Free Italian Word Lists

Basic Italian words

The most basic words to greet and thank people.

Italian	English
Ciao!	Hi!
Buongiorno!	Hello!
Arrivederci!	Goodbye! / Bye!
Grazie!	Thank you!
Per favore!	Please!
Mi dispiace.	I'm sorry.
Mi scusi!	Excuse me!
Ferma!	Stop!
Attenzione!	Caution!
Aiuto!	Help!
sì	yes
no	no

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Essential Italian sentences

Simple sentences and asking basic questions.

Italian	English
Che cos’è …?	What is …?
Dov’è …?	Where is …?
Come …?	How …?
Quanto costa?	How much is it?
Quanto tempo ci vuole?	How long does it take?
Che ore sono?	What time is it?
Parla inglese?	Do you speak English?
C’è …?	Is there …?
Vorrei ...	I would like ...
Ho bisogno di ...	I need ...
Non capisco.	I don't understand.
Nessun problema!	No problem!

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Directions in Italian

Finding your way and instructing directions.

Italian	English
la direzione	direction
l’entrata (f.)	entrance
l’uscita (f.)	exit
la strada	street
il cammino	way
la piazza	square
a destra	right
a sinistra	left
sempre dritto	straight ahead
indietro	back (direction)
qui	here
là	there
la mappa	map

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Weather and nature in Italian

Describing the weather and your surroundings.

Italian	English
la casa	house
l’appartamento (m.)	apartment
l’albergo (m.)	hotel
il museo	museum
il bagno	toilet
la banca	bank
la città	city
la spiaggia	beach
il bosco	forest
la montagna	mountain
il parco	park
il fiume	river
il mare	sea
il lago	lake
il tempo (meteo)	weather
il sole	sun
la pioggia	rain
la neve	snow
il temporale	thunderstorm

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Italian words for your stay

Checking in at the hotel and asking for what your room needs.

Italian	English
la camera	room
la chiave	key
il letto	bed
la doccia	shower
l’asciugamano (m.)	towel
la prenotazione	reservation

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Italian shopping terms

Buying the most essential items.

Italian	English
il supermercato	supermarket
i contanti	cash
il prezzo	price
la ricevuta	receipt
il bancomat	cash machine, ATM
la carta di credito	credit card
la borsa	bag
il tampone	tampon
l’assorbente (m.)	(sanitary) pad
il preservativo	condom
lo spazzolino	toothbrush
l’aiuto (m.)	help
la polizia	police

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Italian words for food

The basics to buy food and read the menu in the restaurant.

Italian	English
il cibo	food
la colazione	breakfast
il ristorante	restaurant
la caffetteria	café
il bar	bar
il menù	menu
l’antipasto (m.)	starter
il secondo piatto	main course
il dolce	dessert
il conto	bill
vegetariano/a	vegetarian
vegano/a	vegan
senza glutine	gluten-free
piccante	spicy
il pesce	fish
la carne	meat
il maiale	pork
l’insalata (f.)	salad
il latte	milk
il formaggio	cheese
il pane	bread
la frutta	fruits
la verdura	vegetables
la frutta secca	nuts
il caffè	coffee
il tè	tea
l’acqua (f.)	water
il vino	wine
la birra	beer
senza alcol	non-alcoholic
Salute!	Cheers!

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Italian transport words

Getting around with public transport.

Italian	English
il treno	train
l’autobus (m.)	bus
la macchina	car
il tram	tram
il taxi	taxi, cab
la bicicletta	bicycle
a piedi	on foot
la stazione ferroviaria	train station
la stazione degli autobus	bus station
l’aeroporto (m.)	airport
l’aereo (m.)	plane
la fermata	stop
il biglietto	ticket
il bagaglio	luggage

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Italian technology words

The basics to stay connected.

Italian	English
internet	internet
la password	password
il wifi	wifi
il computer	computer
il telefono	phone
la presa	socket
il caricabatterie	charger
ricaricare	to recharge

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Words for time in Italian

Reading opening hours and timetables.

Italian	English
il tempo (durata)	time
il giorno	day
la settimana	week
il mese	month
l’anno (m.)	year
l’ora (f.)	hour
il minuto	minute
lunedì	Monday
martedì	Tuesday
mercoledì	Wednesday
giovedì	Thursday
venerdì	Friday
sabato	Saturday
domenica	Sunday
di mattina	in the morning
di pomeriggio	in the afternoon
di sera	in the evening
di notte	at night
ieri	yesterday
oggi	today
domani	tomorrow
adesso	now
prima	earlier
più tardi	later
in orario	on time
in ritardo	delayed

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Italian words for health

Words for basic health care and to describe when you are sick or injured.

Italian	English
il medico	doctor
l’ospedale (m.)	hospital
la farmacia	pharmacy
l’antidolorifico (m.)	painkiller
la medicina	medicine
l’emergenza (f.)	emergency
l’allergia (f.)	allergy
l’assicurazione (f.)	insurance
il dolore	pain
la schiena	back
il piede	foot
la pancia	stomach
la gamba	leg
la testa	head
la mano	hand
il braccio	arm
il dente	tooth

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Personal information in Italian

Filling out forms and providing basic information about you.

Italian	English
il nome	first name
il cognome	last name
l’indirizzo (m.)	address
il numero di telefono	phone number
il paese	country
il luogo di nascita	place of birth
la data di nascita	date of birth
il passaporto	passport
la professione	profession, job
l’uomo (m.)	man
la donna	woman
l’adulto (m.)	adult
il bambino	child

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Essential Italian verbs

The most common and useful verbs.

Italian	English
lavorare	to work
visitare	to visit
restare	to stay
avere bisogno di	to need
mangiare	to eat
chiedere	to ask
dare	to give
andare	to go
avere	to have
aiutare	to help
comprare	to buy
venire	to come
potere	(I/you/we/they) can
imparare	to learn
fare	to make
prendere	to take
dire	to say
dormire	to sleep
scrivere	to write
vedere	to see
essere	to be
parlare	to speak
cercare	to search
telefonare	to call
bere	to drink
capire	to understand
aspettare	to wait
sapere	to know
volere	to want
pagare	to pay

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Basic Italian adjectives

The most important adjectives to describe things.

Italian	English
buono/a	good
cattivo/a	bad
nuovo/a	new
vecchio/a	old
giovane	young
grande	big
piccolo/a	small
bello/a	beautiful
economico/a	cheap
caro/a	expensive
caldo/a	hot
freddo/a	cold
scuro/a	dark
chiaro/a	bright
aperto/a	open
chiuso/a	closed
vicino	near
lontano	far
insieme	together
separato/a	separate
importante	important
stanco/a	tired

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Colors in Italian

Words to describe the most common colors.

Italian	English
il colore	color
bianco/a	white
nero/a	black
rosso/a	red
blu	blue
verde	green
giallo/a	yellow
colorato/a	colorful

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Italian numbers

Essential numbers for daily life.

Italian	English
zero	zero
uno	one
due	two
tre	three
quattro	four
cinque	five
sei	six
sette	seven
otto	eight
nove	nine
dieci	ten
venti	twenty
cinquanta	fifty
cento	hundred
mille	thousand

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