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100 intermediate Italian words

100 Italian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Italian	English
amare	to love
bere	to drink
gridare	to shout
asciutto	dry
dolce	gentle
carino	pretty
presto	early
certo	admittedly
dentro	inside
né	nor
fin da	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
tra	amongWithin a larger group
questo	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
loro	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
sì	yesAffirmative answer
riporre	to put away
accendere	to turn on
respingere	to turn down

Everyday life 58 words

Italian	English
addio	farewell
ehilà	hi there
scusa	apology
lotto	batch
mucchio	pile
cento	hundred
alba	dawn
festa	celebration
Natale	Christmas
iride	iris
nervo	nerve
rene	kidney
tosse	coughNoun, the symptom itself
raffreddore	cold
sciroppo	syrup
primogenito	eldest child
ospite	host
lutto	mourning
ingenuo	naive
educato	polite
noia	boredom
vaso	vase
frigo	fridge
lampada	lamp
lima	file
sega	saw
secchio	bucket
lino	linen
piega	pleat
guanto	glove
mora	blackberry
arrosto	roast joint
bibita	soft drink
amaro	bitter
insipido	bland
barattolo	jar
IVA	value added tax
pacco	parcel
versamento	deposit
panchina	benchPublic seat
fiera	fair
abbazia	abbey
pneumatico	tyre
traghetto	ferry
freno	brake
centro benessere	spa
visto	visa
pernottare	to stay overnight
gelo	frost
duna	dune
foschia	mist
oca	goose
lince	lynx
linfa	sap
cera	wax
cubo	cube
bug	bug
menu	menu

Fields 24 words

Italian	English
prova orale	oral test
promosso	passed
piccola impresa	small business
congedo	leave
muratore	bricklayer
barista	bartender
set	set
pugilato	boxing
dado	dice
ballo	dance ball
jazz	jazz
camerino	dressing room
DNA	DNA
ione	ion
raccolta differenziata	sorting
sfuso	loose goods
revisione contabile	audit
bolla	bubble
visto	visa
reato	offence
sciopero	strike
ostaggio	hostage
clamore	buzz
mezzo di comunicazione	media

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Italian words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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