Italian words list

The goal of this list is to provide you a general idea of the Italian language. The words list shown below does not contain the most common Italian words, but a wide variation of randomly chosen words.

EnglishItalian (italiano)
leaffoglia
to wipeasciugare
to floatgalleggiare
rightdestra
toothdente
to playgiocare
dogcane
to diemorire
breastpetto,mammella
roadstrada
to tielegare
husbandmarito
ashceneri
to squeezespremere
to sleepdormire
bark (of a tree)corteccia
twodue
to bitemordere
backschiena
to walkcamminare
threetre
mouthbocca
theyloro
to huntcacciare
warmcaldo
animalanimale
smoothliscio
to flyvolare
dull (as a knife)smussato
flowerfiore
to spitsputare
treealbero
to turn (intransitive)girare
to swimnuotare
yearanno
smallpiccolo
to blowsoffiare
howcome
birduccello
notnon
rainpioggia
correctcorretto
to stabpugnalare
to sitsedere *(action)*, essere seduto *(state)*
gutsintestino
to burnbruciare
sandsabbia
somealcuni, qualche
to washlavare
fat (noun)grasso
wheredove
sunsole
to flowfluire
coldfreddo
skycielo
blacknero
to swellgonfiarsi
footpiede
thinsottile
longlungo
to saydire
to laughridere
thickspesso
mothermadre
egguovo
farlontano
iceghiaccio
eyeocchio
fruitfrutta
meatcarne
snakeserpente
to pushspingere
smokefumo
lousepidocchio
thatquello
ropecorda
sharp (as a knife)aguzzo, affilato
rottenmarcio
to hearudire
stonepietra
fivecinque
you (plural)voi
skinpelle
kneeginocchio
liverfegato
greenverde
dustpolvere
whochi
dirtysporco
wormverme
heegli, lui
whitebianco
to lie (as in a bed)giacere
haircapelli
riverfiume
shortcorto
tailcoda
to sewcucire
nearvicino
man (human)uomo
to feartemere
fourquattro
fognebbia
to standstare in piedi *(state)*
Iio
manymolti, tanti
to knowsapere
herequi, qua
grasserba
otheraltro
boneosso
earthsuolo,(terra)
seedseme
horncorno
to freezegelare
fullpieno
to pulltirare
oldvecchio
whenquando
saltsale
bellypancia
fishpesce
rootradice
straightdritto
roundrotondo
redrosso
to comevenire
lakelago
fingernailunghia
wingala
handmano
to rubstrofinare
forestselva
to killuccidere
to hitcolpire
headtesta
heavypesante
newnuovo
to scratchgraffiare
earorecchio
to vomitvomitare
to thinkpensare
firefuoco
seamare
starstella
nightnotte
neckcollo
to splitfendere
mountainmontagna
dryasciutto, secco
oneuno
badcattivo
leggamba
thisquesto
whatche
moonluna
to sucksucchiare
to singcantare
man (male)uomo
wifemoglie
widelargo
to breatherespirare
womandonna
childbambino
to holdtenere
to countcontare
narrowstretto
bloodsangue
daygiorno
to fallcadere
windvento
fatherpadre
to eatmangiare
to smellodorare
fewpoco
to digscavare
wateracqua
wenoi
to throwlanciare
to fightcombattere
cloudnuvola
tonguelingua
to givedare
stickbastone
to seevedere
goodbuono
you (singular)tu
biggrande
wetbagnato
to cuttagliare
nosenaso
to drinkbere
heartcuore
yellowgiallo
featherpiuma
there
snowneve
alltutto
to livevivere

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