Italian — top 90 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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| # | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ciao | hi / bye (informal) |
| 2 | buongiorno | good morning / hello |
| 3 | buonasera | good evening |
| 4 | salve | hello (neutral) |
| 5 | come stai? | how are you? (informal) |
| 6 | sto bene | I'm well |
| 7 | grazie | thank you |
| 8 | grazie mille | thanks a lot |
| 9 | prego | you're welcome / please go ahead |
| 10 | per favore | please |
| 11 | sì | yes |
| 12 | no | no |
| 13 | scusa / scusi | excuse me / sorry (inf./form.) |
| 14 | mi dispiace | I'm sorry |
| 15 | arrivederci | goodbye |
| 16 | a presto | see you soon |
| 17 | come ti chiami? | what's your name? |
| 18 | mi chiamo … | my name is … |
| 19 | piacere | nice to meet you |
| 20 | persona | person |
| 21 | donna | woman |
| 22 | uomo | man |
| 23 | bambino | child / little boy |
| 24 | padre | father |
| 25 | madre | mother |
| 26 | amico | friend |
| 27 | casa | house / home |
| 28 | acqua | water |
| 29 | cibo | food |
| 30 | pane | bread |
| 31 | carne | meat |
| 32 | latte | milk |
| 33 | caffè | coffee |
| 34 | vino | wine |
| 35 | soldi | money |
| 36 | lavoro | work / job |
| 37 | scuola | school |
| 38 | libro | book |
| 39 | macchina | car |
| 40 | giorno | day |
| 41 | notte | night |
| 42 | oggi | today |
| 43 | domani | tomorrow |
| 44 | ieri | yesterday |
| 45 | mangiare | to eat |
| 46 | bere | to drink |
| 47 | andare | to go |
| 48 | venire | to come |
| 49 | volere | to want |
| 50 | sapere | to know |
| 51 | parlare | to speak |
| 52 | vedere | to see |
| 53 | sentire | to hear / feel |
| 54 | che cosa? | what? |
| 55 | chi? | who? |
| 56 | dove? | where? |
| 57 | quando? | when? |
| 58 | perché? | why? / because |
| 59 | quanto? | how much? |
| 60 | buono | good |
| 61 | cattivo | bad |
| 62 | grande | big |
| 63 | piccolo | small |
| 64 | ti amo | I love you |
| 65 | non capisco | I don't understand |
| 66 | parli inglese? | do you speak English? |
| 67 | tempo | time / weather |
| 68 | anno | year |
| 69 | settimana | week |
| 70 | mese | month |
| 71 | ora | hour / now |
| 72 | città | city |
| 73 | strada | street / road |
| 74 | mano | hand |
| 75 | occhio | eye |
| 76 | testa | head |
| 77 | fare | to do / to make |
| 78 | dire | to say / to tell |
| 79 | avere | to have |
| 80 | essere | to be |
| 81 | potere | to be able / can |
| 82 | dare | to give |
| 83 | molto | very / a lot |
| 84 | poco | little / few |
| 85 | sempre | always |
| 86 | anche | also / too |
| 87 | con | with |
| 88 | bello | beautiful / nice |
| 89 | nuovo | new |
| 90 | vecchio | old |