Italian Verbs

are/ ere/ire

abitare

to live (in a place)

aspettare

to wait for

ascolare

to listen to

arrivare

to arrive

ballare

to dance

camminare

to walk

cantare

to sing

cercare

to look for

chimare

to call

cominciare

to start

comprare

to buy

comprare

to copy

cucinare

to cook

desidare

to deesire

dimenticare

to forget

sentire

to feel (to sense)

perdere

to lose

prendere

to lose

chiduere

to close

scrivere

to write

rispondere

to respond

aprire

to open

offrire

to offer

coprire

to cover

scoprire

to discover (uncover)

diventare

to become

domandare

to ask a question

entare

to enter

evitare

to avoid

frequentare

to frequent

giocare

to play (game/sport)

gridare

to yell

incontrare

to meet (encounter in a place)

imparare

to learn

insegnare

to teach

lavare

to wash

lavorare

to work

mandare

to send

mangiare

to eat

nuotare

to swim

sembrare

to seem

dormire

to sleep

seguire

to follow

partire

to depart (from a place)

servire

to serve/ to be needed

soffrire

to suffer

ricordare

to remember

definire

to define

impazzire

to go crazy

colpire

to hit/ strike

uscire

to go out/ to exit

chiedere

to ask

leggere

to read

correre

to run

crescere

to grow

piangere

to cry

ricevere

to receive

mettere

to put

cadere

to fall

ripetere

to repeat

vincere

to win

studiare

to study

suonare

to play an instrument/ sound (ring)

tonare

to return (return from a place)

trovare

to find

usare

to use

vaggiare

to travel

volare

to fly

vestire

to dress

parlare

to speak

passeggiare

to go for a stroll/ walk

pensare

to think

portare

to bring, carry, wear

pranzare

to have lunch

preparare

to prepare (to get ready)

preferire

to prefer

restituire

to give something back (to return)

pulire

to clean

spedire

to send

costruire

to build

obbedire

to obey

dimagrire

to lose weight

capire

to understand

suggerire

to suggest

finire

to finish

ritornare

to return

saltare

to jump

sciare

to ski

vendere

to sell

spendere

to spend

vivere

to live

credere

to believe

scendere

to descend