Italian Verbs

to be

ESSERE

to have

AVERE

to call oneself

CHIAMARSI

to stay

STARE

to live/inhabit

ABITARE

to speak/to talk

PARLARE

to do/to make

FARE

to work

LAVORARE

to study

STUDIARE

to love

AMARE

To eat

MANGIARE

To drink

BERE

To cook

CUCINARE

To book

PRENOTARE

To take

PRENDERE

To order

ORDINARE

To pay

PAGARE

To prefer

PREFERIRE

to want

VOLERE

To run

CORRERE

To go out with friends

USCIRE con gli amici

To walk the dog

PORTARE a spasso il cane

To do gardening

FARE giardinaggio

To ride my bike

ANDARE in bicicletta

To listen to music

ASCOLTARE la musica

To drive the car

GUIDARE la macchina

To read

LEGGERE

To wake up

SVEGLIARSI

To get up

ALZARSI

To take a shower/a bath

FARSI la doccia/il bagno

To brush your teeth

LAVARSI i denti

To wash your face

LAVARSI la faccia

To brush your hair

PETTINARSI i capelli

To get dressed

VESTIRSI

To exercise, To train

ALLENARSI

To get a high school diploma

DIPLOMARSI

To get a college degree

LAUREARSI

To understand

CAPIRE

To build

COSTRUIRE

To finish/To end

FINIRE

To prefer

PREFERIRE

To clean

PULIRE

To dance

BALLARE

To start/To begin

COMINCIARE

To give

DARE

To say

DIRE

To sleep

DORMIRE

To go grocery shopping

FARE la spesa

To play sport (generic)

FARE sport

To play (a specific sport)

GIOCARE A… calcio/tennis/golf/…

To watch

GUARDARE la TV/Netflix/…

To teach

INSEGNARE

To think

PENSARE

To choose

SCEGLIERE

To ski

SCIARE

To write

SCRIVERE

To take a course

SEGUIRE un corso

To dream

SOGNARE

To stay home

STARE A casa

To play (an instrument)

SUONARE il pianoforte/la chitarra/…

To travel

VIAGGIARE

To visit

VISITARE

To go

ANDARE

To leave/To depart

PARTIRE

To go out

USCIRE

To come

VENIRE

To enter

ENTRARE

To return

(RI)TORNARE

To arrive

ARRIVARE

To stay

STARE

To stay/To remain

RESTARE

To stay/To remain

RIMANERE

To travel

VIAGGIARE

To visit

VISITARE

To see

VEDERE

To go

ANDARE

To arrive

ARRIVARE

To turn

GIRARE

To take

PRENDERE

To cross

INCROCIARE

To lose (someone/something)

PERDERE

To get lost

PERDERSI

To know (a noun)

CONOSCERE

To know (NOT a noun)

SAPERE

To want

VOLERE

To have to/Must

DOVERE

"Can" (except 'being able to')

POTERE

To know (NOT a noun)

SAPERE