Italian Basics — 100 Essential Words

Learn the 100 most essential Italian words for everyday conversation. Perfect for absolute beginners starting their Italian learning journey with free spaced repetition flashcards.

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Question Answer
yes
no
no
grazie
thank you
prego
you're welcome
scusa
sorry / excuse me
ciao
hello / goodbye
arrivederci
goodbye (formal)
buongiorno
good morning
buonasera
good evening
buonanotte
good night
per favore
please
aiuto
help
bene
well / good
male
bad / poorly
oggi
today
ieri
yesterday
domani
tomorrow
adesso
now
qui
here
there
io
I
tu
you
lui
he
lei
she
noi
we
voi
you (plural)
loro
they
essere
to be
avere
to have
fare
to do / to make
andare
to go
venire
to come
volere
to want
potere
to be able to / can
sapere
to know
parlare
to speak
mangiare
to eat
bere
to drink
dormire
to sleep
capire
to understand
vedere
to see
sentire
to hear / to feel
leggere
to read
scrivere
to write
lavorare
to work
casa
house / home
acqua
water
cibo
food
pane
bread
vino
wine
caffè
coffee
latte
milk
uomo
man
donna
woman
bambino
child
amico
friend
famiglia
family
madre
mother
padre
father
fratello
brother
sorella
sister
città
city
strada
street
macchina
car
treno
train
aereo
airplane
soldi
money
tempo
time / weather
giorno
day
settimana
week
mese
month
anno
year
uno
one
due
two
tre
three
quattro
four
cinque
five
sei
six
sette
seven
otto
eight
nove
nine
dieci
ten
grande
big / large
piccolo
small / little
buono
good
cattivo
bad
bello
beautiful
nuovo
new
vecchio
old
caldo
hot
freddo
cold
aperto
open
chiuso
closed
rosso
red
blu
blue
verde
green
bianco
white
nero
black
quanto
how much / how many
dove
where
quando
when
come
how
perché
why