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98 words/phrases to learn
buongiorno
good morning; good afternoon
sembrare
to seem
essere
to be
la cosa
the thing
mi piace
I like (one thing)
il piacere
the pleasure
Parigi
Paris
europeo
European
fermare
to stop
mai
never; ever
è bello
he's handsome
molto
very; much; really; a lot of ...
organizzare
to organise
pieno
full
la musica
(the) music
la città
the city
l'arte
(the) art
mancare
to miss (a person); to lack
tanto
much; a lot
la mattina
the morning
quando
when
sveglio
awake
c'è
there is
l'odore
the smell
assaggiare
to taste
servire
to serve
la bocca
the mouth
come
how; like; as
la pasta
the pasta
a volte
sometimes
domenica
Sunday
il bisogno
the need
prima di
before
partire
to leave
ultimo
last; final
ricordare
to remember
la mamma
the mum
perché
why; because
vado
I go
pensare
to think
l'infanzia
the childhood
ancora
still; again; yet
la salsa
the sauce
il nonno; la nonna
the grandpa; the grandma
i nonni
the grandparents; the grandpas
l'ambulanza
the ambulance
la pizza
the pizza
la signora
the lady
volere
to want
guardare
to look; to watch
pure
also; too
mettere
to put
certo
certain; sure
posso
I can; I might; I may
il secondo
the second; the main course
sentire
to feel; to hear
l'Italia
Italy
il mare
the sea
continuare
to continue
credere
to believe
il tipo
the guy; the type
terzo
third; 3rd
italiano
Italian
vivere
to live
all'estero
abroad
dove
where
nato
born
parlare
to speak; to talk
sentirsi
to feel (oneself)
fare
to do; to make
il caffè
the coffee
solo
alone; lonely
la casa
the house
il momento
the moment
il mese
the month
il mezzo
the middle
quindi
therefore; so
grazie
thank you
proprio
really; right; (my) own
pronto
ready; hello (on the phone)
invece
instead
arrivare
to arrive
uguale
the same
in Italia
in Italy
l'amico; l'amica
the friend (masc.; fem.)
diventare
to become; to turn into
il centro
the centre
poco
little (quantity)
importare
to matter; to import
stesso
same
cercare
to seek; to look for ...
ovunque
everywhere; throughout
la differenza
the difference
tra
between
già
already; yet
un peccato
a sin; a shame
avere
to have
vivevamo all'estero
we used to live abroad
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