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About Italian

Italian is a Romance language that descended from Latin and is the official language of Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City. It is known for its musicality, consistent pronunciation rules, and rich literary tradition from Dante to modern cinema. Italian vocabulary is almost entirely derived from Latin, with regional dialects adding considerable variety across the peninsula.

Cultural Note

Italian pronunciation is very consistent — words are pronounced exactly as written. The letter c is like English "ch" before i/e, and like "k" before a/o/u. The combination "gli" is unique.

Browse common Italian vocabulary

WordPart of speechTranslationExample
Pronouns
Ipron.io

I am ready now.

Io sono pronto ora.

youpron.tu / Lei

You are my friend.

Tu sei mio amico.

hepron.lui

He is my brother.

Lui è mio fratello.

shepron.lei

She sings every day.

Lei canta ogni giorno.

wepron.noi

We live in Rome.

Noi viviamo a Roma.

theypron.loro

They work in Milan.

Loro lavorano a Milano.

Question Words
whatint.che / cosa

What is your name?

Come ti chiami?

whereint.dove

Where is the station?

Dov'è la stazione?

whenint.quando

When do you arrive?

Quando arrivi?

whoint.chi

Who is that man?

Chi è quell'uomo?

whyint.perché

Why are you sad?

Perché sei triste?

howint.come

How are you?

Come stai?

Verbs
to bev.essere

We are happy.

Siamo felici.

to havev.avere

I have a car.

Ho una macchina.

to dov.fare

What do you do?

Che cosa fai?

to gov.andare

I go to school.

Vado a scuola.

to comev.venire

Come to my house.

Vieni a casa mia.

to seev.vedere

I see the sea.

Vedo il mare.

to knowv.sapere

I know the truth.

So la verità.

to wantv.volere

I want water.

Voglio acqua.

to makev.fare

She makes pasta.

Lei fa la pasta.

to eatv.mangiare

We eat pizza.

Mangiamo la pizza.

to drinkv.bere

I drink wine.

Bevo vino.

to sleepv.dormire

The child sleeps.

Il bambino dorme.

to readv.leggere

She reads a book.

Lei legge un libro.

to writev.scrivere

I write a letter.

Scrivo una lettera.

to speakv.parlare

They speak Italian.

Loro parlano italiano.

to lovev.amare

I love Italy.

Amo l'Italia.

to livev.vivere

They live in Florence.

Loro vivono a Firenze.

to workv.lavorare

I work every day.

Lavoro ogni giorno.

Nouns
mann.uomo

The man is kind.

L'uomo è gentile.

womann.donna

The woman sings.

La donna canta.

childn.bambino

The child plays.

Il bambino gioca.

familyn.famiglia

Family is important.

La famiglia è importante.

mothern.madre

My mother cooks.

Mia madre cucina.

fathern.padre

My father works.

Mio padre lavora.

friendn.amico

A true friend.

Un vero amico.

housen.casa

The house is big.

La casa è grande.

cityn.città

Rome is an ancient city.

Roma è una città antica.

worldn.mondo

The world is beautiful.

Il mondo è bello.

timen.tempo

Time passes.

Il tempo passa.

dayn.giorno

A beautiful day.

Un bel giorno.

nightn.notte

Good night.

Buona notte.

yearn.anno

Happy new year!

Buon anno!

watern.acqua

Water is fresh.

L'acqua è fresca.

foodn.cibo

Italian food is good.

Il cibo italiano è buono.

breadn.pane

Fresh bread daily.

Pane fresco ogni giorno.

winen.vino

Red wine is good.

Il vino rosso è buono.

bookn.libro

I read a book.

Leggo un libro.

namen.nome

What is your name?

Come ti chiami?

loven.amore

Love is everything.

L'amore è tutto.

lifen.vita

Life is wonderful.

La vita è meravigliosa.

doorn.porta

Open the door.

Apri la porta.

tablen.tavolo

On the table.

Sul tavolo.

Adjectives
goodadj.buono

Good food.

Buon cibo.

badadj.cattivo

Bad weather.

Cattivo tempo.

bigadj.grande

A big house.

Una casa grande.

smalladj.piccolo

A small room.

Una stanza piccola.

newadj.nuovo

A new day.

Un nuovo giorno.

oldadj.vecchio

An old city.

Una città vecchia.

beautifuladj.bello

Beautiful Italy.

La bella Italia.

trueadj.vero

A true story.

Una storia vera.

strongadj.forte

Strong coffee.

Caffè forte.

Adverbs
todayadv.oggi

Today is beautiful.

Oggi è bello.

tomorrowadv.domani

See you tomorrow.

A domani.

yesterdayadv.ieri

I arrived yesterday.

Sono arrivato ieri.

nowadv.adesso

Come now.

Vieni adesso.

Prepositions
withprep.con

With my family.

Con la mia famiglia.

withoutprep.senza

Without you.

Senza di te.

fromprep.da

From Rome.

Da Roma.

forprep.per

For you.

Per te.

toprep.a

To the beach.

Al mare.

Conjunctions
andconj.e

Bread and wine.

Pane e vino.

orconj.o

Tea or coffee.

Tè o caffè.

butconj.ma

Tired but happy.

Stanco ma felice.

ifconj.se

If you come.

Se vieni.

Interjections
yesinterj.

Yes, of course.

Sì, certo.

nointerj.no

No, thank you.

No, grazie.

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Common Uses

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FAQ

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How many words are included?

Over 100 carefully selected essential words with examples.

Does the dictionary include pronunciation?

Yes, every entry includes a phonetic pronunciation guide.

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What dialect of Italian is used?

We use standard Italian based on the Tuscan dialect.

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