Italian Vocabulary
Learning the Italian Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Italian language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Italian.
Italian vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Italian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Vocabolario |
| Countries | Paesi |
| Australia | Australia |
| Cambodia | Cambogia |
| Canada | Canada |
| China | Cina |
| Egypt | Egitto |
| England | Inghilterra |
| France | Francia |
| Germany | Germania |
| Greece | Grecia |
| India | India |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Giappone |
| Mexico | Messico |
| Morocco | Marocco |
| Peru | Perù |
| Spain | Spagna |
| Thailand | Thailandia |
| USA | Stati Uniti d'America |
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| Languages | Lingue |
| Arabic | Arabo |
| Chinese | Cinese |
| English | Inglese |
| French | Francese |
| German | Tedesco |
| Greek | Greco |
| Hebrew | Ebraico |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italiano |
| Japanese | Giapponese |
| Korean | Coreano |
| Latin | Latino |
| Russian | Russo |
| Spanish | Spagnolo |
| Urdu | Urdu |
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| Days | Giorni |
| Monday | Lunedi |
| Tuesday | Martedì |
| Wednesday | Mercoledì |
| Thursday | Giovedi |
| Friday | Venerdì |
| Saturday | Sabato |
| Sunday | Domenica |
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| time | tempo |
| hour | ora |
| minute | minuto |
| second | secondo |
List of Vocabulary in Italian
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Italian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Italian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Italian Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | colori |
| black | nero |
| blue | blu |
| brown | marrone |
| gray | grigio |
| green | verde |
| orange | arancione |
| purple | viola |
| red | rosso |
| white | bianco |
| yellow | giallo |
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| sizes | dimensioni (or) misure |
| big | grande |
| deep | profondo |
| long | lungo |
| narrow | stretto |
| short | breve (or)corto (or)basso |
| small | piccolo |
| tall | alto |
| thick | spesso |
| thin | sottile |
| wide | ampio |
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| tastes | i gusti |
| bitter | amaro |
| fresh | fresco |
| salty | salato |
| sour | acido |
| spicy | piccante |
| sweet | dolce |
| |
| qualities | qualità |
| bad | cattivo |
| clean | pulito |
| dark | buio |
| difficult | difficile |
| dirty | sporco |
| dry | secco |
| easy | facile |
| empty | vuoto |
| expensive | costoso |
| fast | veloce |
| foreign | straniero |
| full | pieno |
| good | buono |
| hard | duro (or)difficile (difficult) |
| heavy | pesante |
| inexpensive | economico |
| light | luce |
| local | locale |
| new | nuovo |
| noisy | rumoroso |
| old | vecchio |
| powerful | potente |
| quiet | tranquillo |
| correct | corretto |
| slow | lento |
| soft | morbido |
| very | molto |
| weak | debole |
| wet | bagnato |
| wrong | sbagliato |
| young | giovane / giovani |
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| food | cibo |
| almonds | mandorle |
| bread | pane |
| breakfast | prima colazione |
| butter | burro |
| candy | caramella |
| cheese | formaggio |
| chicken | pollo |
| cumin | cumino |
| dessert | dolce |
| dinner | cena |
| fish | pesce |
| fruit | frutta |
| ice cream | gelato |
| lamb | agnello |
| lemon | limone |
| lunch | pranzo |
| meal | pasto |
| meat | carne |
| oven | forno |
| pepper | pepe |
| plants | piante |
| pork | carne di maiale |
| salad | insalata |
| salt | sale |
| sandwich | panino |
| sausage | salsiccia |
| soup | soup = minestra, brodo = broth |
| sugar | zucchero |
| supper | cena |
| turkey | tacchino |
| apple | mela |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | arance |
| peaches | pesche |
| peanut | arachide |
| pears | pere |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | uva |
| strawberries | fragole |
| vegetables | verdure |
| carrot | carota |
| corn | mais |
| cucumber | cetriolo |
| garlic | aglio |
| lettuce | lattuga |
| olives | olive |
| onions | cipolle |
| peppers | peperoni |
| potatoes | patate |
| pumpkin | zucca |
| beans | fagioli |
| tomatoes | pomodori |
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| alligator | alligatore |
| alligators | alligatori |
| bear | orso |
| bears | orsi |
| bird | uccello |
| birds | uccelli |
| bull | toro |
| bulls | tori |
| cat | gatto |
| cats | gatti |
| cow | mucca |
| cows | mucche |
| deer | cervo |
| many deer | molti cervi |
| dog | cane |
| dogs | cani |
| donkey | asino |
| donkeys | asini |
| eagle | aquila |
| eagles | aquile |
| elephant | elefante |
| elephants | elefanti |
| giraffe | giraffa |
| giraffes | giraffe |
| goat | capra |
| goats | capre |
| horse | cavallo |
| horses | cavalli |
| lion | leone |
| lions | leoni |
| monkey | scimmia |
| monkeys | scimmie |
| mouse | topo |
| mice | topi |
| rabbit | coniglio |
| rabbits | conigli |
| snake | serpente |
| snakes | serpenti |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigri |
| wolf | lupo |
| wolves | lupi |
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| objects | gli oggetti |
| bathroom | bagno |
| bed | letto |
| bedroom | camera da letto |
| ceiling | soffitto |
| chair | sedia |
| clothes | vestiti |
| coat | cappotto |
| cup | tazza |
| desk | scrivania |
| dress | abito |
| floor | piano |
| fork | forchetta (or) forcella |
| furniture | mobili (or)arredo |
| glass | bicchiere |
| hat | cappello |
| house | casa |
| ink | inchiostro |
| jacket | giacca |
| kitchen | cucina |
| knife | coltello |
| lamp | lampada |
| letter | lettera |
| map | mappa |
| newspaper | giornale |
| notebook | taccuino |
| pants | pantaloni |
| paper | carta |
| pen | penna |
| pencil | matita |
| pharmacy | farmacia |
| picture | fotografia |
| plate | piatto |
| refrigerator | frigorifero |
| restaurant | ristorante |
| roof | tetto |
| room | camera |
| rug | tappeto |
| scissors | forbici |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| shirt | camicia |
| shoes | scarpe |
| soap | sapone |
| socks | calze |
| spoon | cucchiaio |
| table | tavolo |
| toilet | bagno |
| toothbrush | spazzolino da denti |
| toothpaste | dentifricio |
| towel | asciugamano |
| umbrella | ombrello |
| underwear | biancheria intima |
| wall | muro |
| wallet | portafoglio |
| window | finestra |
| telephone | telefono |
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| this | questa |
| that | quello/quella |
| these | questi/queste |
| those | quelli/quelle |
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| Questions | |
| how? | quanto |
| what? | che cosa? |
| who? | chi? |
| why? | perché? |
| where? | dove? |
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| different objects | oggetti diversi |
| art | arte |
| bank | banca |
| beach | spiaggia |
| book | libro |
| by bicycle | in bicicletta |
| by bus | con l'autobus |
| by car | in auto |
| by train | con il treno |
| cafe | caffè |
| country | paese |
| desert | deserto |
| dictionary | dizionario |
| earth | terra |
| flowers | Fiori |
| football | calcio |
| forest | foresta |
| game | gioco |
| garden | giardino |
| geography | geografia |
| history | storia |
| house | casa |
| island | isola |
| lake | lago |
| library | biblioteca |
| math | matematica |
| moon | luna |
| mountain | montagna |
| movies | film |
| music | musica |
| ocean | oceano |
| office | ufficio |
| on foot | a piedi |
| player | giocatore |
| river | fiume |
| science | scienza |
| sea | mare |
| sky | cielo |
| soccer | calcio |
| stars | stelle |
| supermarket | supermercato |
| swimming pool | piscina |
| theater | teatro |
| tree | albero |
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| weather | tempo (or)condizioni atmosferiche |
| bad weather | maltempo |
| cloudy | nuvoloso |
| cold | freddo |
| cool | fresco |
| foggy | nebbioso |
| hot | caldo |
| nice weather | bel tempo |
| pouring | scrosciante |
| rain | pioggia |
| raining | piovere |
| snow | neve |
| snowing | nevicare |
| ice | ghiaccio |
| sunny | soleggiato |
| windy | ventoso |
| spring | primavera |
| summer | estate |
| autumn | autunno |
| winter | inverno |
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| people | persone |
| aunt | zia |
| baby | neonato |
| brother | fratello |
| cousin | cugino |
| daughter | figlia |
| dentist | dentista |
| doctor | dottore |
| father | padre |
| grandfather | nonno |
| grandmother | nonna |
| husband | marito |
| mother | madre |
| nephew | nipote |
| niece | nipote |
| nurse | infermiere |
| policeman | poliziotto |
| postman | postino |
| professor | professore |
| son | figlio |
| teacher | insegnante |
| uncle | zio |
| wife | moglie |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Italian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Italian Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Italian lessons here: Learn Italian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.