Italian Glossary
Complete alphabetical reference of 65 Italian words and phrases with pronunciation guides. Browse by letter or scroll through the full list.
A
| un cappuccino | /ʊn kapːʊtʃːˈino/ | a cappuccino | At the Café |
| un caffè | /ʊn kaffˈɛ/ | a coffee | At the Café |
| un cornetto | /ʊn kornˈetːo/ | a croissant | At the Café |
| un panino | /ʊn panˈino/ | a sandwich | At the Café |
| americano | /amerikˈano/ | American | Meeting People |
B
| compleanno | /kompleˈanno/ | birthday | Numbers & Time |
| fratello | /fratˈɛllo/ | brother | My World |
C
D
E
| scusa | /skˈuza/ | excuse me | Pronunciation & Basics |
F
| famiglia | /famˈiʎa/ | family | Pronunciation & Basics |
| padre | /pˈadre/ | father | My World |
G
| aglio | /ˈaʎo/ | garlic | Pronunciation & Basics |
| Buonasera | /bwˌɔnasˈera/ | Good evening | Pronunciation & Basics |
| Buongiorno | /bʊondʒˈɔrno/ | Good morning / Good day | Pronunciation & Basics |
| arrivederci | /arɾivedˈɛrtʃɪ/ | goodbye | Meeting People |
H
| capelli | /kapˈellɪ/ | hair | Pronunciation & Basics |
| cappelli | /kapːˈɛllɪ/ | hats | Pronunciation & Basics |
| sua madre | /sˌʊa mˈadre/ | his/her mother | My World |
| come stai? | /kˌome stˈaj/ | how are you? | Meeting People |
I
| Io sono | /ˈio sˈono/ | I am | Meeting People |
| Ho fame | /o fˈame/ | I am hungry | At the Café |
| Ho sete | /o sˈete/ | I am thirsty | At the Café |
| ho | /ˈɔ/ | I have | My World |
| mi piace | /mɪ pjˈatʃe/ | I like | My World |
| parlo | /pˈarlo/ | I speak | Meeting People |
| idea | /idˈɛa/ | idea | Pronunciation & Basics |
| È l'una | /e lˈuna/ | It is one o'clock | Numbers & Time |
| Sono le... | /sˌono lˈe/ | It is... (plural) | Numbers & Time |
| italiano | /italiˈano/ | Italian | Meeting People |
K
| chiavi | /kjˈavɪ/ | keys | Pronunciation & Basics |
| gentile | /dʒentˈile/ | kind | My World |
L
| lasagna | /lazˈaɲɲa/ | lasagna | Pronunciation & Basics |
| amore | /amˈore/ | love | Pronunciation & Basics |
M
| lunedì | /lʊnedˈi/ | Monday | Numbers & Time |
| mese | /mˈɛze/ | month | Numbers & Time |
| madre | /mˈadre/ | mother | My World |
| mio fratello | /mˌio fratˈɛllo/ | my brother | My World |
N
O
| di | /dˈi/ | of / from | Meeting People |
| uno | /ˈuno/ | one | Pronunciation & Basics |
| cento | /tʃˈɛnto/ | one hundred | Numbers & Time |
| mille | /mˈille/ | one thousand | Numbers & Time |
P
| pezzi | /pˈɛtsːɪ/ | pieces | Numbers & Time |
| per favore | /per favˈore/ | please | Pronunciation & Basics |
R
| Roma | /rˈoma/ | Rome | Meeting People |
S
| sabato | /sˈabato/ | Saturday | Numbers & Time |
| stagione | /stadʒˈone/ | season | Numbers & Time |
| a presto | /a prˈɛsto/ | see you soon | Meeting People |
| domenica | /domˈenika/ | Sunday | Numbers & Time |
T
| alto | /ˈalto/ | tall | My World |
| dieci | /djˈɛtʃɪ/ | ten | Numbers & Time |
| grazie | /ɡrˈatsje/ | thank you | Pronunciation & Basics |
| il conto | /il kˈonto/ | the bill | At the Café |
| la mancia | /la mˈantʃa/ | the tip | At the Café |
| ballare | /ballˈare/ | to dance | My World |
| cantare | /kantˈare/ | to sing | My World |
| venti | /vˈɛntɪ/ | twenty | Numbers & Time |
W
| come ti chiami? | /kˌome tɪ kjˈamɪ/ | what is your name? | Meeting People |
| Che ore sono? | /ke ˈore sˈono/ | What time is it? | Numbers & Time |
| di dove sei? | /dɪ dˈove sˈɛi/ | where are you from? | Meeting People |
Y
| Lei | /lˈɛi/ | you (formal) | Meeting People |
| tu | /tˈu/ | you (informal) | Meeting People |
| ha | /ˈa/ | you have (formal) | At the Café |
| tua sorella | /tˌʊa sorˈɛlla/ | your sister | My World |
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