Italian Articles & Verbs – Lecture Vocabulary

Flashcards cover Italian definite & indefinite articles, common regular and irregular verbs, useful expressions, and key conjugations from the lecture notes.

il

definite article meaning “the” for singular masculine nouns (e.g., il prezzo – the price)

lo / gli

definite article meaning “the” for masculine nouns beginning with z, s+consonant, gn, ps (singular: lo; plural: gli ‑ e.g., gli appunti – the notes)

la / le

definite article meaning “the” for singular feminine nouns (singular: la; plural: le – e.g., la mail – the email)

i

definite article meaning “the” for regular masculine plural nouns (e.g., i libri – the books)

un

indefinite article meaning “a / an” for most singular masculine nouns (e.g., un appartamento – an apartment)

uno

indefinite article meaning “a / an” for singular masculine nouns beginning with z, s+consonant, gn, ps (e.g., uno studente – a student)

una

indefinite article meaning “a / an” for singular feminine nouns (e.g., una persona – a person)

studiare

to study

abitare

to live / reside (in a place)

aprire

to open

dormire

to sleep

correre

to run

ordinare

to order (food, items, etc.)

mangiare

to eat

prendere

to take / to have (food or drink)

viaggiare

to travel

ballare

to dance

andare (irregular)

to go (e.g., al cinema, in bicicletta, in palestra)

vado / vai / va / andiamo / andate / vanno

present-tense conjugations of andare: I go / you go / he-she goes / we go / you all go / they go

ascoltare

to listen

cucinare

to cook

fare (irregular)

to do / to make

faccio / fai / fa / facciamo / fate / fanno

present-tense conjugations of fare: I do / you do / he-she does / we do / you all do / they do

fare giardinaggio

to do the gardening

fare la spesa

to go grocery shopping

fare una passeggiata

to take a walk

fare un viaggio

to take a trip

giocare

to play (a game or sport)

giocare a carte

to play cards

guardare

to watch / to look at

guardare la televisione

to watch television

leggere

to read

mangiare al ristorante

to eat at a restaurant

sciare

to ski

scrivere un’ email

to write an email

stare a casa

to stay at home

suonare la chitarra

to play the guitar

vedere gli amici

to see / hang out with friends

visitare

to visit (a city, a museum, etc.)

rimanere (irregular)

to remain / stay

rimango / rimani / rimane / rimaniamo / rimangono

present-tense conjugations of rimanere: I remain / you remain / he-she remains / we remain / they remain

venire (irregular)

to come

vengo / vieni / viene / veniamo / venite / vengono

present-tense conjugations of venire: I come / you come / he-she comes / we come / you all come / they come

bere (irregular)

to drink

bevo / bevi / beve / beviamo / bevete / bevono

present-tense conjugations of bere: I drink / you drink / he-she drinks / we drink / you all drink / they drink

dare (irregular)

to give

do / dai / dà / diamo / date / danno

present-tense conjugations of dare: I give / you give / he-she gives / we give / you all give / they give

dire (irregular)

to say / to tell

dico / dici / dice / diciamo / dite / dicono

present-tense conjugations of dire: I say / you say / he-she says / we say / you all say / they say

uscire (irregular)

to go out / to exit

esco / esci / esce / usciamo / uscite / escono

present-tense conjugations of uscire: I go out / you go out / he-she goes out / we go out / you all go out / they go out

Brera

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