[noun]
(painting, picture)
interessare
[verb]
(to interest)
dialogo
[noun]
(dialogue)
gli
[pronoun]
(him, them)
approvare
[verb]
(to approve)
articolo
[noun]
(article)
ritrovare
[verb]
(to find)
estate
[noun]
(summer)
stazione
[noun]
(station)
attore
[noun]
(actor)
promozione
[noun]
(promotion)
palla
[noun]
(ball)
cliente
[noun]
(customer)
fratello
[noun]
(brother)
This basic Italian vocabulary word comes from the Latin word “frater”.
normale
[adjective]
(normal)
test
[noun]
(test)
sanità
[noun]
(healthcare)
parco
[noun]
(park)
popolazione
[noun]
(population)
dividere
[verb]
(to divide)
cinese
[adjective]
(Chinese)
angolo
[noun]
(angle)
porto
[noun]
(port)
segnalare
[verb]
(signal, point out)
presentazione
[noun]
(presentation)
straniero
[adjective]
(foreign)
mistero
[noun]
(mystery)
Firenze
[proper noun]
(Florence)
concorso
[noun]
(competitive exam, contest)
russo
[adjective]
(Russian)
vuoto
[adjective]
(empty)
genere
[noun]
(genre, gender)
giungere
[verb]
(to come)
ascoltare
[verb]
(to listen)
nord
[noun]
(north)
aspetto
[noun]
(look)
gestione
[noun]
(management)
pezzo
[noun]
(piece)
contatto
[noun]
(contact)
destino
[noun]
(destiny)
autore
[noun]
(author)
incontrare
[verb]
(to encounter, to meet)
dedicare
[verb]
(to dedicate)
decreto
[noun]
(decree)
attuale
[adjective]
(current)
regia
[noun]
(direction)
web
[noun]
(web)
pensione
[noun]
(pension)
scudetto
[noun]
(championship)
associazione
[noun]
(association)
riferimento
[noun]
(reference)
stasera
[adverb]
(this evening)
This common Italian word is just the shorter version of “(que)sta sera”. The same type of contraction appears in “stamattina” (questa mattina), and “stanotte” (questa notte).
portiere
[noun]
(doorman)
palazzo
[noun]
(building)
gesto
[noun]
(gesture)
successivo
[adjective]
(following)
escludere
[verb]
(to exclude)
aiutare
[verb]
(to help)
amministrazione
[noun]
(administration)
critico
[adjective]
(critical)
tappa
[noun]
(stage)
smentire
[verb]
(to deny)
This Italian verb comes from “mentire”, which means “to lie”. The prefix “s” gives it a different meaning: “to deny”, “to prove wrong”.
pensiero
[noun]
(thought)
concreto
[adjective]
(concrete)
mantenere
[verb]
(to keep)
organizzare
[verb]
(to organize)
prospettiva
[noun]
(perspective)
ripartire
[verb]
(to leave again, recover)
Depending on the context, this Italian verb can have two meanings. One is “to leave again”, and the second is “to recover”. In both cases, the prefix “ri” suggests a repetition or a reaction.
pilota
[noun]
(pilot)
ammontare
[verb]
(amount to)
superiore
[adjective]
(superior)
comunicazione
[noun]
(communication)
sequestrare
[verb]
(to confiscate, to seize)
salvezza
[noun]
(salvation)
neppure
[adverb]
(either, not even)
This Italian adverb can be used interchangeably with “nemmeno” and “neanche”, as they are all synonyms. In the same sentence, they should be alternated to avoid repetition of the same word. See here for a list of Italian adverbs.
tassa
[noun]
(tax)
anziano
[noun]
(an elderly)
scenario
[noun]
(scenario, scenery)
democratico
[adjective]
(democratic)
quartiere
[noun]
(district)
né
[conjunction]
(neither…nor)
This Italian word is repeated twice in a sentence and used to negate something. It corresponds to the English “neither…nor”.
economia
[noun]
(economy)
ricco
[adjective]
(rich)
fiscale
[adjective]
(financial)
vincente
[adjective]
(winning)
centrocampo
[noun]
(midfield)
risorsa
[noun]
(resource)
Luca
[proper noun]
cadere
[verb]
(to fall)
utilizzare
[verb]
(to use)
compagno
[noun]
(companion)
provinciale
[adjective]
(provincial)
moda
[noun]
(fashion)
scambio
[noun]
(exchange)
verde
[adjective]
(green)
This Italian adjective comes from Latin, and it is the same in Portuguese. For more similar words between these languages, see this comparison of Portuguese vs Italian.
Brasile
[proper noun]
(Brazil)
canzone
[noun]
(song)
rosa
[noun]
(rose)
Ancona
[proper noun]
Mario
[proper noun]
(Mario)
Being one of the most common Italian proper names, “Mario Rossi” is often found in different subject textbooks to provide examples. It is the equivalent of the English “John Doe”.
accertamento
[noun]
(verification)
quinto
[adjective]
(fifth)
mamma
[noun]
(mom)
signore
[noun]
(mister, sir)
chiarire
[verb]
(to clarify)
cielo
[noun]
(sky)
classico
[adjective]
(classic)
incendio
[noun]
(fire)
parlamentare
[adjective]
(parliamentary)
diretto
[adjective]
(direct)
intorno
[adverb]
(around)
evitare
[verb]
(to avoid)
industriale
[adjective]
(industrial)
amare
[verb]
(to love)
definire
[verb]
(to define)
dentro
[adverb]
(inside)
consumatore
[noun]
(consumer)
legale
[adjective]
(legal, lawful)
flessione
[noun]
(push-up, curve)
intero
[adjective]
(entire)
decina
[noun]
(dozens)
muro
[noun]
(wall)
stella
[noun]
(a star)
vendere
[verb]
(to sell)
convegno
[noun]
(meeting)
rispettare
[verb]
(to respect)
Ciao a tutti!
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OUR LIST OF THE 1000 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ITALIANS BELOW:
This Italian word list is in order of frequency.
| Frequency Number | Italian | in English |
| 1 | sono | I am |
| 2 | io | I |
| 3 | il suo | his |
| 4 | che | that |
| 5 | lui | he |
| 6 | era | he/she was |
| 7 | per | for |
| 8 | su | on |
| 9 | come | as/like |
| 10 | con | with |
| 11 | loro | they |
| 12 | essere | to be |
| 13 | a | at |
| 14 | uno | one |
| 15 | avere | to have |
| 16 | questo | this |
| 17 | da | from |
| 18 | di | by |
| 19 | caldo | hot |
| 20 | parola | word |
| 21 | ma | but |
| 22 | cosa | what |
| 23 | alcuni | some |
| 24 | è | is |
| 25 | quello | that |
| 26 | voi | you (pl) |
| 27 | o | or |
| 28 | aveva | had |
| 29 | il | the |
| 30 | di | of |
| 31 | a | to |
| 32 | e | and |
| 33 | un | a |
| 34 | in | in |
| 35 | noi | we |
| 36 | lattina | can (of soda) |
| 37 | fuori | out |
| 38 | altro | other |
| 39 | erano | were |
| 40 | che / quale | which |
| 41 | fare | to do/make |
| 42 | loro | their |
| 43 | tempo | time |
| 44 | se | if |
| 45 | volontà | will |
| 46 | come | how |
| 47 | detto | said |
| 48 | un | an |
| 49 | ogni | each |
| 50 | dire | tell |
| 51 | fa | does |
| 52 | fisso | set (unchanging) |
| 53 | tre | three |
| 54 | desiderare | desire |
| 55 | aria | air |
| 56 | bene | well |
| 57 | anche | also |
| 58 | giocare | play |
| 59 | piccolo | small |
| 60 | fine | end |
| 61 | mettere | put |
| 62 | casa | home |
| 63 | leggere | read |
| 64 | mano | hand |
| 65 | portare | carry |
| 66 | grande | large |
| 67 | compitare | spell (words) |
| 68 | aggiungere | add |
| 69 | anche | even/also |
| 70 | terra | land |
| 71 | qui | here |
| 72 | devo | I must |
| 73 | grande | big |
| 74 | alto | high/tall |
| 75 | tale | such |
| 76 | seguire | follow |
| 77 | atto | an act |
| 78 | perché | why |
| 79 | chiedere | ask |
| 80 | maschi | men |
| 81 | cambiamento | a change |
| 82 | è andato | he/she went |
| 83 | luce | light |
| 84 | tipo | kind (of thing) |
| 85 | spento | turned off |
| 86 | bisogno | need |
| 87 | casa | house |
| 88 | immagine | image |
| 89 | provare | try |
| 90 | noi | us |
| 91 | di nuovo | again |
| 92 | animale | animal |
| 93 | punto | point |
| 94 | madre | mother |
| 95 | mondo | world |
| 96 | vicino | near |
| 97 | costruire | build |
| 98 | se stesso | himself |
| 99 | terra | earth |
| 100 | padre | father |
| 101 | qualsiasi | any |
| 102 | nuovo | new |
| 103 | lavoro | work |
| 104 | parte | part |
| 105 | prendere | take |
| 106 | ottenere | get |
| 107 | posto | place |
| 108 | fatto | made |
| 109 | vivere | live |
| 110 | dove | where |
| 111 | dopo | after |
| 112 | indietro | back |
| 113 | poco | little |
| 114 | solo | only |
| 115 | turno | round |
| 116 | uomo | man |
| 117 | anno | year |
| 118 | è venuto | came |
| 119 | spettacolo | show |
| 120 | ogni | every |
| 121 | buono | good |
| 122 | me | me |
| 123 | dare | give |
| 124 | il nostro | our |
| 125 | sotto | under |
| 126 | nome | name |
| 127 | molto | very |
| 128 | attraverso | through |
| 129 | solo | just |
| 130 | forma | form |
| 131 | frase | sentence |
| 132 | grande | great |
| 133 | pensare | think |
| 134 | dire | say |
| 135 | aiutare | help |
| 136 | basso | low |
| 137 | linea | line |
| 138 | differire | differ |
| 139 | turno | turn |
| 140 | causa | cause |
| 141 | molto | much |
| 142 | dire | mean |
| 143 | prima | before |
| 144 | spostare | move |
| 145 | diritto | right |
| 146 | ragazzo | boy |
| 147 | vecchio | old |
| 148 | troppo | too |
| 149 | stesso | same |
| 150 | lei | she |
| 151 | tutto | all |
| 152 | ci | there |
| 153 | quando | when |
| 154 | su | up |
| 155 | uso | use |
| 156 | il tuo | your |
| 157 | modo | way |
| 158 | circa | about |
| 159 | molti | many |
| 160 | allora | then |
| 161 | loro | them |
| 162 | scrivere | write |
| 163 | sarebbe | would |
| 164 | come | like |
| 165 | così | so |
| 166 | queste | these |
| 167 | lei | her |
| 168 | lungo | long |
| 169 | rendere | make |
| 170 | cosa | thing |
| 171 | vedere | see |
| 172 | lui | him |
| 173 | due | two |
| 174 | ha | has |
| 175 | guardare | look |
| 176 | di più | more |
| 177 | giorno | day |
| 178 | potuto | could |
| 179 | andare | go |
| 180 | venire | come |
| 181 | ha fatto | did |
| 182 | numero | number |
| 183 | suono | sound |
| 184 | no | no |
| 185 | più | most |
| 186 | persone | people |
| 187 | il mio | my |
| 188 | oltre | over |
| 189 | sapere | know |
| 190 | acqua | water |
| 191 | di | than |
| 192 | chiamata | call |
| 193 | primo | first |
| 194 | che | who |
| 195 | può | may |
| 196 | giù | down |
| 197 | lato | side |
| 198 | stato | been |
| 199 | ora | now |
| 200 | trovare | find |
| 201 | testa | head |
| 202 | stare in piedi | stand |
| 203 | proprio | own |
| 204 | pagina | page |
| 205 | dovrebbe | should |
| 206 | paese | country |
| 207 | fondare | found |
| 208 | risposta | answer |
| 209 | scuola | school |
| 210 | crescere | grow |
| 211 | studio | study |
| 212 | ancora | still |
| 213 | imparare | learn |
| 214 | impianto | plant |
| 215 | copertura | cover |
| 216 | cibo | food |
| 217 | sole | sun |
| 218 | quattro | four |
| 219 | fra | between |
| 220 | stato | state |
| 221 | mantenere | keep |
| 222 | occhio | eye |
| 223 | mai | never |
| 224 | ultimo | last |
| 225 | lasciare | let |
| 226 | pensiero | thought |
| 227 | città | city |
| 228 | albero | tree |
| 229 | attraversare | cross |
| 230 | fattoria | farm |
| 231 | difficile | hard |
| 232 | inizio | start |
| 233 | forza | might |
| 234 | storia | story |
| 235 | sega | saw |
| 236 | lontano | far |
| 237 | mare | sea |
| 238 | disegnare | draw |
| 239 | sinistra | left |
| 240 | tardi | late |
| 241 | run | run |
| 242 | non | don’t |
| 243 | mentre | while |
| 244 | stampa | press |
| 245 | close | close |
| 246 | notte | night |
| 247 | reale | real |
| 248 | vita | life |
| 249 | pochi | few |
| 250 | nord | north |
| 251 | libro | book |
| 252 | portare | carry |
| 253 | ha preso | took |
| 254 | scienza | science |
| 255 | mangiare | eat |
| 256 | camera | room |
| 257 | amico | friend |
| 258 | ha iniziato | began |
| 259 | idea | idea |
| 260 | pesce | fish |
| 261 | montagna | mountain |
| 262 | stop | stop |
| 263 | una volta | once |
| 264 | base | base |
| 265 | sentire | hear |
| 266 | cavallo | horse |
| 267 | taglio | cut |
| 268 | sicuro | sure |
| 269 | orologio | watch |
| 270 | colore | color |
| 271 | volto | face |
| 272 | legno | wood |
| 273 | principale | main |
| 274 | aperto | open |
| 275 | sembrare | seem |
| 276 | insieme | together |
| 277 | prossimo | next |
| 278 | bianco | white |
| 279 | bambini | children |
| 280 | inizio | begin |
| 281 | ottenuto | got |
| 282 | camminare | walk |
| 283 | esempio | example |
| 284 | alleviare | ease |
| 285 | carta | paper |
| 286 | gruppo | group |
| 287 | sempre | always |
| 288 | musica | music |
| 289 | quelli | those |
| 290 | entrambi | both |
| 291 | marchio | mark |
| 292 | spesso | often |
| 293 | lettera | letter |
| 294 | fino a quando | until |
| 295 | miglio | mile |
| 296 | fiume | river |
| 297 | auto | car |
| 298 | piedi | feet |
| 299 | cura | care |
| 300 | secondo | second |
| 301 | abbastanza | enough |
| 302 | pianura | plain |
| 303 | ragazza | girl |
| 304 | solito | usual |
| 305 | giovane | young |
| 306 | pronto | ready |
| 307 | sopra | above |
| 308 | mai | ever |
| 309 | rosso | red |
| 310 | elenco | list |
| 311 | anche se | though |
| 312 | sentire | feel |
| 313 | Discussioni | talk |
| 314 | uccello | bird |
| 315 | presto | soon |
| 316 | corpo | body |
| 317 | cane | dog |
| 318 | famiglia | family |
| 319 | diretto | direct |
| 320 | posa | pose |
| 321 | lasciare | leave |
| 322 | canzone | song |
| 323 | misurare | measure |
| 324 | porta | door |
| 325 | prodotto | product |
| 326 | nero | black |
| 327 | breve | short |
| 328 | numerale | numeral |
| 329 | classe | class |
| 330 | vento | wind |
| 331 | domanda | question |
| 332 | accadere | happen |
| 333 | integrale | complete |
| 334 | nave | ship |
| 335 | area | area |
| 336 | metà | half |
| 337 | rock | rock |
| 338 | ordine | order |
| 339 | fuoco | fire |
| 340 | sud | south |
| 341 | problema | problem |
| 342 | pezzo | piece |
| 343 | ha detto | told |
| 344 | sapeva | knew |
| 345 | passare | pass |
| 346 | da | since |
| 347 | top | top |
| 348 | tutto | whole |
| 349 | re | king |
| 350 | strada | street |
| 351 | pollice | inch |
| 352 | moltiplicare | multiply |
| 353 | niente | nothing |
| 354 | corso | course |
| 355 | soggiornare | stay |
| 356 | ruota | wheel |
| 357 | completo | full |
| 358 | vigore | force |
| 359 | blu | blue |
| 360 | oggetto | object |
| 361 | decidere | decide |
| 362 | superficie | surface |
| 363 | profondità | deep |
| 364 | luna | moon |
| 365 | isola | island |
| 366 | piede | foot |
| 367 | sistema | system |
| 368 | occupato | busy |
| 369 | test | test |
| 370 | record | record |
| 371 | barca | boat |
| 372 | comune | common |
| 373 | oro | gold |
| 374 | possibile | possible |
| 375 | piano | plane |
| 376 | vece | stead |
| 377 | asciutto | dry |
| 378 | meraviglia | wonder |
| 379 | ridere | laugh |
| 380 | migliaia | thousand |
| 381 | fa | ago |
| 382 | corse | ran |
| 383 | controllare | check |
| 384 | gioco | game |
| 385 | forma | shape |
| 386 | uguagliare | equate |
| 387 | caldo | hot |
| 388 | perdere | miss |
| 389 | portato | brought |
| 390 | calore | heat |
| 391 | neve | snow |
| 392 | pneumatico | tire |
| 393 | portare | bring |
| 394 | sì | yes |
| 395 | lontano | distant |
| 396 | riempire | fill |
| 397 | est | east |
| 398 | dipingere | paint |
| 399 | lingua | language |
| 400 | tra | among |
| 401 | unità | unit |
| 402 | potenza | power |
| 403 | città | town |
| 404 | fine | fine |
| 405 | certo | certain |
| 406 | volare | fly |
| 407 | cadere | fall |
| 408 | portare | lead |
| 409 | grido | cry |
| 410 | scuro | dark |
| 411 | macchina | machine |
| 412 | nota | note |
| 413 | aspettare | wait |
| 414 | piano | plan |
| 415 | figura | figure |
| 416 | stella | star |
| 417 | scatola | box |
| 418 | sostantivo | noun |
| 419 | campo | field |
| 420 | resto | rest |
| 421 | corretto | correct |
| 422 | in grado di | able |
| 423 | libbra | pound |
| 424 | done | done |
| 425 | bellezza | beauty |
| 426 | unità | drive |
| 427 | sorgeva | stood |
| 428 | contenere | contain |
| 429 | frontale | front |
| 430 | insegnare | teach |
| 431 | settimana | week |
| 432 | finale | final |
| 433 | ha dato | gave |
| 434 | verde | green |
| 435 | oh | oh |
| 436 | veloce | quick |
| 437 | sviluppare | develop |
| 438 | oceano | ocean |
| 439 | caldo | warm |
| 440 | gratuito | free |
| 441 | minuto | minute |
| 442 | forte | strong |
| 443 | speciale | special |
| 444 | mente | mind |
| 445 | dietro | behind |
| 446 | chiaro | clear |
| 447 | coda | tail |
| 448 | produrre | produce |
| 449 | fatto | fact |
| 450 | spazio | space |
| 451 | sentito | heard |
| 452 | migliore | best |
| 453 | ora | hour |
| 454 | meglio | better |
| 455 | vero | true |
| 456 | durante | during |
| 457 | cento | hundred |
| 458 | cinque | five |
| 459 | ricordare | remember |
| 460 | passo | step |
| 461 | presto | early |
| 462 | tenere | hold |
| 463 | ovest | west |
| 464 | terra | ground |
| 465 | interesse | interest |
| 466 | raggiungere | reach |
| 467 | veloce | fast |
| 468 | verbo | verb |
| 469 | cantare | sing |
| 470 | ascoltare | listen |
| 471 | sei | six |
| 472 | tavolo | table |
| 473 | viaggi | travel |
| 474 | meno | less |
| 475 | mattina | morning |
| 476 | dieci | ten |
| 477 | semplice | simple |
| 478 | alcuni | several |
| 479 | vocale | vowel |
| 480 | verso | toward |
| 481 | guerra | war |
| 482 | porre | lay |
| 483 | contro | against |
| 484 | modello | pattern |
| 485 | lento | slow |
| 486 | centro | center |
| 487 | amore | love |
| 488 | persona | person |
| 489 | soldi | money |
| 490 | servire | serve |
| 491 | apparire | appear |
| 492 | strada | road |
| 493 | mappa | map |
| 494 | pioggia | rain |
| 495 | regola | rule |
| 496 | governare | govern |
| 497 | tirare | pull |
| 498 | freddo | cold |
| 499 | avviso | notice |
| 500 | voce | voice |
| 501 | energia | energy |
| 502 | caccia | hunt |
| 503 | probabile | probable |
| 504 | letto | bed |
| 505 | fratello | brother |
| 506 | uovo | egg |
| 507 | giro | ride |
| 508 | cella | cell |
| 509 | credere | believe |
| 510 | forse | perhaps |
| 511 | scegliere | pick |
| 512 | improvviso | sudden |
| 513 | contare | count |
| 514 | piazza | square |
| 515 | motivo | reason |
| 516 | lunghezza | length |
| 517 | rappresentare | represent |
| 518 | arte | art |
| 519 | soggetto | subject |
| 520 | regione | region |
| 521 | dimensione | size |
| 522 | variare | vary |
| 523 | risolvere | settle |
| 524 | parlare | speak |
| 525 | peso | weight |
| 526 | generale | general |
| 527 | ghiaccio | ice |
| 528 | materia | matter |
| 529 | cerchio | circle |
| 530 | coppia | pair |
| 531 | includere | include |
| 532 | divide | divide |
| 533 | sillaba | syllable |
| 534 | feltro | felt |
| 535 | grande | grand |
| 536 | palla | ball |
| 537 | ancora | yet |
| 538 | onda | wave |
| 539 | cadere | drop |
| 540 | cuore | heart |
| 541 | am | am |
| 542 | presente | present |
| 543 | pesante | heavy |
| 544 | danza | dance |
| 545 | motore | engine |
| 546 | posizione | position |
| 547 | braccio | arm |
| 548 | ampio | wide |
| 549 | vela | sail |
| 550 | materiale | material |
| 551 | frazione | fraction |
| 552 | foresta | forest |
| 553 | sedersi | sit |
| 554 | gara | race |
| 555 | finestra | window |
| 556 | negozio | store |
| 557 | estate | summer |
| 558 | treno | train |
| 559 | sonno | sleep |
| 560 | dimostrare | prove |
| 561 | solitario | lone |
| 562 | gamba | leg |
| 563 | esercizio | exercise |
| 564 | muro | wall |
| 565 | prendere | catch |
| 566 | monte | mount |
| 567 | desiderio | wish |
| 568 | cielo | sky |
| 569 | pensione | board |
| 570 | gioia | joy |
| 571 | inverno | winter |
| 572 | sat | sat |
| 573 | scritto | written |
| 574 | selvaggio | wild |
| 575 | strumento | instrument |
| 576 | tenere | kept |
| 577 | vetro | glass |
| 578 | erba | grass |
| 579 | mucca | cow |
| 580 | lavoro | job |
| 581 | bordo | edge |
| 582 | segno | sign |
| 583 | visita | visit |
| 584 | passato | past |
| 585 | morbido | soft |
| 586 | divertimento | fun |
| 587 | luminoso | bright |
| 588 | gas | gas |
| 589 | tempo | weather |
| 590 | mese | month |
| 591 | milione | million |
| 592 | sopportare | bear |
| 593 | finitura | finish |
| 594 | felice | happy |
| 595 | speranza | hope |
| 596 | fiore | flower |
| 597 | vestire | clothe |
| 598 | strano | strange |
| 599 | gone | gone |
| 600 | commercio | trade |
| 601 | melodia | melody |
| 602 | viaggio | trip |
| 603 | ufficio | office |
| 604 | ricevere | receive |
| 605 | fila | row |
| 606 | bocca | mouth |
| 607 | esatto | exact |
| 608 | simbolo | symbol |
| 609 | morire | die |
| 610 | meno | least |
| 611 | difficoltà | trouble |
| 612 | shout | shout |
| 613 | tranne | except |
| 614 | ha scritto | wrote |
| 615 | seme | seed |
| 616 | tono | tone |
| 617 | aderire | join |
| 618 | suggerire | suggest |
| 619 | pulito | clean |
| 620 | pausa | break |
| 621 | signora | lady |
| 622 | cantiere | yard |
| 623 | salire | rise |
| 624 | male | bad |
| 625 | colpo | blow |
| 626 | olio | oil |
| 627 | sangue | blood |
| 628 | toccare | touch |
| 629 | è cresciuto | grew |
| 630 | cent | cent |
| 631 | mescolare | mix |
| 632 | team | team |
| 633 | filo | wire |
| 634 | costo | cost |
| 635 | perso | lost |
| 636 | marrone | brown |
| 637 | indossare | wear |
| 638 | giardino | garden |
| 639 | pari | equal |
| 640 | inviato | sent |
| 641 | scegliere | choose |
| 642 | caduto | fell |
| 643 | adattarsi | fit |
| 644 | flusso | flow |
| 645 | fiera | fair |
| 646 | banca | bank |
| 647 | raccogliere | collect |
| 648 | salvare | save |
| 649 | controllo | control |
| 650 | decimale | decimal |
| 651 | orecchio | ear |
| 652 | altro | else |
| 653 | abbastanza | quite |
| 654 | rotto | broke |
| 655 | caso | case |
| 656 | mezzo | middle |
| 657 | uccidere | kill |
| 658 | figlio | son |
| 659 | lago | lake |
| 660 | momento | moment |
| 661 | scala | scale |
| 662 | forte | loud |
| 663 | primavera | spring |
| 664 | osservare | observe |
| 665 | bambino | child |
| 666 | dritto | straight |
| 667 | consonante | consonant |
| 668 | nazione | nation |
| 669 | dizionario | dictionary |
| 670 | latte | milk |
| 671 | velocità | speed |
| 672 | metodo | method |
| 673 | organo | organ |
| 674 | pagare | pay |
| 675 | età | age |
| 676 | sezione | section |
| 677 | vestito | dress |
| 678 | nube | cloud |
| 679 | sorpresa | surprise |
| 680 | tranquillo | quiet |
| 681 | pietra | stone |
| 682 | piccolo | tiny |
| 683 | salita | climb |
| 684 | fresco | cool |
| 685 | design | design |
| 686 | povero | poor |
| 687 | lotto | lot |
| 688 | esperimento | experiment |
| 689 | fondo | bottom |
| 690 | chiave | key |
| 691 | ferro | iron |
| 692 | singolo | single |
| 693 | bastone | stick |
| 694 | appartamento | flat |
| 695 | venti | twenty |
| 696 | pelle | skin |
| 697 | sorriso | smile |
| 698 | piega | crease |
| 699 | foro | hole |
| 700 | salto | jump |
| 701 | bambino | baby |
| 702 | otto | eight |
| 703 | villaggio | village |
| 704 | si incontrano | meet |
| 705 | radice | root |
| 706 | acquistare | buy |
| 707 | aumentare | raise |
| 708 | risolvere | solve |
| 709 | metallo | metal |
| 710 | se | whether |
| 711 | spingere | push |
| 712 | sette | seven |
| 713 | paragrafo | paragraph |
| 714 | terzo | third |
| 715 | deve | shall |
| 716 | tenuto | held |
| 717 | capelli | hair |
| 718 | descrivere | describe |
| 719 | cuoco | cook |
| 720 | piano | floor |
| 721 | o | either |
| 722 | risultato | result |
| 723 | bruciare | burn |
| 724 | collina | hill |
| 725 | sicuro | safe |
| 726 | gatto | cat |
| 727 | secolo | century |
| 728 | considerare | consider |
| 729 | tipo | type |
| 730 | legge | law |
| 731 | bit | bit |
| 732 | costa | coast |
| 733 | copia | copy |
| 734 | frase | phrase |
| 735 | silenzioso | silent |
| 736 | alto | tall |
| 737 | sabbia | sand |
| 738 | suolo | soil |
| 739 | rotolo | roll |
| 740 | temperatura | temperature |
| 741 | dito | finger |
| 742 | industria | industry |
| 743 | valore | value |
| 744 | lotta | fight |
| 745 | bugia | lie |
| 746 | battere | beat |
| 747 | eccitare | excite |
| 748 | naturale | natural |
| 749 | vista | view |
| 750 | senso | sense |
| 751 | capitale | capital |
| 752 | non sarà | won’t |
| 753 | sedia | chair |
| 754 | pericolo | danger |
| 755 | frutta | fruit |
| 756 | ricco | rich |
| 757 | spesso | thick |
| 758 | soldato | soldier |
| 759 | processo | process |
| 760 | operare | operate |
| 761 | pratica | practice |
| 762 | separato | separate |
| 763 | difficile | difficult |
| 764 | medico | doctor |
| 765 | per favore | please |
| 766 | proteggere | protect |
| 767 | mezzogiorno | noon |
| 768 | raccolto | crop |
| 769 | moderno | modern |
| 770 | elemento | element |
| 771 | colpire | hit |
| 772 | studente | student |
| 773 | angolo | corner |
| 774 | partito | party |
| 775 | fornitura | supply |
| 776 | la cui | whose |
| 777 | individuare | locate |
| 778 | anello | ring |
| 779 | carattere | character |
| 780 | insetto | insect |
| 781 | catturato | caught |
| 782 | periodo | period |
| 783 | indicare | indicate |
| 784 | radio | radio |
| 785 | raggio | spoke |
| 786 | atomo | atom |
| 787 | umano | human |
| 788 | storia | history |
| 789 | effetto | effect |
| 790 | elettrico | electric |
| 791 | aspettare | expect |
| 792 | osso | bone |
| 793 | ferrovia | rail |
| 794 | immaginare | imagine |
| 795 | fornire | provide |
| 796 | concordare | agree |
| 797 | così | thus |
| 798 | dolce | gentle |
| 799 | donna | woman |
| 800 | capitano | captain |
| 801 | indovinare | guess |
| 802 | necessario | necessary |
| 803 | tagliente | sharp |
| 804 | ala | wing |
| 805 | creare | create |
| 806 | prossimo | neighbor |
| 807 | lavaggio | wash |
| 808 | pipistrello | bat |
| 809 | piuttosto | rather |
| 810 | folla | crowd |
| 811 | mais | corn |
| 812 | confrontare | compare |
| 813 | poesia | poem |
| 814 | stringa | string |
| 815 | campana | bell |
| 816 | dipendere | depend |
| 817 | carne | meat |
| 818 | strofinare | rub |
| 819 | tubo | tube |
| 820 | famoso | famous |
| 921 | dollaro | dollar |
| 822 | ruscello | stream |
| 823 | paura | fear |
| 284 | vista | sight |
| 825 | sottile | thin |
| 826 | triangolo | triangle |
| 827 | pianeta | planet |
| 828 | fretta | hurry |
| 829 | capo | chief |
| 830 | colonia | colony |
| 831 | orologio | clock |
| 832 | miniera | mine |
| 833 | cravatta | tie |
| 834 | inserire | enter |
| 835 | maggiore | major |
| 836 | fresco | fresh |
| 837 | ricerca | search |
| 838 | inviare | send |
| 839 | giallo | yellow |
| 840 | pistola | gun |
| 841 | consentire | allow |
| 842 | stampa | |
| 843 | morto | dead |
| 844 | spot | spot |
| 845 | deserto | desert |
| 846 | tuta | suit |
| 847 | corrente | current |
| 848 | ascensore | lift |
| 840 | rosa | rose |
| 850 | arrivare | arrive |
| 851 | master | master |
| 852 | pista | track |
| 853 | genitore | parent |
| 854 | riva | shore |
| 855 | divisione | division |
| 856 | foglio | sheet |
| 857 | sostanza | substance |
| 858 | favorire | favor |
| 859 | collegare | connect |
| 860 | Messaggio | post |
| 861 | spendere | spend |
| 862 | accordo | chord |
| 863 | grasso | fat |
| 864 | felice | glad |
| 865 | originale | original |
| 866 | quota | share |
| 867 | stazione | station |
| 868 | papà | dad |
| 869 | pane | bread |
| 870 | carica | charge |
| 871 | corretto | proper |
| 872 | bar | bar |
| 873 | offerta | offer |
| 874 | segmento | segment |
| 875 | schiavo | slave |
| 876 | anatra | duck |
| 877 | immediato | instant |
| 878 | mercato | market |
| 879 | grado | degree |
| 880 | popolare | populate |
| 881 | pulcino | chick |
| 882 | caro | dear |
| 883 | nemico | enemy |
| 884 | rispondere | reply |
| 885 | bevanda | drink |
| 886 | verificarsi | occur |
| 887 | supporto | support |
| 888 | discorso | speech |
| 889 | natura | nature |
| 890 | gamma | range |
| 891 | vapore | steam |
| 892 | moto | motion |
| 893 | sentiero | path |
| 894 | liquido | liquid |
| 895 | log | log |
| 896 | significava | meant |
| 897 | quoziente | quotient |
| 898 | denti | teeth |
| 899 | guscio | shell |
| 900 | collo | neck |
| 901 | ossigeno | oxygen |
| 902 | zucchero | sugar |
| 903 | morte | death |
| 904 | piuttosto | pretty |
| 905 | abilità | skill |
| 906 | donne | women |
| 907 | stagione | season |
| 908 | soluzione | solution |
| 909 | magnete | magnet |
| 910 | argento | silver |
| 911 | grazie | thank |
| 912 | ramo | branch |
| 913 | partita | match |
| 914 | suffisso | suffix |
| 915 | particolarmente | especially |
| 916 | fico | fig |
| 917 | impaurito | afraid |
| 918 | enorme | huge |
| 919 | sorella | sister |
| 920 | acciaio | steel |
| 921 | discutere | discuss |
| 922 | avanti | forward |
| 923 | simile | similar |
| 924 | guidare | guide |
| 925 | esperienza | experience |
| 926 | punteggio | score (noun) |
| 927 | mela | apple |
| 928 | comprato | bought |
| 929 | portato | led |
| 930 | pece | pitch |
| 931 | cappotto | coat |
| 932 | massa | mass |
| 933 | scheda | card |
| 934 | banda | band (rubber) |
| 935 | corda | rope |
| 936 | slittamento | slip |
| 937 | vittoria | win |
| 938 | sognare | dream |
| 939 | sera | evening |
| 940 | condizione | condition |
| 941 | alimentazione | feed |
| 942 | strumento | tool |
| 943 | totale | total |
| 944 | di base | basic |
| 945 | odore | smell |
| 946 | valle | valley |
| 947 | né | nor |
| 948 | doppio | double |
| 949 | sedile | seat (in a car) |
| 950 | continuare | continue |
| 951 | blocco | a block |
| 952 | grafico | chart |
| 953 | cappello | hat |
| 954 | vendere | sell |
| 955 | successo | success |
| 956 | azienda | a company |
| 957 | sottrarre | subtract |
| 958 | evento | event |
| 959 | particolare | particular |
| 960 | affare | deal |
| 961 | nuoto | swim |
| 962 | termine | term |
| 963 | opposto | opposite |
| 964 | moglie | wife |
| 965 | scarpa | shoe |
| 966 | spalla | shoulder |
| 967 | spargere | spread |
| 968 | organizzare | arrange |
| 969 | campo | a camp |
| 970 | inventare | invent |
| 971 | cotone | cotton |
| 972 | nascita | birth |
| 973 | determinare | determine |
| 974 | quarto di gallone | quart |
| 975 | nove | nine |
| 976 | camion | truck |
| 977 | rumore | noise |
| 978 | livello | level |
| 979 | possibilità | a chance |
| 980 | raccogliere | gather |
| 981 | negozio | a shop |
| 982 | tratto | stretch (of land) |
| 983 | gettare | throw |
| 984 | brillare | shine |
| 985 | proprietà | property |
| 986 | colonna | column |
| 987 | molecola | molecule |
| 988 | selezionare | select |
| 989 | sbagliato | wrong |
| 990 | grigio | gray |
| 991 | ripetizione | repeat |
| 992 | richiedere | require |
| 993 | ampio | broad |
| 994 | preparare | prepare |
| 995 | sale | salt |
| 996 | naso | nose |
| 997 | plurale | plural |
| 998 | rabbia | anger |
| 999 | richiesta | claim |
| 1000 | continente | continent |
When learning a new language the amount of vocabulary can be daunting. Have you heard people say things like: “We only use around 700 words when we talk?” This is true to some degree. The number of words to learn to speak a language really depends on your purpose. Remember that 300 to 600 words may be enough to travel, but at least 1,000 words are necessary for a conversation. The most important thing is not knowing how many words you need to speak a language, but which words to know. Complete fluency is in the 10,000 word range. According to the economist: “Most adult native test-takers range from 20,000–35,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 8 already know 10,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 4 already know 5,000 words. Adult native test-takers learn almost 1 new word a day until middle age”
10,000 words. Wow. That does seem daunting when you are first starting out. But like anything new, you just have to start small and keep adding to it. Why not start smart as well? Below is a list of 100 words that are the most commonly used in the Spanish language.
That’s why we wrote this blog article: Find the 1000 words used most often in spoken Italian below.
Why these 1000 words?
Let’s imagine that you just got a job as a bartender. Would you try to learn every cocktail known to man, or would you focus on the cocktails that are most popular in your area? We developed this list of words based on the idea of the 80/20 principle (the cornerstone of results-based living). This strategy developed by David Kock that says “The 80/20 Principle asserts that a minority of causes, inputs or efforts usually lead to a majority of the results, outputs or rewards” So instead of learning 10,000 words in no particular order, learn the most common 100 words, then the most common 500 words, and then the most common 1000 words. If you want to check out this classic business book, you can order it here.
Some other great ways to improve your vocabulary:
- Watch Netflix in Original language with original language captions
- Check out a great book like this: 2500 most frequently used Italian words
- Do some quick daily exercises on DuoLingo or any other free language learning app
- Take some classes with us at Strømmen and speak to a real human in person or online