Italian Words

a

cities, towns, small islands, some public & private spaces, cardinal directions, most places related to private life, education & culture. Combined with article: some public places, specific places ending in -ia, -teca or places that require 'a' when they are generic.

a

(prep)

to, at, on, in

a volte

sometimes, at times

ad

(prep)

to, at, on, in

(when next word starts with a)

ad esempio

as an example

addio

goodbye, farewell

alcune volte

sometimes

all'istante

instantly, at once, immediately

(more formal, dramatic, authorative)

alla fine

finally, eventually

allorché

(conj)

as soon as, when

[formal or literary alternative to appena or quando]

altroché

(excl)

certainly, and how

anch'io

me too,

arrivederci

goodbye

(informal)

arrivederla

goodbye

(formal)

assai

a lot, very, enough

attraverso

through, across

avanti

come in, enter

basta

enough, stop, put end to something

benissimo

very well, great

bisogna

it's necessary

boh

I don't know

buondi

hello, good morning

c'é

there is, is there

(indicates location)

c'e in?

is…home

c'era

there was

caratterino

character, typeface, type

cazzo

****, prick

cento

one hundred

certe volte

certain times

certo

sure, of course

che

(pronoun)

who, which, that

chi

(pronoun)

he who, she who, the one who, those who

(people)

chiunque

(pronoun)

anyone, anybody, whoever

ci sono

there are…, are there…?

(indicates location)

ciao

hello, goodbye

(informal)

cin cin

cheers (toast)

ciò

(pronoun)

this, that

circa

(prep)

regarding, concerning, about

com'è

What's he/she/it like?

Come

how, what, as, like, as well as, for

con

(prep)

with

contro

(prep)

against, versus

cosa

(pronoun)

what

cui

(pronoun)

who, whom, which, whose

d'accanto

next door, neighboring

[descriptive expression]

d'altronde

after all, on the other hand, besides

da

(prep)

from, since, by

da nessuna parte

nowhere, not anywhere

da qualche parte

somewhere(pos), anywhere(neg)

dai

come on

dappertutto

everywhere, all over, all over the place

dentro

(prep)

inside, in

destinato

destined, intended

di

(prep)

by, of, 's, from, about

di chi

(pronoun)

whose, of whom

dov'è

where is

Dove sono?

Where are…?

dove?

where

due ponti

colon

durante

(prep)

during, throughout

e

and

è

is, are

e allora

and then

ebbene

so, well

ecco

here is, here are, there is, there are

(pointing, attention to)

ed

(cong)

and

(when the next word starts with e)

entro

(prep)

within, by

era

was

esatto

exactly

fa

ago, is, hold, makes

fame

hungry, famine

figurati

don't mention it, you're welcome, of course, no way