Italian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Italian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zero
zero
1
uno
one
2
due
two
3
tre
three
4
quattro
four
5
cinque
five
6
sei
six
7
sette
seven
8
otto
eight
9
nove
nine
10
dieci
ten
11
undici
eleven
12
dodici
twelve
13
tredici
thirteen
14
quattordici
fourteen
15
quindici
fifteen
16
sedici
sixteen
17
diciassette
seventeen
18
diciotto
eighteen
19
diciannove
nineteen
20
venti
twenty
30
trenta
thirty
40
quaranta
forty
50
cinquanta
fifty
60
sessanta
sixty
70
settanta
seventy
80
ottanta
eighty
90
novanta
ninety
100
cento
hundred
1K
mille
thousand
1M
milione
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
bianco
white
⚫
nero
black
🔴
rosso
red
🔵
blu
blue
🟡
giallo
yellow
🟢
verde
green
🟣
viola
purple
🟤
marrone
brown
🟠
arancione
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
oro
gold
🌑
argento
silver
☁️
grigio
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
cane
dog
🐱
gatto
cat
🐴
cavallo
horse
🐮
mucca
cow
🐷
maiale
pig
🐦
uccello
bird
🐟
pesce
fish
🐭
topo
mouse
🦊
volpe
fox
🐇
coniglio
rabbit
🐻
orso
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefante
elephant
🐢
tartaruga
turtle
🦒
giraffa
giraffe
🦆
anatra
duck
🕷️
ragno
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
famiglia
family
🧔
uomo
man
👩
donna
woman
👦
ragazzo
boy
👧
ragazza
girl
👶
bambino
child
👨🦳
padre
father
👩🦳
madre
mother
👴
nonno
grandfather
👵
nonna
grandmother
🧑🦰
fratello
brother
👩🦱
sorella
sister
🧑
amico
friend
👥
gente
people
🙋
persona
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
casa
house
🏢
edificio
building
🏫
scuola
school
🏪
negozio
store
🛣️
strada
road
🌆
città
city
🌳
albero
tree
💧
acqua
water
☀️
sole
sun
☁️
nuvola
cloud
📚
libro
book
🖊️
penna
pen
📱
telefono
phone
🔑
chiave
key
🚗
macchina
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
mela
apple
🍌
banana
banana
🍞
pane
bread
🧀
formaggio
cheese
🥩
carne
meat
🥛
latte
milk
☕
caffè
coffee
🍵
tè
tea
💧
acqua
water
🍺
birra
beer
🍷
vino
wine
🍽️
cibo
food
🍳
uovo
egg
🍚
riso
rice
🥕
verdure
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
giorno
day
🌙
notte
night
⏰
ora
hour
🗓️
settimana
week
📅
mese
month
🗓️
anno
year
🗓️
lunedì
Monday
🗓️
martedì
Tuesday
🗓️
mercoledì
Wednesday
🗓️
giovedì
Thursday
🗓️
venerdì
Friday
🗓️
sabato
Saturday
🗓️
domenica
Sunday
🌅
mattina
morning
🌆
sera
evening
🕛
ora
now
🔜
presto
soon
🕒
tempo
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
parlare
to speak
🚶
camminare
to walk
🏃
correre
to run
🍽️
mangiare
to eat
🍷
bere
to drink
😴
dormire
to sleep
📖
leggere
to read
✍️
scrivere
to write
👀
vedere
to see
👂
sentire
to hear
💭
pensare
to think
🤔
sapere
to know
❤️
amare
to love
👍
piacere
to like
👋
venire
to come
🚪
aprire
to open
🔒
chiudere
to close
💡
imparare
to learn
➕
dare
to give
💸
comprare
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
felice
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
arrabbiato
angry
👍
buono
good
👎
cattivo
bad
⬆️
grande
big
⬇️
piccolo
small
🆕
nuovo
new
🕰️
vecchio
old
💯
molti
many
🤏
pochi
few
🥵
caldo
hot
🥶
freddo
cold
💪
forte
strong
👶
debole
weak
✨
bello
beautiful
👹
brutto
ugly
✅
corretto
correct
❌
sbagliato
wrong
⚡
veloce
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
e
and
➡️
ma
but
👉
o
or
🤔
perché
because
👉
quindi
so
🤨
tuttavia
however
🤔
quindi
therefore
➕
anche
also
🕒
quando
when
🤔
se
if
🕒
prima
before
🕒
dopo
after
🕒
da
since
🕒
mentre
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
insegnante
teacher
🧑⚕️
dottore
doctor
👩💻
ingegnere
engineer
👨🍳
cuoco
chef
🧑🌾
contadino
farmer
👮
poliziotto
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
impiegato
office worker
🔬
scienziato
scientist
🛒
venditore
salesperson
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