Basic Italian Verbs

perdere

to lose, to miss

cercare

to look for

ripetere

to repeat

imparare

to learn

rispondere

to answer

scrivere

to write

pensare

to think

vedere

to see

chiudere

to close

cominciare

to begin

seguire

to follow, to take a course

parlare

to speak

lavorare

to work

desiderare

to wish

sentire

to hear

giocare

to play a game

suonare

to play an instrument, to ring a bell

comprare

to buy

mangiare

to eat

guardare

to look at, to watch

prendere

to take

studiare

to study

abitare

to live (a)

domandare

to ask (d)

chiedere

to ask (c)

insegnare

to teach

aprire

to open

dormire

to sleep

servire

to serve

offrire

to offer

vivere

to live (v)

ricevere

to receive

credere

to believe

leggere

to read

cantare

to sing

spiegare

to explain

frequentare

to attend

ascoltare

to listen

aspettare

to wait

partire

to leave

capire

to understand

finire

to finish

restituire

to give back

sostituire

to substitute

preferire

to prefer

seguire

to follow, to take a course

suggerire

to suggest

pulire

to clean

uscire

to go out

dire

to say

venire

to come

mettere

to put, to wear

spendere

to spend

arrivare

to arrive

cadere

to fall

diventare

to become

entrare

to enter

morire

to die

nascere

to be born

restare

to remain

ritornare

to return

rimanere

to remain, to stay

salire

to go up, to climb, to get on

scendere

to go down, to get off