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500 Most Common Italian Words

These 500 words cover most of everyday spoken Italian. They are ordered by frequency, so the first hundred are the ones you meet in almost every sentence. Each entry has an example sentence, because a word in isolation is far harder to remember than a word in use.

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500 words

# Italian English
1 ilarticle the (masc.)
2 diprep. of, from
3 checonj. that, which
4 econj. and
5 laarticle the (fem.)
6 aprep. to, at
7 unarticle a, an (masc.)
8 inprep. in
9 essereverb to be
10 perprep. for
11 nonadv. not
12 avereverb to have
13 conprep. with
14 sipron. oneself
15 comeadv. like, as; how
16 iopron. I
17 questopron. this
18 maconj. but
19 seconj. if
20 daprep. from, by
21 fareverb to do, to make
22 tuttopron. all, everything
23 piùadv. more
24 ancheadv. also, too
25 lopron. it, him
26 suoadj. his, her
27 mioadj. my
28 potereverb can, to be able to
29 direverb to say, to tell
30 quellopron. that
31 moltoadv. very, much
32 oconj. or
33 volereverb to want
34 mepron. me
35 sapereverb to know
36 dovereverb must, to have to
37 quandoconj. when
38 giàadv. already
39 andareverb to go
40 vedereverb to see
41 perchéconj. because; why
42 dareverb to give
43 senzaprep. without
44 altroadj. other, another
45 dopoprep. after
46 soloadv. only; alone
47 noipron. we
48 leipron. she
49 primaadv. before, first
50 ancoraadv. still, again
51 sempreadv. always
52 ogniadj. every, each
53 adessoadv. now
54 poiadv. then, later
55 quiadv. here
56 luipron. he
57 traprep. between, among; in
58 sottoprep. under
59 suprep. on
60 grandeadj. big, large
61 nuovoadj. new
62 buonoadj. good
63 primoadj. first
64 stessoadj. same
65 nientepron. nothing
66 qualcosapron. something
67 venireverb to come
68 parlareverb to speak
69 pensareverb to think
70 credereverb to believe
71 trovareverb to find
72 prendereverb to take
73 mettereverb to put
74 rimanereverb to stay, to remain
75 sembrareverb to seem
76 lasciareverb to leave, to let
77 il temponoun time; weather
78 l'annonoun year
79 il giornonoun day
80 la voltanoun time, occasion
81 la cosanoun thing
82 l'uomonoun man
83 la donnanoun woman
84 la vitanoun life
85 il mondonoun world
86 la casanoun house, home
87 la partenoun part
88 il modonoun way, manner
89 il puntonoun point
90 il casonoun case
91 il lavoronoun work, job
92 la manonoun hand
93 l'occhionoun eye
94 la testanoun head
95 l'acquanoun water
96 i soldinoun money
97 l'amiconoun friend
98 la famiglianoun family
99 la madrenoun mother
100 il padrenoun father
101 il figlionoun son
102 la figlianoun daughter
103 il fratellonoun brother
104 la sorellanoun sister
105 il bambinonoun child
106 la cittànoun city
107 il paesenoun country; village
108 la gentenoun people
109 la scuolanoun school
110 il libronoun book
111 la macchinanoun car; machine
112 la portanoun door
113 la finestranoun window
114 il tavolonoun table
115 la stradanoun street, road
116 il postonoun place; seat
117 il nomenoun name
118 la parolanoun word
119 la domandanoun question
120 la rispostanoun answer
121 l'esempionoun example
122 il motivonoun reason
123 il problemanoun problem
124 l'ideanoun idea
125 il momentonoun moment
126 l'oranoun hour; time
127 la settimananoun week
128 il mesenoun month
129 la nottenoun night
130 la mattinanoun morning
131 la seranoun evening
132 la finenoun end
133 l'inizionoun beginning
134 lo Statonoun state
135 il governonoun government
136 la leggenoun law
137 l'aziendanoun company
138 il grupponoun group
139 la storianoun story, history
140 la musicanoun music
141 il filmnoun film, movie
142 la linguanoun language; tongue
143 il numeronoun number
144 il prezzonoun price
145 il negozionoun shop
146 il mercatonoun market
147 il contonoun bill; account
148 il trenonoun train
149 la stazionenoun station
150 l'aereonoun aeroplane
151 il viaggionoun trip, journey
152 la spiaggianoun beach
153 l'albergonoun hotel
154 la cameranoun room
155 la cucinanoun kitchen; cooking
156 il lettonoun bed
157 la sedianoun chair
158 l'appartamentonoun flat, apartment
159 il giardinonoun garden
160 l'alberonoun tree
161 il canenoun dog
162 il gattonoun cat
163 il panenoun bread
164 il caffènoun coffee
165 il lattenoun milk
166 la carnenoun meat
167 il pescenoun fish
168 il formaggionoun cheese
169 il vinonoun wine
170 la birranoun beer
171 il mediconoun doctor
172 l'ospedalenoun hospital
173 il corponoun body
174 il visonoun face
175 il cuorenoun heart
176 la salutenoun health
177 l'universitànoun university
178 lo studentenoun student
179 l'insegnantenoun teacher
180 l'esamenoun exam
181 il corsonoun course
182 l'ufficionoun office
183 il caponoun boss; head
184 il colleganoun colleague
185 il progettonoun project
186 il pianonoun plan; floor
187 la decisionenoun decision
188 l'opinionenoun opinion
189 lavorareverb to work
190 studiareverb to study
191 imparareverb to learn
192 insegnareverb to teach
193 leggereverb to read
194 scrivereverb to write
195 ascoltareverb to listen
196 sentireverb to hear, to feel
197 guardareverb to look at, to watch
198 chiedereverb to ask
199 rispondereverb to answer
200 aiutareverb to help
201 cercareverb to look for
202 mostrareverb to show
203 portareverb to bring, to carry
204 comprareverb to buy
205 vendereverb to sell
206 pagareverb to pay
207 costareverb to cost
208 mangiareverb to eat
209 bereverb to drink
210 cucinareverb to cook
211 dormireverb to sleep
212 alzarsiverb to get up
213 sedersiverb to sit down
214 aprireverb to open
215 chiudereverb to close
216 cominciareverb to begin
217 finireverb to finish
218 aspettareverb to wait
219 entrareverb to enter
220 uscireverb to go out
221 tornareverb to return
222 partireverb to leave, to depart
223 camminareverb to walk
224 correreverb to run
225 viaggiareverb to travel
226 guidareverb to drive
227 visitareverb to visit
228 conoscereverb to know, to meet
229 ricordareverb to remember
230 dimenticareverb to forget
231 capireverb to understand
232 spiegareverb to explain
233 provareverb to try
234 usareverb to use
235 piacereverb to please, to like
236 amareverb to love
237 odiareverb to hate
238 perdereverb to lose; to miss
239 vincereverb to win
240 giocareverb to play
241 cantareverb to sing
242 ballareverb to dance
243 ridereverb to laugh
244 piangereverb to cry
245 nuotareverb to swim
246 pulireverb to clean
247 lavareverb to wash
248 chiamareverb to call
249 mandareverb to send
250 raccontareverb to tell
251 cambiareverb to change
252 scegliereverb to choose
253 decidereverb to decide
254 crescereverb to grow
255 morireverb to die
256 nascereverb to be born
257 vivereverb to live
258 abitareverb to live, to reside
259 ricevereverb to receive
260 succedereverb to happen
261 funzionareverb to work, to function
262 sbrigarsiverb to hurry
263 incontrarsiverb to meet
264 svegliarsiverb to wake up
265 riposarsiverb to rest
266 preoccuparsiverb to worry
267 importanteadj. important
268 giustoadj. right, correct
269 sbagliatoadj. wrong
270 possibileadj. possible
271 necessarioadj. necessary
272 difficileadj. difficult
273 facileadj. easy
274 veloceadj. fast, quick
275 lentoadj. slow
276 altoadj. high, tall
277 bassoadj. low, short
278 lungoadj. long
279 cortoadj. short
280 giovaneadj. young
281 vecchioadj. old
282 forteadj. strong; loud
283 deboleadj. weak
284 caldoadj. hot, warm
285 freddoadj. cold
286 caroadj. expensive; dear
287 economicoadj. cheap
288 liberoadj. free, available
289 pienoadj. full
290 vuotoadj. empty
291 sicuroadj. sure, safe
292 pericolosoadj. dangerous
293 feliceadj. happy
294 tristeadj. sad
295 stancoadj. tired
296 malatoadj. ill, sick
297 pulitoadj. clean
298 sporcoadj. dirty
299 tranquilloadj. quiet, calm
300 rumorosoadj. noisy
301 gentileadj. kind
302 simpaticoadj. nice, likeable
303 interessanteadj. interesting
304 noiosoadj. boring
305 prontoadj. ready; hello (phone)
306 apertoadj. open
307 chiusoadj. closed
308 chiaroadj. clear; light
309 scuroadj. dark
310 belloadj. beautiful, nice
311 bruttoadj. ugly, bad
312 cattivoadj. bad, naughty
313 miglioreadj. better, best
314 peggioreadj. worse, worst
315 ultimoadj. last
316 prossimoadj. next
317 diversoadj. different
318 piccoloadj. small
319 tuttipron. everyone
320 qualcunopron. somebody
321 nessunopron. nobody
322 entrambipron. both
323 alcuniadj. some, several
324 moltiadj. many
325 pochiadj. few
326 chipron. who
327 doveadv. where
328 quantoadv. how much
329 qualepron. which
330 adv. there
331 sopraadv. above, on top
332 davantiadv. in front
333 dietroadv. behind
334 la sinistranoun left
335 la destranoun right
336 fuoriadv. outside
337 dentroadv. inside
338 vicinoadv. near, close
339 lontanoadv. far
340 ovunqueadv. everywhere
341 domaniadv. tomorrow
342 ieriadv. yesterday
343 oggiadv. today
344 prestoadv. early; soon
345 tardiadv. late
346 spessoadv. often
347 a voltephrase sometimes
348 raramenteadv. rarely
349 maiadv. never
350 di nuovophrase again
351 finalmenteadv. finally
352 improvvisamenteadv. suddenly
353 forseadv. maybe
354 probabilmenteadv. probably
355 certoadv. certainly, of course
356 purtroppoadv. unfortunately
357 insiemeadv. together
358 abbastanzaadv. enough; quite
359 quasiadv. almost
360 circaadv. about, roughly
361 almenoadv. at least
362 soprattuttoadv. above all
363 piuttostoadv. rather
364 appenaadv. hardly; just
365 subitoadv. right away
366 comunqueadv. anyway, however
367 quindiconj. therefore, so
368 inoltreadv. besides, moreover
369 per esempiophrase for example
370 in ogni casophrase in any case
371 al momentophrase at the moment
372 finoraadv. so far
373 non ancoraphrase not yet
374 per nientephrase not at all
375 per favorephrase please
376 graziephrase thank you
377 pregophrase you are welcome
378 scusaphrase sorry, excuse me
379 ciaophrase hi, bye
380 buongiornophrase good morning
381 buonaseraphrase good evening
382 buonanottephrase good night
383 arrivederciphrase goodbye
384 a prestophrase see you soon
385 adv. yes
386 noadv. no
387 duranteprep. during
388 controprep. against
389 secondoprep. according to; second
390 inveceadv. instead
391 nonostanteprep. despite
392 mentreconj. while
393 anche sephrase even if, although
394 duenum. two
395 trenum. three
396 quattronum. four
397 cinquenum. five
398 seinum. six
399 settenum. seven
400 ottonum. eight
401 novenum. nine
402 diecinum. ten
403 centonum. hundred
404 millenum. thousand
405 mezzoadj. half
406 la metànoun half
407 la maggior partephrase most
408 il restonoun the rest
409 il livellonoun level
410 il passonoun step
411 l'errorenoun mistake
412 la fortunanoun luck
413 la pauranoun fear
414 l'amorenoun love
415 la pacenoun peace
416 la forzanoun strength
417 il colorenoun colour
418 la lucenoun light
419 il solenoun sun
420 la pioggianoun rain
421 l'invernonoun winter
422 l'estatenoun summer
423 il fine settimananoun weekend
424 l'orologionoun clock, watch
425 il telefononoun telephone
426 il cellularenoun mobile phone
427 il computernoun computer
428 il messaggionoun message
429 la letteranoun letter
430 il giornalenoun newspaper
431 la chiavenoun key
432 la borsanoun bag
433 i vestitinoun clothes
434 la scarpanoun shoe
435 il cappottonoun coat
436 la camicianoun shirt
437 la cartanoun paper; card
438 la fermatanoun stop (bus)
439 l'aeroportonoun airport
440 il centronoun centre
441 il quartierenoun neighbourhood
442 la campagnanoun countryside
443 la montagnanoun mountain
444 il fiumenoun river
445 il marenoun sea
446 l'isolanoun island
447 l'animalenoun animal
448 il fiorenoun flower
449 la fruttanoun fruit
450 la verduranoun vegetables
451 il salenoun salt
452 lo zuccheronoun sugar
453 la colazionenoun breakfast
454 il pranzonoun lunch
455 la cenanoun dinner
456 il ristorantenoun restaurant
457 la festanoun party
458 il regalonoun present, gift
459 il gioconoun game
460 lo sportnoun sport
461 la squadranoun team
462 la partitanoun match, game
463 la lezionenoun lesson, class
464 il compitonoun task, homework
465 il sognonoun dream
466 l'abitudinenoun habit
467 il consiglionoun advice
468 la notizianoun news item
469 il dubbionoun doubt
470 il sensonoun sense, meaning
471 la differenzanoun difference
472 il cambiamentonoun change
473 il risultatonoun result
474 la causanoun cause
475 l'effettonoun effect
476 il tiponoun type, kind
477 il pezzonoun piece
478 l'aiutonoun help
479 la veritànoun truth
480 il futuronoun future
481 il passatonoun past
482 l'esperienzanoun experience
483 il sentimentonoun feeling
484 il membronoun member
485 la societànoun society; company
486 la politicanoun politics, policy
487 il dirittonoun right; law
488 la regolanoun rule
489 la possibilitànoun possibility, option
490 il mezzonoun means; middle
491 la fermata successivaphrase the next stop
492 occuparsiverb to take care of
493 riuscireverb to succeed, to manage
494 servireverb to serve; to be needed
495 restareverb to stay
496 diventareverb to become
497 sperareverb to hope
498 permettereverb to allow
499 smettereverb to stop doing
500 provare aphrase to try to

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