Interlingua — top 297 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Interlingua | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | io | I — 1st-person singular subject |
| 2 | tu | you (singular) — subject |
| 3 | ille | he; also 'that' (m.) — subject/demonstrative |
| 4 | illa | she — 3rd-person feminine subject |
| 5 | illo | it — 3rd-person neuter subject |
| 6 | nos | we; us — 1st-person plural |
| 7 | vos | you (plural) — subject/object |
| 8 | illes | they (masc./mixed) — subject |
| 9 | illas | they (feminine) — subject |
| 10 | me | me — 1st-person singular object |
| 11 | te | you — 2nd-person singular object |
| 12 | le | him — object; also the (article) |
| 13 | la | her — 3rd-person feminine object |
| 14 | se | -self — reflexive pronoun |
| 15 | on | one, people (in general) — indefinite pronoun |
| 16 | mi | my — short possessive |
| 17 | su | his/her/its — possessive |
| 18 | nostre | our — possessive |
| 19 | vostre | your (pl.) — possessive |
| 20 | lor | their — possessive |
| 21 | un | a/an; one — indefinite article & numeral |
| 22 | iste | this — demonstrative |
| 23 | celle | that — demonstrative |
| 24 | tote | all, whole — quantifier |
| 25 | omne | every, each — quantifier |
| 26 | multe | much, many |
| 27 | poc | little, few |
| 28 | altere | other, another |
| 29 | alcun | some, any |
| 30 | cata | each — distributive |
| 31 | qui | who — interrogative/relative (persons) |
| 32 | que | what; that — interrogative/relative |
| 33 | ubi | where |
| 34 | quando | when |
| 35 | como | how; as |
| 36 | proque | because; why |
| 37 | qual | which, what kind |
| 38 | quante | how much/many |
| 39 | esque | (question particle — introduces yes/no questions) |
| 40 | non | not — negator |
| 41 | si | yes; if |
| 42 | e | and |
| 43 | o | or |
| 44 | ma | but |
| 45 | con | with |
| 46 | sin | without |
| 47 | in | in |
| 48 | a | to, at |
| 49 | de | of, from |
| 50 | pro | for |
| 51 | per | by, through |
| 52 | super | on, above |
| 53 | sub | under |
| 54 | ante | before |
| 55 | post | after |
| 56 | inter | between, among |
| 57 | contra | against |
| 58 | durante | during |
| 59 | ora | now |
| 60 | hodie | today |
| 61 | deman | tomorrow |
| 62 | heri | yesterday |
| 63 | sempre | always |
| 64 | nunquam | never |
| 65 | hic | here |
| 66 | ibi | there |
| 67 | ben | well |
| 68 | mal | badly; bad |
| 69 | tanto | so much |
| 70 | troppo | too much |
| 71 | assatis | enough |
| 72 | etiam | also, even |
| 73 | ancora | still, yet, again |
| 74 | ja | already |
| 75 | zero | zero — 0 |
| 76 | duo | two — 2 |
| 77 | tres | three — 3 |
| 78 | quatro | four — 4 |
| 79 | cinque | five — 5 |
| 80 | sex | six — 6 |
| 81 | septe | seven — 7 |
| 82 | octo | eight — 8 |
| 83 | nove | nine — 9 (also 'new') |
| 84 | dece | ten — 10 |
| 85 | dece-un | eleven — 11 |
| 86 | vinti | twenty — 20 |
| 87 | trenta | thirty — 30 |
| 88 | quaranta | forty — 40 |
| 89 | cento | hundred — 100 |
| 90 | mille | thousand — 1000 |
| 91 | prime | first — ordinal |
| 92 | secunde | second — ordinal |
| 93 | tertie | third — ordinal |
| 94 | esser | to be |
| 95 | haber | to have |
| 96 | facer | to do, to make |
| 97 | vader | to go |
| 98 | venir | to come |
| 99 | poter | to be able, can |
| 100 | voler | to want |
| 101 | deber | must, to owe |
| 102 | saper | to know (a fact) |
| 103 | cognoscer | to know (be acquainted with) |
| 104 | dicer | to say, to tell |
| 105 | parlar | to speak, to talk |
| 106 | demandar | to ask |
| 107 | responder | to answer |
| 108 | vider | to see |
| 109 | audir | to hear |
| 110 | ascoltar | to listen |
| 111 | leger | to read |
| 112 | scriber | to write |
| 113 | comprender | to understand |
| 114 | pensar | to think |
| 115 | amar | to love |
| 116 | viver | to live |
| 117 | laborar | to work |
| 118 | studiar | to study |
| 119 | jocar | to play |
| 120 | mangiar | to eat |
| 121 | biber | to drink |
| 122 | dormir | to sleep |
| 123 | comprar | to buy |
| 124 | vender | to sell |
| 125 | costar | to cost |
| 126 | pagar | to pay |
| 127 | dar | to give |
| 128 | prender | to take |
| 129 | tener | to hold, to keep |
| 130 | portar | to carry, to wear |
| 131 | trovar | to find |
| 132 | cercar | to search, to look for |
| 133 | aperir | to open |
| 134 | clauder | to close |
| 135 | comenciar | to begin |
| 136 | finir | to finish |
| 137 | ambular | to walk |
| 138 | currer | to run |
| 139 | cader | to fall |
| 140 | seder | to sit |
| 141 | star | to stand, to stay |
| 142 | morir | to die |
| 143 | nascer | to be born |
| 144 | arder | to burn |
| 145 | lavar | to wash |
| 146 | cantar | to sing |
| 147 | contar | to count, to tell |
| 148 | appellar | to call, to name |
| 149 | adjutar | to help |
| 150 | sperar | to hope, to wait |
| 151 | timer | to fear |
| 152 | rider | to laugh |
| 153 | natar | to swim |
| 154 | volar | to fly |
| 155 | morder | to bite |
| 156 | respirar | to breathe |
| 157 | homine | man, human being; person |
| 158 | femina | woman |
| 159 | masculo | male, man |
| 160 | infante | child |
| 161 | puero | boy |
| 162 | puera | girl |
| 163 | patre | father |
| 164 | matre | mother |
| 165 | fratre | brother |
| 166 | soror | sister |
| 167 | filio | son |
| 168 | filia | daughter |
| 169 | marito | husband |
| 170 | marita | wife |
| 171 | amico | friend |
| 172 | gente | people |
| 173 | nomine | name |
| 174 | senior | sir, Mr; lord |
| 175 | seniora | madam, Mrs; lady |
| 176 | capite | head |
| 177 | capillos | hair |
| 178 | oculo | eye |
| 179 | aure | ear |
| 180 | naso | nose |
| 181 | bucca | mouth |
| 182 | dente | tooth |
| 183 | lingua | tongue; language |
| 184 | collo | neck |
| 185 | mano | hand |
| 186 | pede | foot |
| 187 | gamba | leg |
| 188 | corde | heart |
| 189 | sanguine | blood |
| 190 | osso | bone |
| 191 | pelle | skin |
| 192 | ventre | belly |
| 193 | animal | animal |
| 194 | can | dog |
| 195 | gatto | cat |
| 196 | ave | bird |
| 197 | pisce | fish |
| 198 | serpente | snake |
| 199 | arbore | tree |
| 200 | foreste | forest |
| 201 | flor | flower |
| 202 | herba | grass |
| 203 | folio | leaf |
| 204 | fructo | fruit |
| 205 | semine | seed |
| 206 | ovo | egg |
| 207 | carne | meat, flesh |
| 208 | sol | sun |
| 209 | luna | moon |
| 210 | stella | star |
| 211 | celo | sky; heaven |
| 212 | aqua | water |
| 213 | mar | sea |
| 214 | fluvio | river |
| 215 | laco | lake |
| 216 | montania | mountain |
| 217 | petra | stone |
| 218 | arena | sand |
| 219 | terra | earth, land |
| 220 | nube | cloud |
| 221 | vento | wind |
| 222 | nive | snow |
| 223 | glacie | ice |
| 224 | foco | fire |
| 225 | fumo | smoke |
| 226 | sal | salt |
| 227 | pluvia | rain |
| 228 | die | day |
| 229 | nocte | night |
| 230 | matino | morning |
| 231 | vespere | evening |
| 232 | hora | hour |
| 233 | tempore | time; weather |
| 234 | anno | year |
| 235 | septimana | week |
| 236 | mense | month |
| 237 | casa | house, home |
| 238 | porta | door |
| 239 | fenestra | window |
| 240 | tabula | table |
| 241 | libro | book |
| 242 | littera | letter |
| 243 | parola | word |
| 244 | pan | bread |
| 245 | vino | wine |
| 246 | citate | city |
| 247 | strata | street, road |
| 248 | pais | country |
| 249 | mundo | world |
| 250 | schola | school |
| 251 | labor | work |
| 252 | moneta | money |
| 253 | mercato | market |
| 254 | via | way, road |
| 255 | cosa | thing |
| 256 | parte | part |
| 257 | loco | place |
| 258 | vita | life |
| 259 | amor | love |
| 260 | problema | problem |
| 261 | grande | big, large |
| 262 | parve | small, little |
| 263 | longe | long |
| 264 | curte | short |
| 265 | large | wide |
| 266 | alte | high, tall |
| 267 | basse | low |
| 268 | vetere | old |
| 269 | bon | good |
| 270 | belle | beautiful |
| 271 | felice | happy |
| 272 | forte | strong |
| 273 | debile | weak |
| 274 | calide | warm, hot |
| 275 | frigide | cold |
| 276 | plen | full |
| 277 | sic | dry |
| 278 | humide | wet, damp |
| 279 | rapide | fast, rapid |
| 280 | lente | slow |
| 281 | facile | easy |
| 282 | difficile | difficult |
| 283 | proxime | near, next |
| 284 | distante | far, distant |
| 285 | dextre | right (side) |
| 286 | sinistre | left (side) |
| 287 | rubie | red |
| 288 | verde | green |
| 289 | blau | blue |
| 290 | jalne | yellow |
| 291 | blanc | white |
| 292 | nigre | black |
| 293 | salute | hello!; greeting |
| 294 | gratias | thank you |
| 295 | per favor | please |
| 296 | pardona me | excuse me, forgive me |
| 297 | a revider | goodbye (see you again) |