Italian: 1,000 Essential Words + Phrases

A beginner-friendly study deck covering high-frequency Italian vocabulary words, essential phrases, and quick sentence-building patterns.

io

I

tu

you (singular)

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to do / make

andare

to go

venire

to come

stare

to stay / be / feel

dire

to say / tell

potere

can / to be able to

volere

to want

dovere

must / to have to

sapere

to know (a fact / how to)

conoscere

to know / be acquainted with

casa

house / home

acqua

water

grazie

thank you

prego

you're welcome

ciao

hi / bye

buongiorno

good morning

buonasera

good evening

buonanotte

good night

arrivederci

goodbye

scusa

sorry / excuse me

per favore

please

Mi chiamo …

My name is …

Come ti chiami?

What's your name?

Piacere di conoscerti.

Nice to meet you.

Come stai?

How are you?

Sto bene, grazie.

I'm well, thanks.

Dove si trova…?

where is …?

Dov'è il bagno?

Where is the bathroom?

Quanto costa?

how much does it cost?

Vorrei…

I would like…

Ho bisogno di…

I need…

Ho fame

I'm hungry

Ho sete

I'm thirsty

Vorrei + noun

Quick sentence-building pattern: Vorrei un caffè. -> I would like a coffee.

Voglio + infinitive

Quick sentence-building pattern: Voglio imparare l'italiano. -> I want to learn Italian.

Posso + infinitive?

Quick sentence-building pattern: Posso entrare? -> Can I come in?

Devo + infinitive

Quick sentence-building pattern: Devo studiare. -> I have to study.

Mi piace + noun / infinitive

Quick sentence-building pattern: Mi piace la musica. -> I like music.

C'è / Ci sono

Quick sentence-building pattern: C'è un problema. -> There's a problem. / Ci sono due persone. -> There are two people.