Important Italian verbs

andare

to go

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to do/ make

volere

to want

potere

to be able to

dovere

to have to

guardare

to watch

giocare

to play

mangiare

to eat

arrivare

to arrive

diventare

to become

dire

to say

parlare

to speak

finire

to finish

venire

to come

uscire

to exit

stare

to be/ stay

capire

to understand

leggere

to read

bere

to drink

vivere

to live

scrivere

to write

concoscere

to know

tornare

to return

partire

to leave

morire

to die

chiamare

to call

nascondere

to hide

perdere

to lose

nascere

to be born

amare

to love

preferire

to prefer

odiare

to hate

pensare

to think

credere

to believe

sognare

to dream

ascoltare

to listen

decidere

to decide

cantare

to sing

portare

to wear/ carry

dimenticare

to forget

seguire

to follow

succedere

to happen

ridere

to laugh

cambiare

to change

tradurre

to translate

ricordare

to remember

bisognare

to need

spiegare

to explain

camminare

to walk

salire

to go up

costare

to cost

controllare

to control/ to check

aspettare

to wait

promettere

to promise

comprare

to buy

riconoscere

to recognise

lavare

waschen

aprire

to open

fare una figuraccia

to blame

avere saputo

to have experienced

tenere

to hold

mantenere

to maintain

rompere

to break

invitare

to invite

festeggiare

to celebrate

passare

to spend

ridere

to laugh

vincere

to win

scendere

to descend/go down

perdere

to lose

rimanere

to stay

cadere

to fall

provare

to try

lasciare

to leave

dimenticare

to forget

portare

to carry

uccidere

to kill

imparare

to learn

nevicare

to snow

studiare

to study

aiutare

to help