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Learning the Italian Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. 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 |
| 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 |
| Days | Giorni |
| Monday | Lunedi |
| Tuesday | Martedì |
| Wednesday | Mercoledì |
| Thursday | Giovedi |
| Friday | Venerdì |
| Saturday | Sabato |
| Sunday | Domenica |
| time | tempo |
| hour | ora |
| minute | minuto |
| second | secondo |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| this | questa |
| that | quello/quella |
| these | questi/queste |
| those | quelli/quelle |
| Questions | |
| how? | quanto |
| what? | che cosa? |
| who? | chi? |
| why? | perché? |
| where? | dove? |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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