If you want to visit Italy and learn some of the most common Italian words, this article is for you. We have prepared a list of the most used Italian words so that you can talk with local people once you are there.
MOST IMPORTANT ITALIAN WORDS:
Let’s start with the most common Italian words and phrases used in daily life.
Daily life common words and phrases in Italian
- Sì: Yes
- No/Non: No/Not (non is used before a verb or a sentence, for example, Non mi piace il calcio = I don’t like football)
- Ciao = Hello/Hi/Bye
- Arrivederci = Goodbye
- Buongiorno = Good morning
- Buon pomeriggio = Good afternoon
- Buonasera = Good evening
- Buonanotte/Notte = Good night
- A domani = See you tomorrow
- Ci vediamo dopo/A dopo = See you later
- A presto = See you soon
If you want to discover how to pronounce the Italian words mentioned before you can watch our video about Italian greetings and salutations:
OTHERS COMMON ITALIAN WORDS AND PHRASES
- Adesso = Now
- Per favore/Per piacere = Please
- Grazie mille/Grazie tante = Thank you very much
- Prego = You are welcome (Learn more about the Italian word prego)
- Mi dispiace = I’m sorry
- Scusa/Scusi = Sorry (Scusi is formal)
- Come stai? = How are you?
- Come va? = How are you doing?/How is it going?
- Come mai? = How is it that?
- Non capisco/ Non ho capito = I don’t understand/I didn’t understand
- Puoi ripetere per favore? = Could you repeat, please?
- Complimenti = Congratulations
- Andiamo = Let’s go
- (Che) cos’è questo? = What is that?
- Piacere (di conoscerti) = Nice to meet you
- Aiuto = Help
- Quanto costa? = How much is it? (Learn other useful Italian phrases for travel)
- In bocca al lupo/Buona fortuna = Good luck! (the appropriate response to In bocca al lupo is Crepi)
- Tanti auguri = Best wishes
- Oggi = Today
- Ieri = Yesterday
- L’altroieri/L’altro ieri = The day before yesterday
- Domani = Tomorrow
- Dopodomani = The day after tomorrow
- Questa settimana = This week
- La settimana scorsa = Last week
- La prossima settimana = Next week
- Ecco qui = Here we are
- Davvero?/Sul serio? = Really?
- Allora = So
- Secondo me = In my opinion
- Dai! = Come on!
- Va bene = Okay/Alright
ITALIAN DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR:
Other important Italian words are the days of the week and the Italian months of the year.
DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN ITALIAN
- Lunedì = Monday
- Martedì = Tuesday
- Mercoledì = Wednesday
- Giovedì = Thursday
- Venerdì = Friday
- Sabato = Saturday
- Domenica = Sunday
- Gennaio = January
- Febbraio = February
- Marzo = March
- Aprile = April
- Maggio = May
- Giugno = June
- Luglio = July
- Agosto = August
- Settembre = September
- Ottobre = October
- Novembre = November
- Dicembre = December
Watch our video below and discover how to pronounce the Italian days of the week:
ITALIAN COLOURS
Colours are other common Italian words you need to know in order to describe people, things, etc.
- Arancione = Orange
- Argento = Silver
- Azzurro/ Blu = Light blue /Blue
- Beige = Beige
- Bianco = White
- Celeste = Pale blue
- Dorato = Golden
- Fucsia = Fuchsia
- Giallo = Yellow
- Grigio = Grey
- Marrone = Brown
- Nero = Black
- Rosa = Pink
- Rosso = Red
- Turchese = Turquoise
- Verde = Green
- Viola = Violet
OTHER USEFUL ITALIAN WORDS:
Finally, let’s see the most used Italian words that we may need to describe people.
- Bello/a = Beautiful
- Carino/a = Nice
- Brutto/a = Ugly
- Buono/a = Good
- Cattivo/a = Bad
- Simpatico/a = Pleasant/Nice
- Antipatico/a = Unpleasant
- Forte = Strong
- Allegro/a = Cheerful
- Triste = Sad
- Noioso/a = Boring
- Tranquillo/a = Calm
- Divertente = Fun
- Matto/a o Pazzo/a = Crazy
- Furbo/a = Sly
- Pigro/a = Lazy
- Intelligente = Smart
- Gentile = Kind/polite
- Serio/a = Serious
- Timido/a = Shy
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