ITALIAN LANGUAGE

BASE COURSE

ENGLISH

ITALIAN

GOOD MORNING

BUON GIORNO

GOOD AFTERNOON

BUON POMERIGGIO

GOOD EVENING

BUONA SERA

GOOD NIGHT

BUONA NOTTE

HAVE A NICE DAY

BUONA GIORNATA

NICE TO MEET YOU

PIACERE

OFFICE

UFFICIO

HOTEL

ALBERGO

CAFETERIA

MENSA

WELCOME

BENVENUTO

DAY

GIORNATA

THANKYOU

GRAZIE

WELCOME

BENVENUTO/A

TABLE

TAVOLO

CHAIR

SEDIA

CONFERENCE HALL

SALA CONFERENZE

BUSSINESS

AFFARI

WORK

LAVORO

STANDARDS

STANDARD

PROCEDURES

PROCEDURE

FAX MACHINE

FAX (MACCHINA DEL FAX)

MANAGEMENT

DIREZIONE

ORGANISATION CHART

ORGANIGRAMMA

REPORT

REPORT

COLLEGUES

COLLEGHI

CAN YOU HELP ME

MI PUOI AIUTARE ?

HAVE A NICE WEEK END

BUON WEEK END

HOW ARE YOU

COME STAI ?

WHERE DO YOU STAY (LIVE)

DOVE STAI DOVE ABITI ?

ENTRY

ENTRATA

EXIT

USCITA

LEFT

SINISTRA

RIGHT

DESTRA

STRAIGHT

DIRITTO

VEGETABLES

VERDURA

BREAKFAST

COLAZIONE

LUNCH

PRANZO

DINNER

CENA

TELEVISION

TELEVISIONE (TV)

TELEPHONE

TELEFONO

CONTRACT ORDER

CONTRATTO ORDINE

PAPER

CARTA

STATIONARY

CANCELLERIA

BOOKS

LIBRI

FILE

RACCOGLITORE

PEN

PENNA

PENCIL

MATITA

ERASER

GOMMA

CALENDAR

CALENDARIO

DATE

DATA

MONTH

MESE

YEAR

ANNO

NUMBERS

NUMERI

FLOPPY

DISCHETTO

CD \ DVD

CD/DVD

COMPUTER

COMPUTER

KEYBOARD

TASTIERA

MOUSE & PAD

MOUSE/TAPPETINO DEL MOUSE

GLASS

VETRO

WOOD

LEGNO

CONCRETE

CONCRETO

PAINTING

VERNICE

RESIDENCE BUILDING

RESIDENCE

DOOR

PORTA

WINDOW

FINESTRA

DRESS

VESTITO

PLANTS

PIANTE

COMPANY

SOCIETA

SUBCONTRACTOR/ VENDOR

SUBCONTRATTISTA / FORNITORE

RAIN

PIOGGIA

UMBRELLA

UMBRELLO

MISCELLANEOUS

VARIE

DELETE

CANCELLARE

ADDITION

AGGIUNTA

SUBTRACTION

SOTTRAZIONE

MULTIPLICATION

MOLTIPLICAZIONE

DIVISION

DIVISIONE

IO

YOU

TU/VOI

ALL

TUTTI

CAN

POTERE (VERB)

WHERE

DOVE

WHAT

COSA

WHEN

QUANDO

HOW

COME

THAT

QUELLO/QUELLA

THERE

LA

REGARDS

DISTINTI SALUTI

SMALL

PICCOLO

BIG

GRANDE

LONG

LUNGO

SHORT

CORTO

TRAIN STATION

STAZIONE

AIRPORT

AEREOPORTO

BUS STATION

FERMATA DELLAUTOBUS

SEASONS
SUMMER
WINTER
SPRING
AUTUMN

Dining out
Meals in Italy follow a different course than what we're accustomed to.
You might begin with an appetizer if you like -- called an antipasto -but from then on things change quite a bit. Italians prefer to eat one
dish at a time, rather than having a number of items served on one plate
(it's probably one of those inner-child things). So, after the antipasto
comes the "primo" (first dish), usually some kind of pasta. Following this
is the "secondo" (second dish), which is what we would think of as the
main course -- a meat or fish dish -- which arrives unadorned with the
vegetables, rice or other side dishes we are used to. You can order a
"contorni" (side dish) if you like -- usually roasted vegetables,
potatoes, or salad -- but unless you specifically request otherwise, it
will usually arrive towards the end of the secondo. Following the
contorni, things return to what we're used to: dessert, coffee, etc..
Ordering your meal can be quite an experience when you get off the main
tourist track -- especially if your Italian isn't up to snuff. In
restaurants in major cities, you will almost always be presented with a
menu, often translated into English. Outside the cities, the waiter
usually arrives at your table with the menu of the day memorized and
verbally reels off the list of antipasti, primi, secondi, etc. There
usually isn't a set menu because what the chef cooks depends on what he
found in the markets that morning. Unfortunately, if you don't know
Italian, there isn't an easy way around this, barring having a translator
present. Keeping a list of words handy which you and the waiter can
gesticulate over isn't a bad idea -- and to that end, we provide a list of
the major dishes you'll come across in Italy:
Basics:
pane -- bread
acqua naturale -- plain, bottled water
acqua gassata -- effervescent water
vino rosso -- red wine
vino bianco -- white wine
uno litro -- one liter (about one quart)
mezzo litro -- half liter
un quarto -- quarter liter
Pizzas:
funghi -- mushrooms
pomodori -- tomatoes
margherita -- cheese and tomato (for pizzas)
prosciutto -- ham
olive -- olives
alici -- anchovies
carciofi -- artichokes
formaggio -- cheese
bianca -- "white" (no tomato sauce, usually with rosemary or onions)
rosmarino -- rosemary
cipolle onions
Antipasti:
antipasto misto -- mixed cold meats and cheeses
bruschetta -- toasted bread with olive oil and garlic
crostini -- small slices of bread with various toppings

insalata di mare -- seafood salad

prosciutto con melone -- cured ham with cantalope
salame -- salami
Primo (first course):
zuppa -- soup
brodo -- clear broth
cannelloni -- large tubes of pasta, stuffed
gnocchi -- small potato and flour dumplings
penne -- small tubes of pasta
risotto -- rice dish with sauce
tagliatelle -- narrow ribbons of pasta
tortellini -- small rings of pasta stuffed with meat or cheese
Pasta sauces (salsa):
arrabbiata -- spicy tomato sauce, with chilis
carbonara -- cream, ham and egg
funghi -- mushroom
panna -- cream
parmigiano -- parmesan cheese
pesto -- basil and garlic sauce
pomodoro -- tomato
ragu -- beef and tomato sauce
tartuffi -- truffles
vongole -- clam and tomato sauce
Secondo, meats (carne):
agnello -- lamb
bistecca -- steak
cinghiale -- wild boar
coniglio -- rabbit
cotolette -- cutlets
fegato -- liver
maiale -- pork
manzo -- beef
piccione -- pigeon
pollo -- chicken
polpette -- meatballs
salsiccia -- sausage
tacchino -- turkey
trippa -- tripe
vitello -- veal
Secondo, fish (pesce):
alici -- anchovies
anguilla -- eel
aragosta -- lobster
calamari -- squid
cozze -- mussels
gamberetti -- shrimp
gamberi -- prawns
granchio -- crab
merluzzo -- cod
ostriche -- oysters
polipo -- octopus
sarde -- sardines
sgombro -- mackerel
tonno -- tuna

trota -- trout
vongole -- clams
Vegetables (contorni) and salad (insalata)
insalata verde -- green salad (lettuce only)
insalata mista -- mixed salad
carciofi -- artichokes
carotte -- carrots
cavolfiori -- cauliflower
cavolo -- cabbage
fagioli -- beans
fagiolini -- green beans
finocchio -- fennel
melanzane -- eggplant
patate -- potatoes
peperoni -- green/red peppers
piselli -- peas
Desserts (dolci):
Just say yes! ("si")

ITALIAN ENGLISH WORD LIST

THE MOST COMMON WORDS
yes
no
hello
goodbye
welcome
thanks
please

si
no
ciao
ciao , arrivederci
benvenuto
grazie
per favore

COMMONLY USED ADVERBS

again
di nuovo , ancora
already
gi , di gi
also
anche
always
sempre
beautiful
bellissimo
certainly
certamente
clearly
chiaramente
early
presto
everywhere
dovunque
far
lontano , distante
frequently
frequentemente
here
qui
late
tardi
later
pi tardi
likely
verosimile , probabile
loud
forte , a volume alto
maybe
forse , magari
much
molto
naturally
naturalmente
near
vicino
neatly
ordinatamente , ordinato

Appended on 7/4/05

never
now
nowhere
often
only
possibly
rarely
seldom
sometimes
soon
still
there
today
tomorrow
unlikely
usually
very
well
wrong
yesterday

mai
adesso , ora
da nessuna parte , in nessun posto
spesso
solo , solamente
possibilmente
raramente
raramente
qualche volta
presto
ancora
l , laggi
oggi
domani
poco probabile
solitamente
molto
bene
sbagliato
ieri

COMMONLY USED ADJECTIVES

advanced
alive
antique
available
awful
bad
beautiful
big
black
blue
boring
bright
brown
cheap
clean
clear
closed
cold
common
correct
cosy
dark
defective
dense
developed
different
difficult
dirty
dissatisfied
dry
dumb

avanzato
vivo
antico
disponibile
orribile
cattivo
bellissimo
grosso
nero
blu
noioso
luminoso
marrone
a buon mercato , poco costoso
pulito
chiaro
chiuso
freddo
comune
corretto
confortevole
scuro
difettoso , fallace
denso
sviluppato
diverso , differente
difficile
sporco
insoddisfatto
secco
tonto

easy
facile
educative
educativo
expected
adpettato , voluto
expensive
costoso
experienced
sperimentato
fantastic
fantastico
far
lontano
fast
veloce
fat
grasso
filled
riempito
flying
volante
funny
buffo , divertente
general
generale
gentle
gentile
good
buono
gray
grigio
green
verde
happy
felice
hard (as opposed to easy) difficile
hard (as opposed to soft) duro
healthy
salutare
heavy
pesante
high
alto
hollow
basso , avvallato
horrific
terrificante
ill
malato
improved
migliorato
incorrect
scorretto
intelligent
intelligente
interesting
interessante
invited
invitato
known
conosciuto
large
largo
light (as opposed to dark) chiaro
light (as opposed to heavy) leggero
liquid
liquido
little
piccolo
long
lungo
loud
ad alto volume
low
basso
many
molti
moving
semovente
much
molto
narrow
stretto
near
vicino
new
nuovo
next
successivo , dopo
nice
carino
old
vecchio
open
aperto
orange
arancione , arancio
other
altro
pink
rosa
poor
povero

previous
primitive
purple
like fucsia)
quick
red
rich
round
same
satisfied
short
sick
similar
simple
short
slow
soft
strange
strong
terrible
thick
thin
yellow
warm
weak
wet
white
wide
wonderful
yellow
young

precedente
primitivo
viola (darker, like violet) , lilla (lighter, quite
veloce
rosso
ricco
rotondo
lo stesso
soddisfatto
corto
malato , che sta male
simile
semplice
corto
lento
soffice
strano
forte
terribile
spesso
sottile , magro
giallo
caldo
debole
umido , bagnato
bianco
ampio
meraviglioso
giallo
giovane

COMMONLY USED VERBS

to accept
accettare
to add
aggiungere
to agree
essere d'accordo , acconsentire
to allow
permettere
to answer
rispondere
to appear
apparire , sembrare
to ask
chiedere
to attack
attaccare (to attack somenone, to fight) , attaccare
(to hang on a wall) , appiccicare (to glue)
to be able to
essere capace di , essere in grado di
to begin
iniziare , cominciare
to believe
credere
to bring (something/someone to) portare
to build
costruire
to burn
bruciare
to buy
comprare
to calculate
calcolare
to catch
acchiappare , prendere al volo
to call/to phone chiamare , telefonare
to carry
portare , trasportare

to change
cambiare
to choose
scegliere
to close
chiudere
to come
venire
to complain
lamentarsi (riflexive)
to continue
continuare
to cook
cucinare
to count
contare
to create
creare
to cry
pinagere
to decide
decidere
to defend
difendere
to discover
scoprire
to dance
ballare
to decide
decidere
to die
morire (muoio, muoiri, muore...)
to discuss
discutere
to do
fare (faccio, fai, fa...
to draw
disegnare
to drink
bere (bevo, bevi, beve...)
to drive
guidare
to eat
mangiare
to erase
cancellare
to enter
immettere
to exist
esistere
to expect
aspettarsi (riflexive)
to experience
sperimentare , fare esperienza
to explain
spiegare
to fall
cadere
to feel
sentire
to fear
avere paura di
to fight
combattere
to find
trovare
to finish
finire
to fly
volare
to follow
seguire
to forget
dimenticare , scordarsi (riflexive)
to get (something) prendere , ottenere
to give
dare (do', dai, da'...)
to go
andare (vado, vai, va'...)
to grow
crescere (cresco, cresci, cresce)
to hate
odiare
to have
avere (ho, hai, ha...)
to have to (must) dovere
to heal
guarire
to hear
sentire , udire
to heat
scaldarsi (riflexive)
to help
aiutare
to hit
colpire
to hope
sperare
to hurt
fare del male
to invite
invitare
to join
unirsi (riflexive) (join a group) , unire (join to
things toghether)

to keep
mantenere (mantengo, mantieni, mantiene...)
to kill
uccidere
to know
conoscere
to land
atterrare (of a plane) , attraccare (of a boat) ,
sbarcare (of a person)
to laugh
ridere
to learn
imparare
to leave/to part partire
to lie
mentire , dire una bugia
to like
piacere (I like English=a me piace l'inglese-English
likes to me)
to listen
ascoltare
to live
vivere
to lose
perdere
to look
guardare
to love
amare (between parterns) , volere bene (among
relatives and friends)
to make
fare (faccio, fai, fa'...)
to meet
incontrare
to move
muovere , traslocare (to move from a house to another,
or a city....)
to need
avere bisogno di , avere necessit di
to offer
offrire
to open
aprire
to paint
dipingere
to pay
pagare
to pay attention prestare attenzione
to play
giocare (play a sport) , suonare (play an instrument)
to prepare
preparare
to prove
provare , dimostrare
to put
mettere
it rains
piove
to receive
ricevere
to remember
ricordarsi (riflexive)
to remove
rimuovere
to repeat
ripetere
to rule
regolare , dirigere
to run
correre
to say
dire (dicere - dico, dici, dice...)
to search
cercare
to see
vedere
to send
mandare , inviare
to sing
cantare
to sit
sedersi (riflexive)
to show
mostrare
to smile
sorridere
to sleep
dormire
it snows
nevicare
to speak
parlare , discorrere
to spend (time/money) passare (as for time) , spendere (as for money)
to stand
stare in piedi
to steal
rubare
to stop
fermare, fermarsi
to study
studiare

to take (something/someone from) prendere

to take off
portare via
to talk
parlare , discorrere
to taste
assaggiare (something) , sapere di (a food that
stestes like... of...)
to teach
insegnare
to tell
raccontare , dire
to think
pensare
to throw
gettare , lanciare
to touch
toccare
to translate
tradurre (traduco, traduc, traduce...)
to travel
viaggiare
to try
provare a , cercare di
to understand
capire , comprendere
to visit
visitare , andare a trovare
to vote
votare
to wait
aspettare
to wake up
svegliarsi (riflexive)
to walk
camminare
to want
volere
to watch
osservare
to win
vincere
to wish
desiderare
to work
lavorare
to write
scrivere
NOUNS: BODY
arm
back
body
finger
foot
hand
head
leg

braccio (m)
schiena (f)
corpo (m)
dito (m) - pl.dita (f. pl.)
piede (m)
mano (f) - pl. mani (f. pl.)
testa (f)
gamba (f)

NOUNS: CITY
appartment
appartamento (m)
building
costruzione (f) , immobile (m)
city
citt (f)
highway/motorway superstrada/autostrada (f)
hospital
ospedale (m)
location
locazione (f)
office
ufficio (m)
street
strada (f)
village/town
villaggio (m)/paese(m)
NOUNS: COMMERCE
money
price
product

soldi (m. pl.)

prezzo (m)
prodotto (m)

shop

negozio (m)

NOUNS: COUNTRY
country/state
paese (m) /stato (m)
flag
bandiera (f)
government
governo (m)
king
re (m)
president
presidente (m)
prince
principe (m)
princess
principessa (f)
queen
regina (f)
NOUNS: EDUCATION
lesson
school
subject
teacher
university

lezione (f)
scuola (f)
materia (f)
insegnante (both m and f)
universit (f)

NOUNS: FOOD AND DRINKS

beef
beer
bread
chicken
food
fish
fruit
meat
milk
pork
vegetables
water
wine

bistecca (f)
birra (f)
pane (m)
pollo (m)
cibo (m) , roba da mangiare (f)
pesce (m)
frutta (f both sing. and pl.)
carne (f)
latte (m)
maiale (m)
verdura (f. sing.)
acqua (f)
vino (m)

NOUNS: HOUSE
bed
letto (m)
chair
sedia (f)
door
porta (f)
floor (as opposed to roof) pavimento (m)
house
casa (f)
lamp
lampada (f)
roof
soffitto (m)
room
stanza (f)
table
tavolo (f)
window
finestra (f)
NOUNS: LANGUAGE
book
character

libro (m)
personaggio (m)

dictionary
dizionario (m)
grammar
grammatica (f)
letter (to someone) lettera (f)
language
lingua (f)
sentence
frase (f)
story
storia (f)
word
parola (f)
NOUNS: NATURE
bird
canal
cat
cow
cloud
beach
dog
fish
flower
forest
garden
horse
moon
park
planet
plant
rain
river
sea
snow
space
sun
star
tree
water
weather
world

uccello (m)
canale (m)
gatto (m)
mucca (f)
nuvola (f)
spiaggia (f)
cane (m)
pesce (m)
fiore (m)
foresta (f)
giardino (m)
cavallo (m)
luna (f)
parco (m)
pianeta (m)
pianta (f)
pioggia (f)
fiume (m)
mare (m)
neve (f)
spazio (m)
sole (m)
stella (f)
albero (m)
acqua (f)
tempo (m)
mondo (m)

NOUNS: PEOPLE
boss
boy
boyfriend
child
father
girl
girlfriend
grandfather
grandmother
husband
man
mother
person
people

capo (m)
ragazzo (m)
ragazzo , fidanzato (m)
bambino (m)
padre (m)
ragazza (f)
ragazza (f) , fidanzata (f)
nonno (m)
nonna (f)
marito (m)
uomo (m)
madre (f)
persona (f)
gente (f. sing.)

woman
wife

donna (f)
moglie (f)

NOUNS: SCIENCE
chemistry
height
length
physics
science
size

chimica (f)
altitudine , altezza (f)
lunghezza , ampiezza (f)
fisica (f)
scienza (f)
misura (f)

NOUNS: TIME
clock
day
hour
future
minute
past
present
second
time
week
year

orologio (m)
giorno (m)
ora (f)
futuro (m)
minuto (m)
passato (m)
presente (m)
secondo (m)
tempo (m)
settimana (f)
anno (m)

NOUNS: TRANSPORT
airplane
areoplano , aereo (m)
bike
bicletta (f)
boat (small)
barca (f)
bus
autobus /autobus/, pullman (m)
car
macchina , auto (f)
metro/subway
metropolitanan (f)
ship (large)
nave (f)