Advanced verbs in Italian to impress your friends and colleagues

A list of 30 common words and phrases in Italian with translation to English and an example.


31 words in this list

Dire (DEE-reh) β†’ To say/tell

πŸ—£οΈ Ho detto di no. (I said no.)

Capire (kah-PEE-reh) β†’ To understand

πŸ—£οΈ Capisco l'italiano. (I understand Italian.)

Bere (BEH-voh oon bee-KYEH-reh DAH-kwah.) β†’ To drink

πŸ—£οΈ Bevo un bicchiere d'acqua. (I'm drinking a glass of water.)

Frequentare (freh-KWEHN-toh) β†’ To attend/frequent

πŸ—£οΈ Frequento l'universitΓ . (I attend university.)

Imparare (eem-PAH-rah-reh) β†’ To learn

πŸ—£οΈ Imparo il francese. (I'm learning French.)

Essere (EH-sseh-reh) β†’ To be

πŸ—£οΈ Sono italiano. (I am Italian.)

Dovere (DEH-voh ahn-DAH-reh.) β†’ To have to/must

πŸ—£οΈ Devo andare. (I have to go.)

Sapere (SAH-peh-reh) β†’ To know (information)

πŸ—£οΈ So parlare italiano. (I know how to speak Italian.)

Mangiare (mahn-JAH-reh) β†’ To eat

πŸ—£οΈ Mangio la pizza. (I'm eating pizza.)

Scrivere (skree-VEH-reh) β†’ To write

πŸ—£οΈ Scrivo una lettera. (I'm writing a letter.)

Rispondere (ree-SPON-deh-reh) β†’ To answer

πŸ—£οΈ Rispondo alla tua domanda. (I'm answering your question.)

Fare (FAH-chyo lah SPEH-zah.) β†’ To do/make

πŸ—£οΈ Faccio la spesa. (I'm doing the grocery shopping.)

Sentire (SEHN-teh-reh) β†’ To hear/feel

πŸ—£οΈ Sento la musica. (I hear the music.)

Potere (POHS-soh ah-yoo-TAHR-tee.) β†’ To be able to/can

πŸ—£οΈ Posso aiutarti. (I can help you.)

Incontrare (een-KOHN-trah-reh) β†’ To meet

πŸ—£οΈ Incontro un amico. (I'm meeting a friend.)

Parlare (PAHR-lah-reh) β†’ To speak/talk

πŸ—£οΈ Parlo italiano. (I speak Italian.)

Chiedere (KYEH-deh-reh) β†’ To ask

πŸ—£οΈ Chiedo informazioni. (I'm asking for information.)

Cambiare (KAHM-byah-reh) β†’ To change

πŸ—£οΈ Cambio idea. (I'm changing my mind.)

Andare (ahn-DAH-reh) β†’ To go

πŸ—£οΈ Vado al lavoro. (I'm going to work.)

Conoscere (koh-NOH-sheh-reh) β†’ To know (person/place)

πŸ—£οΈ Conosco il tuo amico. (I know your friend.)

Provare (proh-VAH-reh) β†’ To try

πŸ—£οΈ Provo a cucinare. (I'm trying to cook.)

Leggere (LEHD-jeh-reh) β†’ To read

πŸ—£οΈ Leggo un libro. (I'm reading a book.)

Studiare (stoo-DYAH-reh) β†’ To study

πŸ—£οΈ Studio la lingua italiana. (I'm studying Italian language.)

Viaggiare (vyah-JAH-joh) β†’ To travel

πŸ—£οΈ Viaggio spesso per lavoro. (I travel often for work.)

Sperare (SPEH-roh) β†’ To hope

πŸ—£οΈ Spero di vincere. (I hope to win.)

Avere (AH-veh-reh) β†’ To have

πŸ—£οΈ Ho fame. (I am hungry.)

Venire (VEE-eh-neh-reh) β†’ To come

πŸ—£οΈ Vieni con me? (Are you coming with me?)

Guardare (gwahr-DAH-reh) β†’ To watch/look at

πŸ—£οΈ Guardo la televisione. (I'm watching TV.)

Cercare (CHEHR-koh) β†’ To look for/search

πŸ—£οΈ Cerco le chiavi. (I'm looking for the keys.)

Ascoltare (ah-SKOHL-tah-reh) β†’ To listen

πŸ—£οΈ Ascolto la musica. (I'm listening to music.)

Lavorare (lah-VOH-roh) β†’ To work

πŸ—£οΈ Lavoro in un'azienda. (I work in a company.)

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