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The 300 most common words in Italian 🇮🇹

Italian words ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Italian	English	Example
1	chepronoun	what, which	[…] del vario stile in ch’io piango e ragiono […] spero trovar pietà, nonché perdono.I hope to find not only forgiveness, but also pity for the variegated style in which I cry and reason.
2	avereverb	to have	Ho diciassette anni.I am 17 years old.
3	nonadverb	not
4	nelnoun	ring
5	questopronoun	this, this one, these	Libri come questo vengono raramente letti al di fuori della piccola cerchia di persone interessate all'argomento.Books like this one are rarely read outside the small number of people interested in the subject.
6	fareverb	to do	cosa fanno al cinema?what do they have scheduled at the movie theater?
7	potereverb	can, could, to be able to
8	comeadverb	how
9	tuttopronoun	everything, all
10	sulnoun	roller, roll
11	suopronoun	his, hers, its own
12	ancheadverb	also, too, as well, besides
13	quellopronoun	that one
14	dovereverb	to owe
15	altropronoun	other, other man, another, more, somebody else
16	direverb	to say, tell
17	soloadjective	alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
18	moltoadverb	much, very much, a lot	A essere onesto, non mi piace molto.I don't like it very much, to be frank.
19	venireverb	to come	i suoi problemi vengono dalla tossicodipendenzahis problems come from his drug addiction
20	miopronoun	mine
21	annonoun	year
22	primoadjective	first
23	loropronoun	they
24	cosanoun	thing, matter
25	partenoun	part
26	stessopronoun	same, same person, same man
27	proprioadjective	one's, one's own, her , its , their
28	volereverb	to want
29	andareverb	to go
30	perchéadverb	why
31	vedereverb	to see
32	nostropronoun	ours
33	qualepronoun	which ... ?
34	nuovoadjective	new
35	quandoadverb	when
36	stareverb	to stay, remain	come stai ?how are you?
37	duenoun	two
38	oranoun	hour
39	unopronoun	someone, a person	Sono uno a cui piace alzarsi presto.I’m someone who likes getting up early or I’m a person who likes getting up early.
40	sapereverb	to know	sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?do you know that we will judge angels?
41	cosìadverb	so
42	sempreadverb	always
43	poiadverb	then
44	temponoun	time	fugge tempo, sí che mai non riedeTime escapes, such that it never returns
45	dareverb	to give
46	senzaadjective	coxless
47	quantoadjective	how, how much, how many
48	trovareverb	to find	lo chiamo spesso, ma mai lo trovoI call him often, but I can never get hold of him
49	modonoun	manner, way
50	dopoadverb	after, later
51	alcunoadjective	some, a few
52	ancoraadverb	still
53	voltanoun	time, instance, occasion
54	lavoronoun	work
55	casonoun	chance, fate
56	giornonoun	day
57	secondoadjective	second
58	chipronoun	who, whom
59	vitanoun	life	Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vitami ritrovai per una selva oscura,ché la diritta via era smarrita.Halfway through the journey of our life, I found myself inside a dark forest, for the straightforward path was lost.
60	grandeadjective	of greater physical dimensions or numerosity
61	personanoun	person, pl people, persons
62	tantopronoun	much, many, a lot
63	giàadverb	already, yet	Via MontelloMontello Street
64	mondonoun	world	mondo vegetalevegetable kingdom
65	puntonoun	point , jot, iota
66	mettereverb	to put, to place, to lay, to set
67	pensareverb	to think	Ti ho pensato.I have been thinking about you.
68	parlareverb	to talk, to speak
69	noipronoun	we, us
70	casanoun	house	A casa mia queste cose non si fanno.We don't do these things where I come from.
71	diversoadjective	different, diverse
72	quindiadverb	therefore, hence, thus	[...] così s'allenta la ripa che cade ¶ quivi ben ratta da l'altro girone; ¶ ma quinci e quindi l'alta pietra rade.[...] e'en thus attempered is the bank which falls ¶ sheer downward from the second circle there; ¶ but on this side and that the high rock graze.
73	pocoadverb	little, not much	Poco allungati c’eravam di lici,quand’io m’accorsi che ’l monte era scemo,a guisa che i vallon li sceman quici.Little had we withdrawn us from that place, when I perceived the mount was hollowed out in fashion as the valleys here are hollowed.
74	problemanoun	problem
75	maiadverb	never	Una risposta quanto mai ambigua.An ambiguous answer indeed.
76	doveadverb	where, whereabouts
77	sistemanoun	system
78	ciòpronoun	this
79	paesenoun	country
80	uomonoun	person, man	Io vidi un, fatto a guisa di lëuto, ¶ pur ch'elli avesse avuta l'anguinaia ¶ tronca da l'altro che l'uomo ha forcuto.I saw one made in fashion of a lute, if he had only had the groin cut off just at the point at which a man is forked.
81	scrivereverb	to write
82	prendereverb	to take, hold, pick up, get	gli studenti prendono appuntithe students take notes
83	italianoadjective	Italian
84	servizionoun	service, serve
85	beneadjective	upper-class, posh, high	Parioli è il quartiere bene di Roma per eccellenza.Parioli is the posh Rome neighborhood par excellence.
86	oggiadverb	today
87	ultimoadjective	last
88	certoadjective	certain, sure	qual che tu sii, od ombra od omo certo!1867 translation by Longfellowwhiche’er thou art, or shade or real man!
89	luipronoun	he	Il cor meco s’adira, ed io con lui.My heart gets angry with me, and I with it.
90	portareverb	to bring, fetch, take, carry	portare Fabiano come candidatoto propose Fabiano as a candidate
91	qualcheadverb	some, about	Ascanio fondò Alba Longa, facendone la nuova capitale. E dopo otto generazioni, cioè a dire qualche duecento anni dopo l'arrivo di Enea, due suoi discendenti, Numitore e Amulio, erano ancora sul trono del Lazio.Ascanius founded Alba Longa, making it the new capital. And after eight generations, that is, some two hundred years after Aeneas' arrival, two descendants of his – Numitor and Amulius – were still sitting on the throne of Latium.
92	fineadjective	thin
93	sentireverb	to feel
94	quiadverb	here
95	vianoun	street, path
96	fattoadjective	done, made
97	esempionoun	example
98	queladjective	Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure.
99	menoadverb	less	Se l'abbia scritto o meno rimarrà sempre un segreto.Whether he wrote it or not will always remain a secret.
100	programmanoun	programme/program, schedule, agenda	Hai programmi per stasera?Do you have plans for tonight?
101	pubblicoadjective	public
102	tuopronoun	yours
103	statonoun	state
104	leggenoun	law
105	possibileadjective	possible
106	veroadjective	true	Se non è vero, è ben trovato.If it is not true, it is a good story.
107	chiedereverb	to ask
108	momentonoun	moment
109	versonoun	verse
110	dirittoadjective	straight, direct
111	cercareverb	to look for
112	sembrareverb	to seem, to look , to appear
113	usareverb	to use
114	inveceadverb	instead, but, whereas, on the contrary
115	lasciareverb	to leave
116	nessunopronoun	none
117	thenoun	Misspelling of tè.
118	politicoadjective	political
119	parolanoun	word	Ci vogliono fatti e non parole.Action is needed, not words.
120	arrivareverb	to arrive, to come, to reach
121	piccoloadjective	small
122	grupponoun	group, cluster, party, team, covey
123	riuscireverb	to manage, ) to be able to accomplish	Ho buttato tutti i soldi per vincere, ma non sono riuscito.I threw all my money to win, but I was not able to.
124	trenoun	three
125	rendereverb	to give back, to return
126	storianoun	history
127	controadverb	against
128	ricercanoun	search, quest, hunt, manhunt, prospecting, pursuit
129	socialeadjective	social, societal
130	particolareadjective	particular, private, personal
131	finoadjective	thin, fine
132	europeoadjective	European
133	attivitànoun	activity, operation
134	tipoadjective	standard, model, average, stock
135	livellonoun	level
136	credereverb	to believe
137	porreverb	to put
138	nomenoun	name
139	sensonoun	sense
140	trattareverb	to treat, to handle, to deal with
141	diventareverb	to become , to go , to turn
142	maggioreadjective	bigger, greater
143	tenereverb	to hold	tenetelo a meno che lui scappasse dall’istitutohold him so that he doesn't escape the institute
144	basenoun	base, alkaline
145	numeronoun	number
146	progettonoun	plan, project, design, scheme, layout
147	bambinonoun	child, baby, toddler, tot
148	informazionenoun	information
149	alloraadverb	then	Allora ’l cavaleroche ’n sì alto mesteroavea la mente misase n’andò a distesae gísene a ProdezzaThen the knight, with his mind turned to such an elevated mystery, left in a hurry, and went to Prodezza
150	sottoadverb	down
151	lungoadjective	long
152	leipronoun	she	La pioggia cadde, e a’ foſſati venne / Di lei ciò che la terra non ſofferſeThe rain fell and into the channels ran / Whatever of it was not absorbed by the ground
153	forseadverb	maybe, perhaps, possibly, may, might
154	conoscereverb	to know , to meet , to experience
155	importanteadjective	important
156	capireverb	to understand
157	passareverb	to pass	tra noi non passano più le relazioni amichevoli di primathe friendly relations of before don't exist between us anymore
158	oltreadverb	farther, further, past, by, on
159	chiamareverb	to call
160	formanoun	form
161	internoadjective	inside, indoor, internal, interior, inner
162	rapportonoun	report, statement, account
163	forzanoun	force
164	scuolanoun	school
165	quasiadverb	almost, nearly
166	comuneadjective	mutual, common
167	libronoun	book
168	amiconoun	friend, companion, partner
169	commentonoun	comment
170	corsonoun	course
171	generaleadjective	general
172	attraversoadverb	transversely
173	societànoun	society, community
174	necessarioadjective	necessary
175	guerranoun	war, warfare	E neuno si maravigli, nell'etade di sopra, le dette cose essere avvenute. Conciossiacosachè di po' la primaia guerra di Cartagine, perchè istettero i Romani venticinque anni che le battaglie per la lunga pace non usaro, in tal modo per quello riposo i Romani, che in ogni parte erano stati vincitori, indeboliroAnd no one should be surprised that the aforementioned things happened back then, since after the first Carthaginian war the Romans, having spent twenty-five years without fighting due to the long peace, happened to become weaker because of that resting, even though they had been winning everywhere
176	terminenoun	end, close
177	tornareverb	to return, to come back
178	donnanoun	woman
179	rimanereverb	to stay
180	vostropronoun	yours
181	infattiadverb	indeed
182	cittànoun	town, city
183	svilupponoun	development, growth, strengthening, expansion
184	nazionaleadjective	home, national, domestic
185	esistereverb	to exist, to be
186	valoreadverb	as much as, as many as	Gli agricoltori della Luisiana hanno subito una perdita del valore di 450 milioni di dollari a causa dell'uragano Gustav.Louisiana farmers face lost income of as much as $450 million because of Hurricane Gustav.
187	situazionenoun	situation, position, condition, circumstances
188	presenteadjective	present
189	governonoun	government, administration, rule
190	altoadjective	high, tall
191	pianoadjective	plane
192	studionoun	study
193	troppopronoun	too much, too many
194	presentareverb	to present
195	utilizzareverb	to use, make use of, utilize
196	spessoadjective	thick	Italia mia, benché ’l parlar sia indarno / a le piaghe mortali / che nel bel corpo tuo sì spesse veggio […]My dear Italy, although speaking is useless to [cure] the mortal wounds that in your beautiful body I see so many […]
197	colnoun	A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
198	continuareverb	to continue, to keep on doing
199	soprattuttoadverb	above all, most, most of all
200	mercatonoun	market
201	comunqueadverb	anyhow, in any case, regardless
202	condizionenoun	condition
203	unicoadjective	only, sole, one, single
204	sitoadjective	situated, located, lying
205	buonoadjective	good
206	usoadjective	used, accustomed
207	considerareverb	to consider, to examine, to weigh, to contemplate
208	meglioadjective	better, best
209	ideanoun	idea
210	centronoun	centre, center
211	realtànoun	reality
212	vivereverb	to live, to be alive
213	ricordareverb	to remember, to recall, to recollect
214	camponoun	field
215	prevedereverb	to foresee, to anticipate
216	insiemeadverb	together
217	guardareverb	to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at
218	benadverb	Apocopic form of bene
219	rispondereverb	to answer, to reply, to respond
220	politicanoun	politics	è facile diventare cinici sulla politicait's easy to get cynical about politics
221	varioadjective	varied, various
222	qualcosapronoun	something	Fa' qualcosa!Do something!
223	seinoun	six
224	belloadjective	nice, fair, fine, pleasant, beautiful
225	prodottonoun	product
226	umanoadjective	human
227	creareverb	to create
228	processonoun	trial, action, lawsuit, suit, proceedings
229	aprireverb	to open
230	economicoadjective	economic, financial
231	luogonoun	place
232	seguireverb	to follow, to pursue
233	effettonoun	effect	causa ed effettocause and effect
234	retenoun	net, mesh
235	lavorareverb	to work, to labor
236	fuoriadverb	out, outside
237	circaadverb	about, approximately
238	figlionoun	son
239	domandanoun	question
240	inoltreadverb	moreover, also, besides, in addition, furthermore	Inoltre, l’aumento significativo di alcuni parametri non è positivo in assoluto.Furthermore, the significant increase in some parameters is not an absolute positive.
241	terranoun	ground
242	perchèadverb	Misspelling of perché.
243	esperienzanoun	experience
244	leggereverb	to read
245	gradonoun	degree
246	permettereverb	to allow, to let, to permit, to authorize, to entitle
247	risultatonoun	result, outcome, issue
248	paginanoun	page
249	entrareverb	to enter, to go in
250	grazianoun	grace
251	dionoun	god, deity
252	uscireverb	to go out, leave, exit
253	operanoun	work
254	stradanoun	road, way, street
255	consiglionoun	advice, counsel
256	occhionoun	eye
257	giovaneadjective	young
258	azionenoun	action, deed
259	famiglianoun	family
260	cioèadverb	used to rephrase, clarify or correct something previously said, id est, that is, in other words
261	personaleadjective	personal, private
262	bisognonoun	need	Ne ho bisognoI need it.
263	piacereverb	to be pleasing to
264	presidentenoun	chairman, chairperson, chair, chief
265	cominciareverb	to begin, to start, to commence, to set about
266	relazionenoun	connection
267	possibilitànoun	possibility
268	almenoadverb	at least
269	realizzareverb	to achieve, realise/realize, see through
270	periodonoun	period, time, span, run
271	ottenereverb	to obtain, to achieve, to gain
272	vocenoun	voice
273	interessenoun	interest, concern
274	fortenoun	fort, fortress
275	decidereverb	to decide , to fix, to arrange, to determine
276	voipronoun	you
277	corponoun	body, corpse
278	riguardareverb	to concern, regard, be about, deal with, speak to
279	rappresentareverb	to be, constitute, represent, account for, symbolize, mean
280	ragionenoun	reason
281	localeadjective	local
282	richiedereverb	to ask for, demand, apply for
283	attonoun	act
284	ordinenoun	order
285	relativoadjective	relevant, attendant, respective
286	internazionaleadjective	international
287	cambiareverb	to exchange
288	finireverb	to finish
289	spazionoun	space
290	comprendereverb	to comprise, to include, to encompass
291	causanoun	cause
292	strumentonoun	instrument , tool, implement, means
293	nientepronoun	nothing
294	perdereverb	to lose
295	rispostanoun	answer, reply, response, feedback
296	mezzonoun	half, middle
297	contenereverb	to contain
298	strutturanoun	structure, construction, organization, frame, framework, system, fabric
299	futuroadjective	future
300	miglioreadjective	better

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