Common words (30 a day) Flashcards
a
to
da
from
di
of
in
in
su
on
Definite articles Masc.
il, lo, l’, I, gli
definite articles fem.
la, l’, le
using lo for which combination of letters and glitter for plurals:
s, z, ps, pn, gn, y, x followed by a consonant
-Use gli if it starts with a vowel too, only for plural nouns
avere
to have
anche
also, too, as well
giocare
to play
piccolo
small
fine
end
mettere
to put
leggere
to read
portare
to carry
tale
such
seguire
to follow
maschi
men
perché
why
chiedere
to ask
cambiamento
to change
è andato
he/she went
luce
light
spento
turned off
bisogno
need
immagine
image
provare
try
di nuovo
again
punto
paint
Masculine nouns ending -o change to what
what about a:
co and go change to:
-I
-a changes to I
-chi and ghi, or ci and gi if the accent is on the third syllable
Feminine nouns ending in -a change to what:
nouns ending in -cia -gia change to what(when a consonant comes before the suffix):
when a vowel comes before the -cia/gia:
ca change to:
-e
-ce/-ge
-cie/gie
-che
pallacanestro (f.)
basketball
pallavolo (f.)
volleyball
pianeta (m.)
planet
clima (m.)
climate
Tema (m.)
theme
Ambiente (m.)
environment
Bicchiere (m.)
glass
Cameriere (m.)
waiter
carattere (m.)
character
cognome (m.)
surname
Cotone (m.)
cotton
Fiume (m.)
river
Giornale(m.)
newspaper
Latte (m.)
milk
Mare (m.)
sea
Mese (m.)
month
Nome (m.)
name
Ospedale (m.)
hospital
Paese (m.)
country
Pallone (m.)
ball
Pepe (m.)
pepper
Piede (m.)
feet
Ponte (m.)
bridge
Re (m.)
king
Sale (m.)
salt
Sangue (m.)
blood
Sole (m.)
sun
diciassette
17
diciannove
19
trenta
30
quaranta
40
cinquanta
50
sessanta
60
settanta
70
Ottanta
80
Novanta
90
cento
one hundred
mille/mila
thousand
primo
1st
secondo
2nd
terzo
3rd
quarto
4th
quinto
5th
sesto
6th
settimo
7th
ottavo
8th
nono
9th
decimo
10th
parlare
to speak
REGULAR
vendere
to sell
REGULAR
pulire
to clean
REGULAR
dormire
to sleep
REGULAR
Essere
to be
Avere
to have
ho abbiamo
hai avete
ha hanno
Andare
to go
vado andiamo
vai andate
va vanno
Dare
to give
do diamo
dai date
da(accent) danno
Venire
to come
vengo veniamo
vieni venite
viene vengono
Stare
to stay
sto stiamo
stai state
sta stanno
dove?
where
come?
how
Quando?
When?
Perche? (last e is accented)
why
Chi
who/whom
che cosa?
what
Quale(-i)
Which
Quanti(-e)
how many?
Quanto(-a)
how much?
Che ore sono?
what time is it?
vicino
near
mondo
world