Italian A1 vocabulary: 300 most common words with examples

A1 is the first 300 words, the backbone of everyday Italian.

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Updated October 21, 2026

Grammar

Articles: il, lo, la, i, gli, le, un, una Italian articles change with gender, number and the first sound of the next word: il libro, lo zaino, la…
Question words: chi, che cosa, dove, quando, come, perché Chi (who), che / cosa (what), dove (where), quando (when), come (how), perché (why, also "because"), quanto…
Essere: to be Sono, sei, è, siamo, siete, sono. Note that sono is both "I am" and "they are".
Avere: to have Ho, hai, ha, abbiamo, avete, hanno. The h is silent. Used for age and feelings: ho fame, ho vent'anni.
Piacere: how to say "I like" Mi piace il caffè "I like coffee", literally "coffee pleases me". Plural things take piacciono.

Word list

#	Word	English
1	e	and
2	non	not
3	che	that, which, who
4	di	of, from
5	la	the (feminine)
6	il	the (masculine)
7	un	a, an
8	a	to, at, in
9	per	for
10	essere	to be
11	in	in
12	uno	one
13	mi	me, to me
14	avere	to have
15	si	oneself, himself, herself, themselves
16	ma	but, however
17	lo	the (before s + consonant, z)
18	cosa	thing
19	con	with, together
20	no	no
21	le	the (feminine plural)
22	se	if
23	da	from
24	come	how
25	io	I
26	ci	us, to us
27	questo	this
28	bene	well
29	qui	here
30	sei	six
31	del	some, of the, from the
32	tu	you
33	solo	only, just
34	mio	my, mine
35	al	to the, at the
36	me	me
37	tutto	all
38	te	you, thee
39	della	of the, from the
40	fare	to do, to make
41	sapere	to know
42	quando	when
43	sì	yes
44	ora	now
45	lei	she
46	gli	the (masculine plural)
47	ne	of it, of them
48	dire	to say, to tell
49	andare	to go
50	quello	that
51	mai	never
52	alla	to the, at the
53	o	or
54	anche	also, too, as well, besides
55	stato	been (with essere: è stato)
56	tutti	all
57	dei	of the, from the
58	grazie	thank you, thanks
59	chi	who, whom
60	stare	to stay
61	molto	much, very much, a lot
62	più	more
63	volere	to want
64	perché	because, why
65	tuo	your, yours
66	beh	well
67	sia	both ... and
68	nel	in the
69	lui	he
70	allora	then
71	potere	can, to be able to
72	ehi	hey!
73	prima	before
74	suo	his, her, its
75	niente	nothing
76	qualcosa	something
77	così	so
78	davvero	really, in fact
79	ancora	still
80	fa	ago (un anno fa: a year ago)
81	casa	house
82	dove	where
83	su	on
84	vero	true
85	noi	we
86	due	two
87	quindi	therefore, hence, thus
88	delle	of the, from the
89	sempre	always
90	altro	other, another
91	loro	they, them
92	dovere	to have to, must
93	forse	maybe, perhaps, possibly, may, might
94	li	them
95	proprio	really, just
96	certo	certainly, of course, surely, definitely
97	tempo	time
98	nella	in the
99	poi	then
100	vi	you, to you (plural)
101	credo	creed
102	vita	life
103	sul	on the
104	quanto	how much, how many
105	fuori	outside
106	anno	year
107	cui	which, whom (after a preposition)
108	parte	part
109	vedere	to see
110	qualcuno	someone, somebody
111	lavoro	work
112	voi	you
113	ciao	hello!
114	dio	God
115	volta	time, occasion (una volta: once)
116	dopo	later
117	adesso	now
118	uomo	man
119	padre	father
120	bisogno	need
121	amico	friend, companion, partner
122	posto	place
123	nessuno	nobody, no one
124	via	away
125	signora	lady
126	meglio	better
127	dai	come on!
128	dal	from the
129	sembrare	to seem, to look, to appear
130	giorno	day
131	ogni	each, every
132	modo	way, manner
133	senza	without
134	signore	sir, mister
135	qualche	few
136	pensare	to think
137	ecco	here is, there is
138	parlare	to talk, to speak
139	tra	between
140	mamma	mom
141	già	already, yet
142	dalla	from the
143	troppo	too much, too many
144	ce	us, there (before lo, la, ne: ce n'è)
145	nuovo	new
146	male	badly
147	madre	mother
148	tanto	so much
149	favore	favour/favor
150	successo	success
151	sulla	on the
152	giusto	just, exactly
153	aspettare	to wait for, await, wait
154	farlo	to do it, to make it (fare + lo)
155	alle	to the, at the
156	momento	moment
157	ragazzo	boy, young man
158	persona	person, pl people, persons
159	nostro	our
160	tipo	indicating approximation or uncertainty
161	pregare	to pray
162	grande	big, large
163	sentire	to feel
164	appena	barely, hardly
165	soldi	money
166	tre	three
167	oggi	today
168	questi	the aforementioned person
169	piacere	to be pleasing to
170	idea	idea
171	ai	to the, at the
172	figlio	son
173	accordo	accord, agreement, bond
174	sicuro	surely
175	venire	to come
176	degli	of the, from the
177	guardare	to look at, to watch, to glance or gaze at
178	dentro	inside
179	trovare	to find
180	caso	chance, fate
181	forza	cheer up!
182	nome	name
183	problema	problem
184	mondo	world
185	prendere	to take, hold, pick up, get
186	nulla	nothing, anything
187	donna	woman
188	bastare	to be enough
189	insieme	together
190	ragazza	girl, young woman
191	subito	at once, immediately, as soon as possible, shortly
192	famiglia	family
193	okay	okay!
194	stesso	same, equal
195	ragione	reason, intellect
196	capire	to understand
197	notte	night
198	testa	head
199	servire	to serve
200	tesoro	valuable things, treasure
201	sotto	under, beneath, underneath
202	dare	to give
203	bello	beautiful, nice
204	scusa	sorry!
205	buono	good
206	portare	to bring, fetch, take, carry
207	moglie	wife
208	storia	history
209	succedere	to take the place, to succeed
210	morto	died
211	cercare	to look for
212	pronto	hello
213	meno	less
214	avanti	forward, ahead, onward
215	secondo	according to, as per, per
216	polizia	police
217	lì	there, in that place
218	mentre	while
219	letto	bed
220	fino	till, until, as far as
221	aiutare	to help, assist
222	paura	fear
223	fratello	brother, sibling
224	domani	tomorrow
225	abbastanza	enough, sufficiently
226	capo	boss, chief, leader
227	amore	love
228	nei	in the
229	uccidere	to kill
230	piano	slowly
231	macchina	machine
232	comunque	anyhow, in any case, regardless
233	nemmeno	not even
234	mano	hand
235	presto	soon
236	bambino	child, baby, toddler, tot
237	tornare	to return, to come back
238	primo	first
239	vostro	your
240	neanche	not … either
241	sera	evening
242	giro	turn, twist, rotation, revolution
243	qua	here
244	diavolo	the devil, the heck, the dickens, the deuce
245	quasi	almost, nearly
246	contro	against
247	felice	happy
248	colpa	fault
249	punto	reinforces negation: at all
250	andata	outward journey, journey there
251	quale	which
252	chiedere	to ask
253	invece	instead, but, whereas, on the contrary
254	migliore	better
255	finire	to finish
256	figlia	daughter
257	papa	pope
258	almeno	at least
259	col	with the
260	passare	to pass
261	magari	even
262	minuto	tiny, minute, emaciated, thin
263	terra	ground
264	strada	road, way, street
265	credere	to believe
266	importante	important
267	salvo	safe, out of danger, saved, secure from
268	settimana	week
269	perdere	to lose
270	uscire	to go out, leave, exit
271	papà	dad, papa
272	stasera	this evening, tonight
273	scusi	excuse me, pardon me
274	dollaro	dollar
275	occhio	eye
276	ultimo	last
277	possibile	possible
278	scuola	school
279	nelle	in the
280	indietro	back, behind, backwards
281	riuscire	to manage
282	sangue	blood
283	chiamare	to call
284	mettere	to put, to place, to lay, to set
285	piccolo	small
286	traduzione	translation
287	tardi	late
288	cuore	muscular organ that pumps blood
289	marito	husband
290	ieri	yesterday
291	sperare	to hope
292	ricordo	memory, recollection, remembrance
293	lasciare	to leave
294	ascoltare	to listen to
295	difficile	difficult, hard
296	auto	car
297	ciò	this
298	fantastico	fantastic
299	fatto	done, made
300	numero	number