Italian 101 - Basic Verb Definitions + Simple Prepositions

amare

to love

ballare

to dance

chiamare

to call

dimenticare

to forget

funzionare

to work

giocare

to play

lavorare

to work

litigare

to fight with someone

margiare

to eat

odiare

to hate

portare

to bring

suonare

to play an instrument

andare

to go

avere

to have

dare

to give

fare

to do

stare

to be

pagar

to pay

ordinare

to order

avere caldo

to be hot

avere freddo

to be cold

avere sete

to be thirsty

avere sonno

to be sleepy

avere fretta

to be in a hurry

avere paura di

to be afraid of

Di

of/from - shows possession and origin

A

at/to/in - used for specific cities, destinations, times and indirect objects

Da

from/by/since - shows motion away from a place

In

in/to - used for countries, regions, continents, and transport

Con

with - shows company

Per

for/through/in order to - expresses duration, destination, cause or path

Tra / Fra

between/among/in/within - words mean the same and used based on which sounds better