common Italian verbs

essere

to be

avere

to have

volere

to want

fare

to do

dire

to say

capire

to understand

sapere

to know

spiegare

to explain

uscire

to go out/to exit

andare

to go

venire

to come

potere

to be able to

dovere

must

preferire

to prefer

bere

to drink

salire

to go up

rimanere

to stay/to remain

morire

to die

finire

to finish

vedere

to see

leggere

to read

chiedere

to ask

nascere

to be born

rispondere

to reply/to respond

conoscere

to know

mettere

to put

aprire

to open

perdere

to lose

vivere

to live

cucinare

to cook

scendere

to go down

scrivere

to write

prendere

to take

rompere

to break

correre

to run

vincere

to win

tradurre

to translatec

chiudere

to close

accendere

to switch on

crescere

to grow up

spingere

to push

scusarsi

to apologise

chiamarsi

to be called

divertirsi

to have fun

abituarsi

to get used to

comportarsi

to behave

piacere

to like

dispiacere

to be sorry

mancare

to miss

interessare

to interest

sembrare

to seem

amare

to love

mangiare

to eat

ascoltare

to listen

parlare

to speak

ordinare

to order

cercare

to look for

pensare

to think

incontrare

to meet

portare

to bring

toccare

to touch

guardare

to watch

tornare

to return

trovare

to find

dare

to give

abitare

to live in

sperare

to hope

aspettare

to wait

pranzare

to have lunch

cenare

to have dinnert

telefonare

to phone

comprare

to buy

pagare

to pay

entrare

to enter

lavorare

to work

studiare

to study

mandare

to send

lasciare

to leave/to let

salutare

to greet

visitare (something)

to visit

camminare

to walk

guadagnare

to earn

aiutare

to help

ricordare

to remember

tirare

to pull

invitare

to invite

diventare

to become

giocare

to play

credere

to believe

vendere

to sell

ripetere

to repeat

godere

to enjoy

dormire

to sleep

servire

to need

partire

to leave

pulire

to clean

coprire

to cover

partire

to depart

seguire

to follow

punire

to punish