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78 words/phrases to learn
il ragazzo; la ragazza
the boy (the guy); the girl
oggi
today
vado
I go
girare
to turn; to go round
vedere
to see
come
how; like; as
presentare
to present; to introduce
parlare
to speak; to talk
ti chiami
you are called (singular informal)
chiamare
to call; to name
la cosa
the thing
la vita
(the) life
Milano
Milan
dove
where
il piacere
the pleasure
il lavoro
the job; the work
fare
to do; to make
mi chiamo ...
my name is ...
cuocere
to cook
che bello!
how nice!
l'insegnante
the teacher
il tempo libero
the spare time
allora
so; then
mi piace
I like (one thing)
molto
very; much; really; a lot of ...
lo sport
the sport
giocare
to play (a game)
per esempio
for example
l'esempio
the example
oppure
or
il disegno
the drawing
ascoltare
to listen
la musica
(the) music
suonare
to play (an instrument); to sound
leggere
to read
poi
then (after that)
il bambino; la bambina
the child; the kid
andare
to go
il cinema
the cinema
cercare
to seek; to look for ...
il nuoto
(the) swimming
la palestra
the gym
la famiglia
the family
il servizio
the service
la casa
the house
uscire
to go out; to go outside; to exit
il cane
the dog
camminare
to walk
la montagna
the mountain
perfetto
perfect
grazie
thank you
mille
1,000
guardare
to look; to watch
il film
the film; the movie
l'amico; l'amica
the friend (masc.; fem.)
cucinare
to cook
soprattutto
above all
la torta
the cake
fuori
outside; out
benissimo
very well
brutto
ugly
penso
I think
essere
to be
invece
instead
forse
maybe; perhaps
generale
general
a volte
sometimes
dunque
so; therefore
la persona
the person
positivo
positive
alto
tall; high
poco
little (quantity)
la mattina
the morning
sempre
always
buono
good
l'umore
the mood
semplice
simple
la passione
the passion

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