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140 words/phrases to learn
buongiorno
good morning; good afternoon
concentrarsi
to concentrate (oneself)
ecco!
here!; there!
cosa?
what?
parlare
to speak; to talk
oggi
today
generale
general
fatto!
done!
già
already; yet
una volta
once; one time
il nonno; la nonna
the grandpa; the grandma
se
if; whether
ricordare
to remember
perché
why; because
la memoria
the memory
il caffè
the coffee
l'amico; l'amica
the friend
accorgersi
to notice
quando
when
andiamo!
let's go!
all'estero
abroad
vanno
they go
anche
also; too; as well
dentro
into; inside
certo
certain; sure
fortunato
lucky
chiamare
to call; to name
l'espressione
the expression
cosa vuole?
what would you like? (formal)
dire
to say; to tell
ancora
still; again; yet
nonostante
despite
ragionare
to reason
la gente
(the) people
la persona
the person
buono
good
comunque
by the way; anyway
volere
to want
volare
to fly
il ruolo
the role
in Italia
in Italy
italiano
Italian
chi?
who?
viaggiare
to travel
il mondo
the world
per esempio
for example
l'esempio
the example
prima
before
prima di
before
mangiare
to eat
mai
never; ever
vedersi
to see each other; to go out
sarebbe ...
that would be ...
impossibile
impossible
pensare
to think
bere
to drink
chiedere
to ask
come?
how?
culturale
cultural
proprio
really; right; (my) own
lungo
long
qui
here
invece
instead
vedere
to see
uscire
to go out; to go outside; to exit
verso
towards
da
since; from; by
vivere
to live
poi
then (after that)
esatto!
exactly!
particolare
particular
quanto?
how much?; how long?
il giorno
the day
dopo
later; after
la sera
the evening
tanto
much; a lot
preferito
favourite
più
more; most
leggero
light (weight)
dormire
to sleep
sempre
always
il meglio di ...
the best of ...
meno
less
forte
strong
la parola
the word
qualcosa
something; anything
mettere
to put
sperare
to hope
però
however
ormai
by now
l'abitudine
the habit
adesso
now
la vittima
the victim
bene
well
penso
I think
il corpo
the body
è così
that's just the way it is
così
so; like this
volentieri
gladly
la forza
the strength
forza!
come on!
la mamma
the mum
a volte
sometimes
allora
so; then
anch'io
me too
di solito
usually
chiedersi
to wonder (oneself)
difficile
difficult; hard
resistere
to resist
quasi
nearly; almost
nulla
nothing; not anything
la mattina
the morning
potere
can; might; may
sapere
to know (a fact)
sotto
under; below; beneath
il livello
the level
solo
alone; lonely
capito?
got it?
la maggioranza
the majority
maggiore
older
una parte
a part
trovare
to find
reale
real; royal
creare
to create; to design
maggio
May
giugno
June
luglio
July
chiuso
closed
quindi
therefore; so
usare
to use
le informazioni
the information
informare
to inform
buon giorno
good morning
utile
useful
grazie
thank you
ringraziare
to thank
grande
big; large
mandare
to send
presto
early; soon
prossimo
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