Key Italian Verbs Flashcards
abitare
to live
amare
to love
arrivare
to arrive
ascoltare
to listen to
aspettare
to wait for
ballare
to dance
cantare
to sing
comprare
to buy
entrare
to enter
guardare
to look at, to watch
lavorare
to work
parlare
to speak
portare
to wear, to carry
preparare
to prepare
sperare
to hope
suonare
to play (an instrument)
chiudere
to close
comprendere
to comprehend
correre
to run
credere
to believe
godere
to enjoy
leggere
to read
mettere
to put
prendere
to take
ridere
to laugh
rompere
to break
scrivere
to write
temere
to fear
vedere
to see
vendere
to sell
vivere
to live
aprire
to open (3rd conj. 1st type)
coprire
to cover (3rd conj. 1st type)
dormire
to sleep (3rd conj. 1st type)
fuggire
to escape, to flee
3rd conj. 1st type
mentire
to lie (3rd conj. 1st type)
offrire
to offer (3rd conj. 1st type)
partire
to leave, to depart
3rd conj. 1st type
sentire
to hear, to feel
3rd conj. 1st type
capire
to understand (3rd conj. 2nd type)
finire
to finish (3rd conj. 2nd type)
garantire
to guarantee (3rd conj. 2nd type)
preferire
to prefer (3rd conj. 2nd type)
pulire
to clean (3rd conj. 2nd type)
punire
to punish (3rd conj. 2nd type)
spedire
to send, to mail
3rd conj. 2nd type
unire
to unite (3rd conj. 2nd type)
cominciare
to begin
mangiare
to eat
abbracciare
to hug
allacciare
to fasten
annunciare
to announce
assaggiare
to taste
baciare
to kiss
lanciare
to throw
lasciare
to let, to leave (behind)
noleggiare
to rent (a car, a movie, etc)
parcheggiare
to park
pronunciare
to pronounce
viaggiare
to travel
cambiare
to change
copiare
to copy
studiare
to study
deviare
to deviate
inviare
to send
sciare
to ski
cercare
to look for
pagare
to pay (for)
comunicare
to communicate
criticare
to criticize
giocare
to play (a game)
indicare
to indicate
legare
to tie
negare
to deny
pregare
to pray, to beg
spiegare
to explain
chiedere (a)
to ask
telefonare (a)
to phone
rispondere (a)
to answer
essere
to be
avere
to have
avere bisogno (di)
to need
avere caldo
to be hot
avere fame
to be hungry
avere freddo
to be cold
avere fretta
to be in a hurry
avere paura
to be afraid
avere pazienza
to be patient
avere ragione
to be right
avere sete
to be thirsty
avere sonno
to be sleepy
avere torto
to be wrong
avere vergogna
to be ashamed
avere voglia (di)
to feel like
sapere
to know
bere
to drink
dare
to give
dire
to say, to tell, to speak
fare
to do, to make
dovere
to have to (“must”)
potere
to be able to
volere
to want to
andare
to go
salire
to climb, to go up
scegliere
to choose, to select
tenere
to keep, to hold
uscire
to go out
venire
to come
contare
to count
imparare
to learn
insegnare
to teach
nevicare
to snow
piovere
to rain
scherzare
to joke
fare delle spese
to do some shopping
fare la spesa
to do the food shopping
decidere
to decide
tornare
to return
girare
to turn
aiutare
to help
perdere
to lose
prendere
to take
vedere
to see
stare
to stay
piacere
to like, to be fond of
rimanere
to stay, to remain
conoscere
to know (someone)
cuocere
to cook
trovare
to find
pensare
to think
chiamare
to call
morire
to die
nascere
to be born
passare
to pass
riuscire
to succeed
cadere
to fall
ricevere
to receive
sedere, sedersi
to sit, to seat
lavare, lavarsi
to wash
vincere
to win
alzare, alzarsi
to raise, to rise
scendere
to descend, to come or to go down
incontrare
to meet
svegliare, svegliarsi
to wake up
dimenticare
to forget
divertire
to amuse
crescere
to grow
vestire, vestirsi
to dress
restare
to stay, to remain
ricordare, ricordarsi
to remind, to remember
seguire
to follow
spegnere
to extinguish, to put out
apparire
to appear
tradurre
to translate
succedere
to happen, to occur, to follow
camminare
to walk
mancare
to lack, to be lacking, to miss
visitare
to visit
volare
to fly
tacere
to be silent
continuare
to continue, to go on with, to keep on
ritornare
to return
piangere
to weep, to cry
accendere
to light
scoprire
to discover
servire, servirsi
to serve, to be of use, to make use of
cucinare
to cook
togliere
to take away
sembrare
to seem, to look, to look like
proporre
to propose
bisognare
to be necessary
mandare
to send
spendere
to spend
usare
to use, to be accustomed
fermare, fermarsi
to stop, to stay, to remain
cogliere
to gather, to pick
desiderare
to wish for, to want
rendere
to give back
condurre
to drive, to lead
accorgere, accorgersi
to notice, to realize
sognare
to dream
udire
to hear
iniziare
to begin
provare, provarsi
to test, to prove, to try or endeavor
sposare, sposarsi
to get married
raccontare
to tell
parere
to appear, to seem
discutere
to discuss
salutare
to greet, to say hello
produrre
to produce
costruire
to construct, to build
ripetere
to repeat, to say again
permettere
to permit, to allow
correggere
to correct
smettere
to cease
invitare
to invite
muovere, muoversi
to move
dipingere
to paint
accettare
to accept
soffrire
to suffer
aggiungere
to add
riposare
to rest
giungere
to arrive, to reach, to attain
cenare
to eat dinner
trarre
to draw
sbagliare, sbagliarsi
to make a mistake
nascondere
to hide, to conceal
uccidere
to kill
saltare
to jump, to leap, to spring
nuotare
to swim
annoiare, annoiarsi
to tire, to bore, to be bored
esigere
to require
addormentare, addormenstarsi
to put to sleep, to go to sleep
valere
to be worth
ottenere
to obtain
pettinare
to comb
guidare
to guide, to lead, to drive
domandare
to ask
arrabbiare, arrabbiarsi
to get angry
promettere
to promise
guadagnare
to gain, to win, to earn
presentare
to present, to introduce
giacere
to lie, to lie down
pranzare
to eat lunch
cucire
to sew
accompagnare
to accompany
costare
to cost
dividere
to divide
possedere
to possess
lodare
to praise
esistere
to be, to exist
nuocere
to hurt
tagliare
to cut
