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| - | Question words such as, when, where and why are in English.
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| - | Eg. When e' tuo compleanno?
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| - | Note: The article that normally precedes the possessive noun is ommitted.
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| - | When is your birthday?
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| | + | Unlike Spanish and Italian, there are no full verbs. Instead, there are verb stems and they are conjugated by adding a certain letter combination for usage (as seen below). Here are a few of the important ones you will find useful. |
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| | + | *to be - essere |
| | + | *to have - avere |
| | + | *to do - fare |
| | + | *to see - vedere |
| | + | *to read - leggere |
| | + | *to write - scrivere |
| | + | *to love - amare |
| | + | *to want - volere |
| | + | *to hate - odiare |
| | + | *to buy - comprare |
| | + | *to stay - remanere |
| | + | *to go - andare |
| | + | *to return - ritornare |
| | + | *to arrive - arrivare |
| | + | *to leave (something) - lasciare |
| | + | *to leave (a place) - partire |
| | + | *to drink - bevere |
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| | + | *to eat - mangiare |
| | + | *to watch - guardae |
| | + | *to be able to - potere |
| | + | *to know (knowledge) - sapere |
| | + | *to know (a person) - conoscere |
| | + | *to find - trovare |
| | + | *to lose - perdere |
| | + | *to win - vincere |
| | + | *to travel - viaggiare |
| | + | *to drive - guidare |
| | + | *to ski - sciare |
| | + | *to walk - camminare |
| | + | *to run - correre |
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| | + | *to build - construire |
| | + | *to learn - imparare |
| | + | *to speak - parlare |
| | + | *to use - usare |
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Revision as of 19:25, 11 December 2007
Unlike Spanish and Italian, there are no full verbs. Instead, there are verb stems and they are conjugated by adding a certain letter combination for usage (as seen below). Here are a few of the important ones you will find useful.
- to be - essere
- to have - avere
- to do - fare
- to see - vedere
- to read - leggere
- to write - scrivere
- to love - amare
- to want - volere
- to hate - odiare
- to buy - comprare
- to stay - remanere
- to go - andare
- to return - ritornare
- to arrive - arrivare
- to leave (something) - lasciare
- to leave (a place) - partire
- to drink - bevere
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- to eat - mangiare
- to watch - guardae
- to be able to - potere
- to know (knowledge) - sapere
- to know (a person) - conoscere
- to find - trovare
- to lose - perdere
- to win - vincere
- to travel - viaggiare
- to drive - guidare
- to ski - sciare
- to walk - camminare
- to run - correre
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- to build - construire
- to learn - imparare
- to speak - parlare
- to use - usare
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Basic useful info
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Articles
- la, l' (m. sing.)
- le (f. pl.)
- il, lo, l' (m. sing.)
- i, gli (m. pl.)
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Important nouns
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Drinks
- water - acqua
- mineral water - acqua minerala
- juice - succho (di arancio, di mela, di limona)
- milk - latta
- cream - crema
- coffee - caffa
- tea - te
- hot chocolate - ciocolatta calda
- martini - martini
- margarita - margherita
Fruits and vegetables
- apple - mela
- banana - banana
- orange - arance
- pear - pera
- grape - uva
- lemon - limona
- grapefruit - pompelmo
- strawberry - fragola
- peach - pesca
- nectarine - emectarina
- plum - pruna
- tomato - pomodoro
- pineapple - anana
- watermelon - anguria
- carrot - carotena
- lettuce - lattuga
- broccoli - broccoli
- onion - cipola
- garlic - aglio
- potato - patato
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Meat and others
- lamb - agnello
- chicken - pollo
- pork - porco
- ham - prosciutto
- sausage - salciccia (di porco)
- eggs - uove
Ordering a meal
- soup - zuppa
- salad - insalata
- main course - primo piatto
Body parts
- head - testa
- neck - collo
- arm - braccia
- leg - gamba
- heart - cuora
- eye - occhio
- ear - orrecchio
- mouth - bocca
- nose - naso
- tongue - lingua
- sexual organs - organi sessuali
Travel and transportation
- airplane - aeroplani
- airport - aeroporti
- flight - volo
- taxi - tassi
- car - macchina
- train - treno
- ferry - traghetto
- bicycle - bicicletta
- road - via
- street - strada
- bridge - ponto
- highway - autostrada
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Hospitality
- hotel - albergo
- motel - alberghino
- guest house - pensione
- hostel - ostelia
- house - casa
- pool - piscina
Living
- bedroom - stanza da letto
- bathroom - stanza da bagno
- kitchen - cucina
- games room - sala da giochi
- garden - giardino
Nature (flora & fauna)
- tree - albero
- flower - fiora
- grass - erba
- dog - cano
- cat - gatta
- mouse - musa
- bear - ursa
- fish - pesco
- snake - serpentina
- eagle - aquila
- bird - uccello
- sky - cielo
- cloud - nuvola
- sun - sola
- moon - luna
Directions
- north - nordo
- south - sudo
- east - esta
- west - ovesta
- northwest - nordovesta
- northeast - nordesta
- southwest - sudovesta
- southeast - sudesta
Sports
- football - calzio
- rugby - rugbo
- hockey - hocchia
- golf - golfo
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