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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Italian professions, workplaces, city locations, community engagement expressions, and verb conjugations (-ere, -ire, -isc-, and modal verbs volere, potere, dovere) from Weeks 7, 8, and 9.
Il barbiere
Barber; a profession where one cuts beards and hair (taglia la barba e i capelli).
L'architetto
Architect; a professional who designs buildings (progetta edifici).
L'attore / L'attrice
Actor / Actress; professionals who act in a film (recitano in un film) or in theater.
Il dentista
Dentist; a professional who treats and takes care of teeth (cura i denti).
La cuoca
Cook / Chef; a professional who cooks food (cucina).
L'insegnante
Teacher; a professional who explains the lesson to students (spiega la lezione ai ragazzi).
Il meccanico
Mechanic; a professional who fixes cars (aggiusta le macchine).
Il medico / Il dottore
Doctor / Physician; a healthcare professional who treats the sick (cura i malati).
Il bibliotecario / La bibliotecaria
Librarian; a professional who organizes books in the library (organizza i libri nella biblioteca).
Il giornalista
Journalist; a professional who publishes articles in the newspaper (pubblica articoli sul giornale).
Il poliziotto / La poliziotta
Police officer; a law enforcement officer who arrests criminals (arresta i criminali).
Il maestro / La maestra
Elementary school teacher; a teacher who instructs young children (insegna ai bambini).
Il professore / La professoressa
Professor / Secondary school teacher; teaches older students and adolescents (insegna ai ragazzi).
L'impiegato / L'impiegata
Office worker or clerk who works in an office (in un ufficio).
Il commissariato
Police station; the workplace of a police officer (il poliziotto).
Il tribunale
Courthouse; the workplace of a lawyer (l'avvocato).
La redazione
Editorial office / newsroom; the workplace of a journalist (il giornalista).
L'officina
Auto repair shop / garage; the workplace of a mechanic (il meccanico).
Il negozio di abbigliamento
Clothing store; a store where one buys clothes (compriamo i vestiti).
Il parcheggio
Parking lot.
La fermata dell'autobus
Bus stop.
Il fiume
River.
Prendere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to take' (io prendo, tu prendi, lei/lui prende, noi prendiamo, voi prendete, loro prendono).
Chiedere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to ask'.
Conoscere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to know' or to be acquainted with a person or place.
Perdere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to lose'.
Condividere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to share'.
Leggere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to read' (io leggo, tu leggi, lei/lui legge, noi leggiamo, voi leggete, loro leggono); note the hard 'g' sound in 'leggo' and 'leggono'.
Vincere
Regular -ere verb meaning 'to win'.
Dormire
Regular -ire verb meaning 'to sleep' (io dormo, tu dormi, lei/lui dorme, noi dormiamo, voi dormite, loro dormono).
Verbi in -ire con -isc-
A group of -ire verbs (such as pulire, capire, finire, preferire) that insert '-isc-' into the singular forms (io, tu, lei/lui) and third-person plural (loro) forms in the present tense.
Pulire
Verb in -ire conjugated with '-isc-' meaning 'to clean' (io pulisco, tu pulisci, lei/lui pulisce, noi puliamo, voi pulite, loro puliscono).
Capire
Verb in -ire conjugated with '-isc-' meaning 'to understand'; note the hard sound in 'capisco' and 'capiscono' versus the soft sound in 'capisci' and 'capisce'.
Uscire
Irregular -ire verb meaning 'to go out' (io esco, tu esci, lei/lui esce, noi usciamo, voi uscite, loro escono).
Chiacchierare
Regular -are verb meaning to chat or have a casual conversation with friends.
Volere
Irregular modal verb meaning 'to want' (io voglio, tu vuoi, lei/lui vuole, noi vogliamo, voi volete, loro vogliono); followed by an unconjugated infinitive verb.
Potere
Irregular modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to' (io posso, tu puoi, lei/lui può, noi possiamo, voi potete, loro possono); followed by an unconjugated verb.
Dovere
Irregular modal verb meaning 'must' or 'have to' (io devo, tu devi, lei/lui deve, noi dobbiamo, voi dovete, loro devono); followed by an unconjugated verb.
Fare volontariato
Community engagement activity meaning 'to volunteer'.
Organizzare un evento di beneficienza
Community engagement activity meaning 'to organize a charity event'.
Donare
Community engagement activity meaning 'to donate'.
Fare la spesa
Italian idiom/expression meaning 'to do grocery shopping'.
Il gioco del pappagallo
A board game used to practice verb conjugations where players roll a die, conjugate verbs, miss a turn on a caged parrot, repeat a classmate's conjugation on a parrot, and win by reaching the 'isola felice'.