[English-Italian] 100 Words that lets you understand 50% of conversation in any language!

January 10, 2010

Pronunciation is as easy as eating your favourite pie when you’re hungry – take a look at italian pronunciation guide. Anyway words below are milestones for any language… expect similar posts with french, polish, german and few other languages in near future! Enjoy!

1. a, an
2. after – dopo
3. again – ANCORA
4. all – tutto
5. almost QUASI

6. also – ankijo
7. always – sempre
8. and – e
9. because – perke
10.before – PRIMA

11.big – grande
12.but – ma
13.can (I can) I POSSO
14.come (I come) IO VENGO
15.either/or – o
16.find (I find) – trovaRE

17.first – primo
18.for – per
19.friend – amico
20.from – da
21.to go (I go) – vado
22.good – buono
23.goodbye – arrivederci
24.happy – felice
25.have (I have) – ho
26.he – lui
27.hello – ciao
28.here – qui
29.how – come
30.I – io
31.I am – IO SONO

32.if – se
33.in – in
34.know (I know) – so (io so)
35.last – ultimo
36.like (I like) – piacere (io piacere)
37.little – un poco
38.love – amore
39.make (I make) – IO FACCIO

40.many – molto
41.me
42.more – DI PIU’
43.most – MAGGIORE
44.much – QUANTO

45.my – mio
46.new – nuovo
47.no – no
48.not – NO NON

49.now – adesso
50.of – da
51.often – SPESSO

52.on – a
53.one – uno
54.only – solo
55.or – o
56.other -
57.our – noi
58.out – FUORI
59.over – finito
60.people – GENTE , PERSONE

61.place – posto
62.please – per favore
63.same – STESSO
64.see (I see) IO VEDO

65.she – lei
66.so – allora
67.some – QUALCHE
68.sometimes A VOLTE
69.still ANCORA
70.such QUESTE QUESTO QUESTA QUESTI
71.tell (I tell) IO RACCONTO
72.thank you – grazie
73.that QUELLO
74.the IL LA
75.their LORO
76.them LORO
77.then QUINDI
78.there is, there are C’E’ CI SONO
79.they LORO
80.thing COSA
81.think (I think) PENSARE IO PENSO
82.this QUESTO
83.time TEMPO
84.to – QUELLO
85.under SOTTO
86.up SOPRA
87.us NOI
88.use (I use) IO USO
89.very VERAMENTE
90.we NOI
91.what COSA
92.when QUANDO
93.where DOVE
94.which QUALE
95.who CHI
96.why – PERCHE’

97.with – con
98.yes – si
99.you – TU
100.your – il tuo

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