Italian Q: Verbs / Verbi

Move – muovere*

Come – venire

Dance – ballare

Drive/guide – guidare

Exercise – esercitarsi

Fall – cadere

Fly – volare

Go – andare

Hike – escursione

Hurry – affrettarsi

Jump – saltellare

Lay (down) – stabilire

Play (a sport)– giocare

Pull – tirare

Push – spingere

Ride (in the car) – andare in auto, cavalcare, guidare

Run – correre

Sit – sedersi

Stand – (stare/alzarsi) in piedi

Start – cominciare, iniziare

Stop – smettere, fermare, basta!

Swim – nuotare

Throw – tirare

Trip (and fall) – inciamp-(are, ato) 

Walk – camminare

Went – andato

 Live – abitare, vivere

Breathe – respirare

Burp –

Buy – comprare, Pay – Pagare

Drink – bere (bevere)

Eat – mangiare

Lie (down) - giacere

Sleep – dormire

Smell –

Sneeze –

Snore –

Talk – discorrere, parlare

Taste – assaggiare

Touch – commuovere

Learn – apprendere, imparare, sapere

Answer – rispondere

Ask – chiedere, domandare

Hear – udire, sentire

Listen! – senti!

Read – leggere

See – vedere

Teach – istruire

Think – pensare

Try – tentare

Understand – capire

Use – usare

Take Care (of my body) –

Brush/clean (my teeth) –

Comb (my hair) –

Put (my jacket on) – mettere

Tie (my shoe) – legarsi (legare)

Feel (emotions) –sentire

Cry – piangere

Fight –

Frown –

Hate – odiare

Kiss – baciare

Laugh ( - at) – ridere ( - burlarsi)

Lie – mentire

Like – piacere

Love –

Smile – sorridere

Want – volere

Work – lavorare

Clean – lavare, pulire

Cook – cuocere

Finish – finire

Fold – piegare

Help – aiutare

Type –

Wash – lavare

Have fun – divertirsi

Draw – tirare, trarre

Paint – dipingere

Play (games) – giocare

Sing – cantare

Others

Arrive – arrivare

Be – essere

Become – diventare

Break (a glass) –

Call – chiamare

Close/shut – chiudere

Cut – tagliare

Do – fare

Find – trovare

Fix – figgere

Give – dare

Have – avere

Have to/must/should – dovere

Have/Get – avere

Know/meet/be familiar with – conoscere

Let (it happen) – lasciare, permettere

Look for/search/seek – cercare

Open (the envelope) – aprire

Put – mettere, porre

Say/tell – dire

Wait (for) – aspettare 

Italian P: Animali & Festa (nazionale)

Dog – cane/cagna

Cat – gatto

Horse – cavallo

Fish – pesce

Bird – ucello

Pig – porco

Frog – rana

Snake – serpente

Mouse – topo

Rat – ratto

Bear – orso

Lion – leone

Tiger – tigre

Whale – balena

Shark – squalo

Rabbit – coniglio

Donkey – asino

Monkey – scimmia

Spider – ragno

Chicken – pollo

Turkey – tacchino

Wolf – lupo

Holidays:

New years – capodanno

Valentines – San Valentino

Birthday – compleanno

April fools – primo d’ aprile

Easter – pasqua

Moms – festa della mamma

Halloween – festa di Halloween

Thanksgiving – giorno del ringraziamento

Christmas Eve – viglia di natale

Christmas – natale

New years eve – viglia di capodanno

Italian O: School-Office / Scuola-Ufficio

Book – libro

Pencil – matita

Pen – penna

Paper – carta

Library – biblioteca

Class – classe

Hall – corridoio

Teacher – insegnante

Student – alunno

Learn – imparare

Manager – direttore

Classroom – aula

Desk – banco

History – storia

Art – arte

Math – matematica

Science – scienza

Read – leggere

Write – scrivere

Test – esame

Grade – livello

Cafeteria – refettorio

Study – studio

Work – lavaro

Drinking fountain – fontanella

Italian N: Body/Corpo

Head – testa

Brain - cervello

Eye – occhio

Ears – orecchie

Nose – naso

Mouth/lip – Bocca/labbro

Shoulder – spalla

Neck – collo

Chest – torace

Heart - cuore

Stomache – stomaco

Hip - l'anca

Arm/s – braccio/a

Hand – mano

Fingers – dita

Penis – pene

Leg/s – gamba/e

Butt – culo

Calf - polpaccio

Ankle – caviglia

Feet – piedi

Toe – dita (del piede)

Elbow – gomito

Knee – ginocchio

Wrist – polso

Vagina – vagina

Face – faccia/volto

Chin – mento

Cheek – guancia

Hair – capelli

Skin – pelle

Eyebrow – sopracciglio

Eyelash – ciglio

Muscle - muscolo

Nail - l'unghia

Nerve - nervo

Spine - la spina dorsale

Vein - la vena

Throat - trachea

Tongue - la lingua

Tooth - il dente

Italian M: Outside/Fuori

Car – auto(mobile)

Car stereo – autoradio

Car door - sportello

Sidewalk – marciapiede

Road – via, strada

Driveway – vialetto

Traffic light – semaforo

Seatbelt – cintura di sicurezza

Town/city – citta

Nature – natura

Sun – sole

Moon – luna

Star – stella

Sky – cielo

Weather – tempo

Cloud – nuvole

Hot – caldo

Cold – freddo

Warm – calda

Windy – ventoso

Wind – vento

Snow – neve

Plant – impianto

Tree – albero

Flower – fiore

Water – acqua

River – fiume

Ocean – oceano

Lake – lago

Sea – Mar

Mountain – montagna

Italian L: House/Casa

Door – porta

Floor – pavimento

Rug – tappeto

Bathroom – bagno

Bedroom – camera (da letto)

Kitchen – cucina

Window – finestra

Car  ‘ ‘ ‘ – finestrino

‘ ‘ ‘ (Glass) – vetro

Lamp – lampada

Light (switch), off, on – Luce (interruttore), spegnere, accendere

Wake up! – svegliati

Bed – letto, (Go to bed – andare a letto)

Sleep – sonno, (Sleep in – alzarsi tardi)

Blanket – coperta

Pillow – cuscino

Go to sleep – andare a dormire

We need to clean the living room – Abbiamo bisogno di pulire la stanza vivente.

Tired? Take a nap – Stanco? Fare un pisolino.

Where’s my backpack? – Dov’e il mio zaino?

Keys – chiavi

Phone – cellulare

Where’s my ring? - Dov’e il mio anello?  

Can you do me a favor? – Volete farmi un favore?

Did you lock the door? Lock the car? – Hai chiuso la porta?  ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ macchina?

Are you sure? – sei sicuro

Are you Ready (to go)? – Siete pronti ad andare?

Ready? – Pronti?

Couch – divano

T.V. – televisione

Kitchen Sink – lavello

Bathroom Sink – lavabo

Toothbrush – spazzolino

Toothpaste – dentrificio

Medicine – medicine

Medicine Cabinet – Armadietto

Are you going to shower? – Hai intenzione di doccia?

I want to take a bath – Voglio fare un bagno

What are you doing? – Cosa stai facendo?

 - on the computer? – al computer?

What are you looking at? – Che cosa stai guardando?

Table – tavolo/a

Chair – sedia

Italian K: Emotions/Emozioni

I feel… - Me sento

Happy – felice

Sad – triste

Angry – arrabbiato

Frustrated – frustrato

Fine – bene

Confused – confuso

Tired – stanco

Hyper – iperattivo

Hungry – fame

Wide Awake – Sveglio

Hurt – ferito

Depressed – depresso

Shy – timido

Scared – spaventato

Surprised – sorpreso

Excited – eccitato

Anxious – ansioso

Bad/Guilty – male

Bad/Yucky – male

Bad/(bad mood) – cattivo

Annoyed – Seccato

Bored – annoiato

Confident – fiducioso

Sure – sicuro

Embarrassed – imbarazzo

Italian J: Country/Paese

(Island – isole)

(State – stato)

America

Canada                                                                                                                      ……….

Messico

Brasile                                                                                                                      ………..

Europa

Irland

Regno Unito – U.K.

Portogallo

Spagna

Francia

Belgio

Germania

Danimarca

Norvegia

Svezia – Sweden

Finlandia

Lettonia – Latvia

Lituania

Polonia

Repubblica Ceca

Svizzera – Switzerland

Italia

Sicilia

Croazia

Ungheria

Grecia                                                                                                                ……………

Africa

Egitto                                                                                                                 ……………

Asia

Turchia

Israele

Cina – China

Corea: Nord e Sud

Giappone

Cambogia

Filippine

Figi                                                                                                                        …………

Oceania

Australasia

Nuova Zelanda

Note: I didn't list the English name of many countries here because a lot of them are pretty obvious in their Italian name.

Italian I: il Cibo / Food

Milk – latte

Cheese – formaggio

Eggs – uova /uovo

Meat:

   Chicken/poultry – pollo/pollame

   Beef – manzo /carne bovina

   Pork – (carne di) maiale     →   Bacon – pancetta   →   Ham - prosciutto

   Fish – pesce

   Seafood – (i frutti di mare)

Yogurt (imported word)

Bread – pane

Flour – farina

Wheat – grano

Rice – riso

Barley – orzo

Seed – seme

Vegetables: verdura

Green Bean –fagiolino / Celery –sedano / Corn –granturco / Lettuce –lattuga / Broccolo / Patata / Onion –cipolla / Peperone Verde / Carota / L’igname / Barabietola /

Tomato –pomodoro / Mushroom –fungo / Cucumber –cetriolo / Zucchina /

Pumpkin –zucca / Green peas – piselli / Avocado

Fruit: la frutta

Orange –arancia(o) / Peach –pesca / Cherry –ciliegia / Apple –mela / Pera /

Lemon –limone / Lime –limetta / Strawberry –fragola / Raspberry –lampone /

Melon – melone / Grapes –uva / Watermelon –anguria / Cranberry –ossicocco, mirtillo, rosso / Blueberry –mirtillo / Banana / Pomegranate –melagrana / Pineapple –ananas / Kiwi / Apricot –albicocca / Plum –prugna / Grapefruit –pompelmo / Blackberry –mora / Mango /

Juice – succo

Sandwich – panino

Breakfast – colazione

Lunch – (a) pranzo

Dinner – cena

Snack – spuntino

Hot/spicy – piccante

Sweet – dolce

Bitter – amaro

Raw – crudo

Frozen – congelato

Spices: spezie

Ginger –zenzero / Garlic –aglio /

Salt –sale / Pepper –pepe / Origano /

Butter - burro

Restaurant – ristorante

Hungry – affamato, avere fame

Drink – bibita

Thirsty – avere sete

Water – acqua

How many – quanti

Are you hungry? – Hai fame?

Eat out – mangiare fuori

Italian H: Colors & Clothes

Colors/Colori

Blue – blu

White – bianco

Red – rosso

Orange – arancione

Yellow – giallo

Purple – viola

Green – verde

Black – nero

Brown – marrone

Gray – grigio

Pink – rosa

Hair color: -color dei capelli

Blonde – biondi/a

Brunette – castani, bruna

(Red-head – rosso a testa)

Auburn – ramati, biondo/i rame

Black (haired) – neri

White (haired) – bianchi

Gray – canizie, grigi

Apparel/Abbigliamento

Clothes – vestiti

Shirt – camicia

Pants – pantaloni

Dress – vestito, abito

Bra – reggiseno

Underwear – slip

Panties – mutandine, mutande, 

    biancheria intima

Garments – indumenti

Socks – calzini

Shoes – scarpe

Coat – capotto

Jacket – giacca

Hat – capello

Cap – berretto

Boots – stivali

Sweater – maglione

Hoodie – felpa con cappuccio

Glasses – occhiali

Pajamas – pigiama

Wear/wore – indossato

Closet – armadio

Dresser – credenza

Italian G: Relations

Family – famiglia

Friend – amico

Mom – madre

Dad – padre

Sister – sorella

Brother – fratello

Husband – marito

Wife – moglie

Baby – bambino

Child – bambino, figlio

Son – figlio

Daughter – figlia

Grandma – nonna

Grandpa – nonno

Cousin – cugino

Uncle – zio

Aunt – zia

Girl/Girlfriend – ragazza

Boy/Boyfriend – ragazzo

Fiance – fidanzata/o

Italian F: Money/Soldi

How many – quanti

How much – quanto

Bank – la banca

Bill – la banconota

Check – assegno

Credit card – carte di credito

Coin – moneta

Wallet – portafoglio

How much does that cost? – Quanto che costano?

Graphic symbol for the euro = € 

Official abbreviation = EUR 

€ 0.01 or 1c un centesimo --------------------------------------------One Cent - 1/100 of a Euro

€ 0.02 or 2c due centesimi ------------------------------------------- Two Cents - 2/100 of a Euro

€ 0.05 or 5c cinque centesimi ---------------------------------------- Five Cents - 5/100 of a Euro

€ 0.10 or 10c dieci centesimi ------------------------------------------ Ten Cents - 10/100 of a Euro

€ 0.20 or 20c venti centesimi ------------------------------------------ Twenty Cents - 20/100 of a Euro

€ 0.50 or 50c cinquanta centesimi ----------------------------------- Fifty Cents - 50/100 of a Euro

€ 1 un euro ------------------------------------------------------------------ One Euro - 100/100, 1 full Euro

€ 2 due euro ----------------------------------------------------------------- Two Euros - 200/100, 2 full Euros

   5 cinque euro

   10 dieci euro

   20 venti euro

   50 cinquanta euro

   100 cento euro

   200 duecento euro

   500 cinquecento euro

Italian Lesson E

Time – Ora

Year – l’anno

Month – mese

Week – settimana

Day – giorno

Hour – ora

Minute – minuto

Second – secondo

Mon – lunedi

Tue – martedi

Wed – mercoledi

Thur – giovedi

Fri – venerdi

Sat – sabato

Sun – domenica

Jan – gennaio

Feb – febbraio

Mar – marzo

April – aprile

May – maggio

June – giugno

July – luglio

Aug – agosto

Sept – settembre

Oct – ottobre

Nov – novembre

Dec – dicembre

Spring – primavera

Summer – estate

Fall – autunno

Winter – inverno

Yesterday – ieri

Today – oggi

Tomorrow – domani

Weekend – fine settimana

Date – data

Morning – mattino

Noon – mezzogiorno

Afternoon – pomeriggio

Night – notte, sera

Now – adesso

Later – piu tardi

Before – prima

After – dopo

Early – presto

Late – tardi

Clock – orologio

2000 – duemila

2001 - duemilauno

2010 – duemila dieci

What time is it? – Che ore sono?

Italian Lesson D

Important Sentences for Use

Do you speak Italian? – Tu parla/re italiano? // Parli italiano?

-A little – Un po’ (or) → I speak a little Italian – Parlo un po ‘di italiano

I’m American – Io sono Americano

I speak English – Io parlare inglese

I’m from America – Io sono di America

Do you speak English? – parla inglese?

Do you understand – capisci?

I don’t understand – non capisco

How are you? – come sta/i?

Where is he from? – da dove viene? // di dov’e?

Where are you from? – di dove sei?

He and I were at school together – io e lui eravamo a scuola insieme

I love you – (Io) ti amo

I am… -  sto…

How old are you? – Quanti anni hai?

I am 16 years old – Ho 16* anni

Let’s go! – Andiamo!

I’m sorry – mi dispiace // Sorry – scusa

Do you wan’t …? – Vuoi …?

I want (to) … - Voglio …

Italian Lesson C

Italian C

Directions + =Indicazioni

And- e

If – se

But:

  Yet- ma, pero

    Ex: I may be old, but I can still ride a bike.

  Except- tranne, che

    Ex: They couldn’t do much but stand and    

            stare.

  Except for- tranne

    Ex: No one did anything but me

Out – fuori

In:

  Place names/town- a

  Region/country- in

  (See list under 1.PREP)

Over:

  Across – verso, di, sul

  Above – su, sopra

  In a direction:

  Lontano- li, la, laggiu

  Vicino- qui, qua

 

Under – sotto

On – sul

This – questo, questa

That – quell’, quella

The – l’(quell), la

   (SEE LIST)

Here – qui, qua

   Ex: come here! - vieni qui!

There – li, la

   Ex: over there-la

          in there-la dentro

Down (adv) – giu

Up (adv) – su

Go – andare

Turn (v) – girare

Left – sinistra

Right – destra

Next (adj) – prossimo

Follow – seguire

Until – fino

Toward – verso

To – verso, al, a

From – da, dall, dalla

At – a, in, da/l, al

(At the – all’)

By/Near – vicino, (near the – dal)

North – (il) Nord

East – (l’) Est

South – (il) Sud

West – (l’) Ovest

Airport – aeroporto

Hotel – hotel, albergo

Gas station – distributore di benza, pompa

Grocery Store – negozio di alimentari

Car rental – noleggio auto

Bank – banca

Police Station – stazione di polizia

Train “”” – stazione ferroviaria

P.T.S. (sub, tram) – autoferrotranviario

   (sub, tram)

Bus – (auto)bus

Restaurant – ristorante

Food – cibo

Restroom – bagno

Drinking fountain – fontanella

Can you tell me the way to…?

= Duo indicarmi la strada per?

Where is the parking lot?

=  Dov’e il paracheggio?

Italian Lesson B: 123, ABC's

0-zero

1-uno

2-due

3-tre

4-quattro

5-cinque

6-sei

7-sette

8-otto

9-nove

10-dieci

11-undici

12-dodici

13-tredici

14-quattordici

15-quindici

16-sedici

17-diciasette

18-diciotto

19-diciannove

20-venti

21-ventuno

22-ventidue

30-trenta

40-quaranta

50-cinquanta

60-sessanta

70-settanta

80-ottanta

90-novanta

100-cento

1000-mille

Million-unmiliardo

Alphabet

A-ah

B-bee

C-chee

D-dee

E-ay

F-effe

G-gee

H-acca

I-ee

-

-

L-elle

M-emme

N-enne

O-oh

P-pee

Q-coo

R-erre

S-esse

T-tee

U-oo

V-voo

-

-

-

Z-zeta

Regions in Italy

Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters; these are marked by an asterisk (*) in the table below. The country is further divided into 110 provinces (province) and 8,100 municipalities (comuni).

This came from the Wikipedia page on Italy. Here's the link if you want to read their entire page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy

Italian Lesson A

Italian A

Hello – ciao (pronto*)
Goodbye – ciao
Good morning –buon giorno
Good night – buona notte
See you later – a dopo
Yes – si
No – no
Maybe - forsi
Why – perche
What – quale, che
Where – dove
When – quando
Who – chi
Yes, please – si, grazie
Thank you – Grazie
You’re welcome – Prego
Please – Per favore
Excuse me – Mi scusi
My name is ______= Mi chiamo ______.
What’s your name? – Come ti chiami?


I – io
You/yours – tu, lei, voi, loro, ti / tuo, vostro, loro
She, her/hers – Ella, lei, la / lei
He, him/his – Gli, lo / sua, lui
Me/mine – me, mi, io / mio
Example: this is mine = questo e il mio
Example: this book is mine = questo libro e mio
They – loro (people only), si (people in general)
Example: it is said that/they say that = si dice che
Their - loro
Them – li/le, loro, essi
We – noi
Our – Nostro, nostra, nostri

     Welcome to the new non-profit group BISO. It is an organization of sorts where I am trying to expand the Italian (or Italian speaking) community in Utah Valley.

     I had been searching all over Provo/Orem area to find a study group to join and the only one I found was too elite to let me in! So I decided to start one myself, where anyone that wants to learn could join. My name is Kelcy, and I am the leader of the group.

     I will call this the "Homepage" for BISO. The rest of my pages will probably not be "blogs", just the Italian lessons/vocab lists that I have organized for you to learn if you want (my style of thinking). If not, I've heard one of the best ways to learn something is to format it to your own brain by creating your own lesson plans, (which is what I have done while learning Italian), and I have learned this quicker than almost anything I've learned in a classroom! Thanks for reading and for your support! Keep learning my fellow sponges!