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Italian vocabulary · Topic 6 of 10

Everyday Verbs in Italian

Italian verbs change their ending for each person: io mangio, tu mangi, noi mangiamo. These 100 verbs are shown in the infinitive, the form you find in a dictionary. Learn a verb with one short sentence and you will start to hear the patterns everywhere.

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  1. 1to beverbessere
  2. 2to haveverbavere
  3. 3to goverbandare
  4. 4to eatverbmangiare
  5. 5to drinkverbbere
  6. 6to speakverbparlare
  7. 7to do / to makeverbfare
  8. 8to wantverbvolere
  9. 9to likeverbpiacere"I like": mi piace
  10. 10to loveverbamarefamily and friends: voler bene
  11. 11to sleepverbdormire
  12. 12to comeverbvenire
  13. 13to know (a fact)verbsapere
  14. 14to know (a person or place)verbconoscere
  15. 15to seeverbvedere
  16. 16to look / to watchverbguardare
  17. 17to hearverbsentire
  18. 18to listenverbascoltare
  19. 19to readverbleggere
  20. 20to writeverbscrivere
  21. 21to workverblavorare
  22. 22to studyverbstudiare
  23. 23to learnverbimparare
  24. 24to teachverbinsegnare
  25. 25to understandverbcapire
  26. 26to sayverbdire
  27. 27to tellverbraccontarealso: dire
  28. 28to askverbchiederealso: domandare
  29. 29to answerverbrispondere
  30. 30to thinkverbpensare
  31. 31to believeverbcredere
  32. 32to needverbavere bisogno di
  33. 33can (to be able to)verbpotereto know how to: sapere
  34. 34must (to have to)verbdovere
  35. 35to giveverbdare
  36. 36to takeverbprendere
  37. 37to buyverbcomprare
  38. 38to sellverbvendere
  39. 39to payverbpagare
  40. 40to openverbaprire
  41. 41to closeverbchiudere
  42. 42to startverbiniziarealso: cominciare
  43. 43to finishverbfinire
  44. 44to waitverbaspettare
  45. 45to helpverbaiutare
  46. 46to liveverbvivereto reside: abitare
  47. 47to walkverbcamminare
  48. 48to runverbcorrere
  49. 49to driveverbguidare
  50. 50to travelverbviaggiare
  51. 51to leaveverbpartirealso: andarsene
  52. 52to arriveverbarrivare
  53. 53to come backverbtornare
  54. 54to enterverbentrare
  55. 55to sit (down)verbsedersi
  56. 56to stand (up)verbalzarsito be standing: stare in piedi
  57. 57to playverbgiocareinstruments: suonare
  58. 58to singverbcantare
  59. 59to danceverbballare
  60. 60to swimverbnuotare
  61. 61to cookverbcucinare
  62. 62to cleanverbpulire
  63. 63to washverblavare
  64. 64to wearverbindossarealso: portare
  65. 65to putverbmettere
  66. 66to findverbtrovare
  67. 67to look forverbcercare
  68. 68to loseverbperdere
  69. 69to winverbvincere
  70. 70to useverbusarealso: utilizzare
  71. 71to tryverbprovare
  72. 72to call (phone)verbchiamare
  73. 73to sendverbmandarealso: inviare
  74. 74to bringverbportare
  75. 75to meetverbincontrarefor the first time: conoscere
  76. 76to rememberverbricordarealso: ricordarsi
  77. 77to forgetverbdimenticare
  78. 78to feelverbsentirealso: sentirsi
  79. 79to laughverbridere
  80. 80to cryverbpiangere
  81. 81to smileverbsorridere
  82. 82to kissverbbaciare
  83. 83to hugverbabbracciare
  84. 84to changeverbcambiare
  85. 85to chooseverbscegliere
  86. 86to showverbmostrarealso: far vedere
  87. 87to carryverbportare
  88. 88to wake upverbsvegliarsi
  89. 89to take a showerverbfare la doccia
  90. 90to restverbriposarealso: riposarsi
  91. 91to breakverbrompere
  92. 92to fallverbcadere
  93. 93to growverbcrescere
  94. 94to hopeverbsperare
  95. 95to preferverbpreferire
  96. 96to stayverbrestarealso: rimanere
  97. 97to order (food)verbordinare
  98. 98to visitverbvisitarea person: andare a trovare
  99. 99to inviteverbinvitare
  100. 100to explainverbspiegare

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Everyday Verbs in Italian: common questions

What are the most important Italian verbs to learn first?

Essere (to be), avere (to have), fare (to do or make), and andare (to go). They are irregular, but they appear in almost every conversation.

What do the endings -are, -ere, and -ire mean?

They show the verb group. Each group follows its own pattern, so once you know how to use parlare, you can use most other -are verbs the same way.

Do I need to say "io" before the verb?

Usually not. The ending already shows who is speaking, so mangio alone means "I eat". Add io only for emphasis.

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