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primo

"primo" means "first" in Italian. It is number 368 on the frequency list, in A1 (adj).

Meaning

first; initial; main, principal

IPA

/ˈpri.mo/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sono primo.
  I'm first.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Era primo.
  He was first.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH
• È primo.
  He's first.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CH

Learned together

In the course, "primo" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• lì there, in that place
• domani tomorrow
• abbastanza enough, sufficiently
• piano slowly
• comunque anyhow, in any case, regardless
• nemmeno not even
• presto soon
• neanche not … either
• qua here

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