207 basic words in Italian

Italian Swadesh List: 207 Common Words

Italian Swadesh List Vocabulary

Swadesh List Vocabulary

• 🔊 io (I)
  🔊 Io sono felice. - I am happy.
• 🔊 tu (you, singular informal)
  🔊 Tu mangi pasta. - You eat pasta.
• 🔊 lui (he)
  🔊 Lui è alto. - He is tall.

• 🔊 mano (hand)
  🔊 La mano è forte. - The hand is strong.
• 🔊 occhio (eye)
  🔊 Ho un occhio blu. - I have a blue eye.
• 🔊 testa (head)
  🔊 La testa mi fa male. - My head hurts.

• 🔊 cane (dog)
  🔊 Il cane abbaia. - The dog barks.
• 🔊 gatto (cat)
  🔊 Il gatto dorme. - The cat sleeps.
• 🔊 uccello (bird)
  🔊 L'uccello vola. - The bird flies.

• 🔊 acqua (water)
  🔊 Bevo acqua. - I drink water.
• 🔊 fuoco (fire)
  🔊 Il fuoco è caldo. - The fire is hot.
• 🔊 sole (sun)
  🔊 Il sole brilla. - The sun shines.

• 🔊 pane (bread)
  🔊 Mangio pane. - I eat bread.
• 🔊 carne (meat)
  🔊 La carne è buona. - The meat is good.
• 🔊 frutta (fruit)
  🔊 Compro frutta. - I buy fruit.

• 🔊 mangiare (to eat)
  🔊 Mangio una mela. - I eat an apple.
• 🔊 bere (to drink)
  🔊 Bere acqua è sano. - Drinking water is healthy.
• 🔊 andare (to go)
  🔊 Vado a scuola. - I go to school.

• 🔊 grande (big)
  🔊 La casa è grande. - The house is big.
• 🔊 piccolo (small)
  🔊 Ho un piccolo cane. - I have a small dog.
• 🔊 buono (good)
  🔊 Il pane è buono. - The bread is good.

• 🔊 qui (here)
  🔊 Vivo qui. - I live here.
• 🔊 là (there)
  🔊 Il libro è là. - The book is there.
• 🔊 quando (when)
  🔊 Quando mangi? - When do you eat?

• 🔊 in (in)
  🔊 Vivo in città. - I live in the city.
• 🔊 su (on)
  🔊 Il gatto è su tavolo. - The cat is on the table.
• 🔊 con (with)
  🔊 Vado con amici. - I go with friends.

Basic Italian Grammar

Noun Gender and Number: Italian nouns are masculine or feminine and can be singular or plural. For example:

• Masculine singular: il sole (the sun)
• Masculine plural: i soli (the suns, rare)
• Feminine singular: l'acqua (the water)
• Feminine plural: le acque (the waters)

Verb Conjugation (Present Tense): Regular verbs like *mangiare* (-are) and irregular verbs like *bere* conjugate as follows:

• Mangiare: io mangio, tu mangi, lui/lei mangia
• Bere: io bevo, tu bevi, lui/lei beve

Adjective Agreement: Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun. For example:

• Casa grande (big house, feminine singular)
• Cani piccoli (small dogs, masculine plural)

Prepositions: Prepositions like *in*, *su*, and *con* combine with articles in certain cases (e.g., *in + la = nella*).

Additional Italian Learning Resources

• The Italian Language
• The Italian Alphabet
• Personal Pronouns
• Basic Italian Phrases
• Italian Vocabulary Test

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