Italian vocabulary: house and furniture
Kitchen, bedroom, living room, bathroom: the rooms of the house, the furniture and everyday objects in Italian.
Here are 100 Italian words on “Home and furniture”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| bagno | bathroom |
| letto | bed |
| camera | bedroom |
| coperta | blanket |
| sedia | chair |
| tavolino | coffee table |
| sala da pranzo | dining room |
| vialetto | driveway |
| ingresso | entrance |
| fattoria | farm |
| recinzione | fence |
| pavimento | floor |
| piano | floor level |
| garage | garage |
| giardino | garden |
| casetta da giardino | garden shed |
| cancello | gate |
| chiave | key |
| cucina | kitchen |
| contratto di affitto | lease |
| cassetta postale | letterbox |
| specchio | mirror |
| forno | oven |
| proprietario | owner |
| cornice | picture frame |
| affitto | rentNoun, the sum paid for a lease |
| stanza | room |
| presa | socket |
| divano | sofa |
| scala | staircase |
| gradino | step |
| tavolo | table |
| terrazza | terrace |
| affittare | to rentVerb, to take or let under a lease |
| subaffittare | to sublet |
| gabinetto | toilet |
| villa | villa |
| finestra | window |
| parquet | wooden floor |
| piano di lavoro | worktop |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| soffitta | attic |
| balcone | balcony |
| vasca | bathtub |
| tapparella | blind |
| caldaia | boiler |
| lampadina | bulb |
| corridoio | corridor |
| tenda | curtain |
| caparra | deposit |
| villetta | detached house |
| cassetto | drawer |
| agenzia immobiliare | estate agency |
| camino | fireplace |
| superficie | floor area |
| corrimano | handrail |
| lampada | lamp |
| materasso | mattress |
| contatore | meter |
| microonde | microwave |
| trasloco | moving house |
| vicinato | neighbourhood |
| preavviso | notice period |
| guanciale | pillowFor resting your head in bed |
| struttura del tetto | roof frame |
| credenza | sideboard |
| rubinetto | tap |
| inquilino | tenant |
| abitare | to live in |
| traslocare | to move out |
| asciugatrice | tumble dryer |
| vaso | vase |
| carta da parati | wallpaper |
| armadio | wardrobe |
| lavatrice | washing machine |
| scaldabagno | water heater |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| trave | beam |
| capezzale | bolster |
| portiere | caretaker |
| interruttore automatico | circuit breaker |
| cappa | cooker hood |
| campanello | doorbell |
| zerbino | doormat |
| piumone | duvet |
| coinquilino | flatmate |
| congelatore | freezer |
| grondaia | gutter |
| siepe | hedge |
| ipoteca | mortgage |
| tramezzo | partition wall |
| termosifone | radiator |
| tegola | roof tile |
| lenzuolo | sheet |
| scaffale | shelf |
| battiscopa | skirting board |
| piastrelle | tiled floor |
| decorare | to decorate |
| allestire | to fit out |
| arredare | to furnish |
| ristrutturare | to renovate |
| lavandino | washbasin |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Italian words on “Home and furniture”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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