To speak and understand Italian, you’ll need to know lots of vocabulary. Follow the links below to access our Italian vocabulary lessons at each level.
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Level A1- Beginner
Nationalities
School and Studying
Professions (2)
Ordinal Numbers
Colors
More Italian Verbs
Workplaces
Seasons
Geographical Terms
Nouns
Telling the Time
Health & Illnesses
Prepositions of Place
Tastes of Italy
Quantities
Verbs
Describing Food
Verbs and Nouns for Cooking
Home and Contents
Describing Appearance
Have your seen our e-book/audio package? Italian Workout! A1
Level A2 – Pre-Intermediate
Animals
Television
Describing the aspect (2)
Bicycle
To invite someone
Festivals and Holidays
House (2)
Zodiac
Level B1 – Intermediate
Other nouns
Other verbs
Describing objects
Objects in the house
Other nouns
Other verbs
Geography (2)
Other verbs
Types of people
Other verbs
Have your seen our e-book/audio package? Italian Workout! B1
B2 – Intermediate
Professions (3)
Other useful words
Italian Political System
Books (2): Literary Genres
Other adjectives and verbs
Psychology (2)
Entertainment: Theatre and Opera
Some common expression
Study Tips
It’s easier to remember the meaning of the Italian words you see than it is to translate from English (or your native language) into Italian.
So start by trying to remember the meaning of the Italian word: “uno, due, tre”
Then later, try to remember how to say them in Italian (“one, two, three” in Italian is….?)
It’s a lot easier than you think to learn Italian vocabulary WITHOUT writing a translation, especially when they come in predictable sets, such as “gennaio, febbraio, marzo, aprile, …” The sooner you can stop writing translations, the better, because they can be very misleading at times!
Remembering Italian vocabulary in context is easier than remembering lists of new words. For example:
“Ho comprato il giornale dal giornalaio. Mi piace la Repubblica.”
Don’t neglect the pronunciation of Italian vocabulary, either. It’s important to know what new words sound like and how to physically say them! You could try writing them down in syllables: gior-na-le, gior-na-lai-o
And it’s useful to know which syllable is stressed: gior-NA-le, gior-na-LA-io
But above all, be sure to revise regularly. Unless you are superhuman, what you study today will fade from your mind within a day or two. So to make best use of your time, review the Italian vocabulary you have studied a day or so later, then perhaps again at the end of the week.
