Most Common Italian Verbs

abitare

to live

aprire

to open

arrivare

to arrive

ascoltare

to listen

aspettare

to wait

camminare

to walk

cantare

to sing

capire

to understand

cenare

to eat dinner

comprare

to buy

conoscere

to know

correre

to run

costruire

to construct

credere

to believe

cucinare

to cook

decidere

to decide

desiderare

to desire

dimenticare

to forget

discutere

to discuss

divertire

to amuse

dormire

to sleep

entrare

to enter or get in

finire

to finish

giocare

to play

guardare

to watch

imparare

to learn

insegnare

to teach

lavorare

to work

leggere

to read

mandare

to send

mangiare

to eat

mettere

to put or place or lay

nuotare

to swim

offrire

to offer

pagare

to pay

parlare

to speak

partire

to leave or depart

passare

to pass

pensare

to think

perdere

to lose or miss

portare

to bring or wear

pranzare

to dine

preferire

to prefer

prendere

to take or catch

promettere

to promise

provare

to try or attempt

pulire

to clean

raccontare

to tell a story

restituire

to return or restore

ricevere

to receive or get

ricordare

to remember

ridere

to laugh

ripetere

to repeat

rispondere

to respond

ritornare

to return

scrivere

to write

sentire

to feel

seguire

to follow

smettere

to stop

soffrire

to suffer

sorridere

to smile

spendere

to spend

studiare

to study

suggerire

to suggest

suonare

to play instrument

toccare

to touch

trovare

to find or discover

vedere

to see

vendere

to sell

viaggiare

to travel

vincere

to win

visitare

to visit

vivere

to live

volare

to fly