A1 vocabulary
Italian A1 vocabulary list
167 core words to get started: greetings, numbers, family, food, time, places and the most-used verbs. In the app each one has a picture, a memory hook and audio.
Nouns come with their article: learn “la casa”, not just “casa”.
| Italian | English | Category |
|---|---|---|
| ciao | hi / bye | greetings |
| arrivederci | goodbye | greetings |
| grazie | thank you | greetings |
| prego | you're welcome | greetings |
| sì | yes | greetings |
| no | no | greetings |
| l'acqua | water | food |
| il pane | bread | food |
| io | I | people |
| tu | you | people |
| la mamma | mom | family |
| il papà | dad | family |
| essere | to be | action |
| avere | to have | action |
| il caffè | coffee | food |
| la pizza | pizza | food |
| buongiorno | good morning | greetings |
| buonasera | good evening | greetings |
| uno | one | numbers |
| due | two | numbers |
| tre | three | numbers |
| mangiare | to eat | action |
| bere | to drink | action |
| l'uomo | man | people |
| la donna | woman | people |
| il fratello | brother | family |
| la sorella | sister | family |
| la casa | house / home | places |
| la scuola | school | places |
| grande | big | describe |
| piccolo | small | describe |
| il gatto | cat | animals |
| il cane | dog | animals |
| il giorno | day | time |
| la notte | night | time |
| oggi | today | time |
| dormire | to sleep | action |
| parlare | to speak | action |
| andare | to go | action |
| il sole | sun | nature |
| la luna | moon | nature |
| il mare | sea | nature |
| il bambino | child (boy) | people |
| l'amico | friend | people |
| il libro | book | work |
| buono | good | describe |
| per favore | please | greetings |
| scusa | sorry / excuse me | greetings |
| piacere | nice to meet you | greetings |
| buonanotte | good night | greetings |
| chi | who | questions |
| cosa | what | questions |
| dove | where | questions |
| come | how | questions |
| quando | when | questions |
| quanto | how much | questions |
| perché | why / because | questions |
| fare | to do / to make | action |
| venire | to come | action |
| volere | to want | action |
| potere | can / to be able | action |
| dovere | must / to have to | action |
| lui | he | people |
| lei | she | people |
| quattro | four | numbers |
| cinque | five | numbers |
| sei | six | numbers |
| sette | seven | numbers |
| otto | eight | numbers |
| nove | nine | numbers |
| dieci | ten | numbers |
| venti | twenty | numbers |
| e | and | connectors |
| ma | but | connectors |
| con | with | connectors |
| senza | without | connectors |
| bene | well / fine | describe |
| male | badly / bad | describe |
| ieri | yesterday | time |
| domani | tomorrow | time |
| la mattina | morning | time |
| la sera | evening | time |
| la settimana | week | time |
| il lunedì | Monday | time |
| la domenica | Sunday | time |
| il figlio | son | family |
| la figlia | daughter | family |
| il nonno | grandfather | family |
| la nonna | grandmother | family |
| la famiglia | family | family |
| il ragazzo | boy / young man | people |
| la ragazza | girl / young woman | people |
| il latte | milk | food |
| il vino | wine | food |
| la pasta | pasta | food |
| il gelato | ice cream | food |
| la mela | apple | food |
| la carne | meat | food |
| il pesce | fish | food |
| la colazione | breakfast | food |
| la cena | dinner | food |
| abitare | to live (somewhere) | action |
| lavorare | to work | action |
| studiare | to study | action |
| leggere | to read | action |
| scrivere | to write | action |
| comprare | to buy | action |
| vedere | to see | action |
| capire | to understand | action |
| prendere | to take / to have (food) | action |
| la città | city | places |
| la strada | street / road | places |
| il negozio | shop | places |
| il ristorante | restaurant | places |
| la stazione | station | places |
| l'ufficio | office | places |
| il lavoro | work / job | work |
| l'insegnante | teacher | work |
| la penna | pen | work |
| il telefono | phone | work |
| i soldi | money | work |
| il treno | train | transport |
| l'autobus | bus | transport |
| la macchina | car | transport |
| la bicicletta | bicycle | transport |
| l'aereo | plane | transport |
| il letto | bed | home |
| il tavolo | table | home |
| la porta | door | home |
| la finestra | window | home |
| la cucina | kitchen | home |
| rosso | red | colors |
| bianco | white | colors |
| nero | black | colors |
| verde | green | colors |
| blu | blue | colors |
| giallo | yellow | colors |
| bello | beautiful / nice | describe |
| brutto | ugly / bad | describe |
| nuovo | new | describe |
| vecchio | old | describe |
| molto | very / a lot | describe |
| caldo | hot | weather |
| freddo | cold | weather |
| la pioggia | rain | weather |
| l'estate | summer | weather |
| l'inverno | winter | weather |
| la testa | head | body |
| la mano | hand | body |
| l'occhio | eye | body |
| la bocca | mouth | body |
| la maglietta | T-shirt | clothes |
| la scarpa | shoe | clothes |
| il vestito | dress / suit | clothes |
| l'albero | tree | nature |
| undici | eleven | numbers |
| dodici | twelve | numbers |
| quindici | fifteen | numbers |
| trenta | thirty | numbers |
| quaranta | forty | numbers |
| cinquanta | fifty | numbers |
| cento | one hundred | numbers |
| il martedì | Tuesday | time |
| il mercoledì | Wednesday | time |
| il giovedì | Thursday | time |
| il venerdì | Friday | time |
| il sabato | Saturday | time |
List inspired by the core vocabulary of CEFR level A1; it is not an official list from a certifying body.