Italian Vocab Lesson 31

Per me

For me

Top

Informal for ok, I’m down, cool

Per te

For you

Impazzare

To drive crazy

Molte volte

Many Times

Storico

Historical

Dura

Material hard

Difficile

Difficult, hard

Sonno andato

I went

Rimanere

To stay

Soggiornare

To stay temporarily

Dovrei

Should

Seconda

Second

Chiedere

To ask/ request

Salve

Hello (formal)

Abitare

To inhabit

Legge

Law

Capelli

Hair

Lungo/a

Long

Corto/a

Short

Anziano/a

Old

Giovane

Young

La voce

The voice

Il/ la collega

Colleague

Frizzante

Sparkling

Naturale

Natural

Acqua naturale/ acqua frizzante

Natural (still) water/ sparkling water

Prendere

To take

Banco

Counter

Al banco

At the counter

Cornetto

Croissant

Adjectives are usually placed

After the noun they describe

Vuoto/a

Plain/ empty

Doppio/ doppia

Double

Singolo/a

Single

Caffè macchiato

Espresso with a little milk and foam

Prendere

Take, get, catch, pick up, have, seize (used often when ordering)

Contenti

Cash

Pagare in contanti

Pay in cash

Pagare con carta

Pay with card

Bancomat

Debit card/ ATM

(Lo) scontrino

The receipt

Mi dispiace

I’m sorry

Pasticceria

Pastry shop

Quartiere

Neighborhood

Fetta

Slice

Nouns ending with accented vowels (è,à,ì, etc.) have

Identical singular and plural forms

Mela

Apple

Operaio/a

Factory worker

Cameriere

Waiter

Comesso

Shop assistant

Stagista (unchanging)

Intern

Professions ending with -ante or -ista have

One form for both men and women

Giornalista (unchanging)

Journalist

Nessun/o/a/‘

Not/any and nobody/ no one/ none or anybody/ anyone

Formula: non + verb + nessuno

Niente

Anything/ nothing

Nulla

Anything/ nothing

Qualsiasi

Any (no matter which)