Words I learned in my class this summer, in no particular order. Note that 'c' is pronounced as a 'ch' sound in English when it comes before an 'e' or 'i' and 'ch' in Italian is pronounced like a 'k' sound in English.
buona sera good evening
arrivederci good bye
bella beautiful
molto bene very good
brutto ugly
piovere to rain
piangere to cry
attraversare to cross over
piacere to please mi piace la pizza I like the pizza (we ended up talking about pizza a lot in Italian class)
mangiare to eat
leggere to read
scrivere to write
semafori stoplights
andiamo avanti let's go forward
non lo so I don't know
amare to love
parlare to speak parlo italiano I speak Italian
stasera tonight
uomo man
donna woman
cane dog
gatto cat
uccello bird
piazza plaza
ho sonno I'm tired
ho paura I'm scared
a piedi on foot
bambino child
sorella sister
fratello brother
moglie wife
marito husband
piccolo small
basso short
grasso fat
magro skinny
testa head ho mal di testa I have a headache
macchina car
ieri yesterday
domani tomorrow
cucina kitchen
dove where
aggiustare to fix
profesoressa teacher
piatto plate
capire to understand non capisco I don't understand
scarpe shoes
sempre always
stanca tired
pomodoro tomato
ragazza girl
l'estate summer
pomeriggio afternoon
raffreddore a cold
burro butter
Sunday, August 19, 2007
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