Italian Vocabulary and Phrases for Beginners

These flashcards cover basic vocabulary and phrases in Italian, including family terms, common verbs, greetings, and expressions.

uomo

man

donna

woman

bambino / bambina

boy / girl

famiglia

family

madre / mamma

mother / mom

padre / papà

father / dad

fratello

brother

sorella

sister

amico / amica

friend (m/f)

casa

house / home

appartamento

apartment

città

city

paese

town / country

scuola

school

lavoro

work / job

ufficio

office

negozio

shop / store

ristorante

restaurant

strada

street / road

macchina

car

treno

train

aereo

airplane

libro

book

giornale

newspaper

telefono

phone

tavolo

table

sedia

chair

porta

door

finestra

window

acqua

water

cibo

food

pane

bread

carne

meat

pesce

fish

verdura

vegetables

frutta

fruit

vino

wine

caffè

coffee

soldi

money

tempo

time / weather

anno

year

mese

month

settimana

week

giorno

day

ora

hour

mattina

morning

pomeriggio

afternoon

sera

evening

notte

night

essere

to be

avere

to have

fare

to do/make

andare

to go

venire

to come

stare

to stay/be

potere

can / to be able

volere

to want

dovere

must / to have to

sapere

to know a fact

conoscere

to know a person or place

parlare

to speak

capire

to understand

leggere

to read

scrivere

to write

mangiare

to eat

bere

to drink

dormire

to sleep

lavorare

to work

studiare

to study

abitare

to live (reside)

comprare

to buy

vendere

to sell

prendere

to take

dare

to give

mettere

to put

aprire

to open

chiudere

to close

sentire

to hear / to feel

vedere

to see

guardare

to watch / look at

aspettare

to wait

trovare

to find

portare

to bring / to wear

chiamare

to call

pensare

to think

credere

to believe / to think

ricordare

to remember

dimenticare

to forget

uscire

to go out

entrare

to enter

tornare

to return

partire

to leave / depart

arrivare

to arrive

cominciare / iniziare

to begin / start

finire

to finish

aiutare

to help

chiedere

to ask

rispondere

to answer

Ciao!

Hi! / Bye! (informal)

Salve!

Hello! (formal/neutral)