Lesson overview

Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Italy and back.
89 words/phrases to learn
benvenuto
welcome
oggi
today
vorrei
I would like
iniziare
to start; to begin
interno
internal; interior
quale?
which?
consigliare
to suggest
fare
to do; to make
cosa?
what?
semplicemente
simply
perché
why; because
più
more; most
avere
to have
primo
first; 1st; prime
prima di
before
l'esempio
the example
andate
you go (plural)
ideare
to devise
dovere
to have to; must
un sacco di
a lot of (idiom)
trovato!
I got it!; I know!
nessuno
nobody
sapessi!
if you knew!
quindi
so; therefore
dare
to give
tornare
to return; to go back
utile
useful
qualcuno (qualcuna)
someone; anyone
però
however
parlare
to speak; to talk
certo
certain; sure
l'anno
the year
scorso
last (previous)
l'università
college; the university
bello
beautiful; pretty
diverso
different; diverse
più o meno
more or less
meno
less
anche
also; too; as well
sentire
to feel; to hear
funzionare
to function; to work
stesso
same
se
if; whether
possibile
possible
sapere
to know (a fact)
votare
to vote
in treno
by train
forse
maybe; perhaps
appena
just; only
mettersi
to put on
non capisco
I don't understand
capire
to understand
nulla
nothing; not anything
l'ambiente
the environment
molto
very; much; really; a lot of ...
veloce
quick; fast
ognuno
each one; every one
devi
you have to ... ; you must (singular)
ci sono
there are
bisogna...
it's necessary...
restare
to stay
cercare
to seek; to look for ...
la persona
the person
comunque
by the way; anyway
chiedersi
to wonder (oneself)
costare
to cost
evitare
to avoid
fatto!
done!
intero
entire; whole
bene
well
ancora
still; again; yet
adesso
now
capito?
got it?
cambiare
to change
c'è
there is
qualcosa
something; anything
aspettare
to wait for; to expect
buono
good
un po'
a little; a bit
confuso
confused
l'abitudine
the habit
riuscire
to manage (to do)
affrontare
to face
giusto
right
vedere
to see
il lunedì
on Mondays
lunedì
Monday
mercoledì
Wednesday
venerdì
Friday

Search for #content you enjoy

Learn to talk about what you’re actually interested in
Watch videos
48,000+ videos of native speakers
Learn the words
We teach you the words from the videos
Chat with MemBot
Practice speaking with our AI language partner
The Memrise secret sauce
Learn
Memorize vocabulary
Immerse
Understand people
The Memrise secret sauce
Communicate
Be understood by people
The Memrise secret sauce
Learn
Memorize vocabulary
Immerse
Understand people
The Memrise secret sauce
Communicate
Be understood by people