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B1–B2 Italian vocabulary for AP reading, listening and essays, grouped by the six course themes used through 2025–26, plus formal connectors, congiuntivo triggers and letter and email formulas. Every noun shows its article and gender.

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Learn deck · part of AP Italian Language and Culture · written against: College Board AP Italian Language and Culture Course and Exam Description: the decks follow the six themes of the CED used through 2025–26; the revised CED takes effect in fall 2026 (six thematic units, first revised exam May 2027). Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. il nucleo familiare (m.)
    household, family unit

    Il nucleo familiare medio in Italia è sempre più piccolo. — The average Italian household keeps getting smaller.
    Families and Communities
  2. il volontariato (m.)
    volunteering, volunteer work

    Il sabato faccio volontariato in una mensa per i poveri. — On Saturdays I volunteer at a soup kitchen.
    Families and Communities
  3. il senso di appartenenza (m.)
    sense of belonging

    Il dialetto rafforza il senso di appartenenza alla comunità. — Dialect strengthens the sense of belonging to the community.
    Personal and Public Identities
  4. il dialetto (m.)
    dialect, local language

    Mia nonna parla quasi solo in dialetto siciliano. — My grandmother speaks almost only Sicilian dialect.
    Personal and Public Identities
  5. il capolavoro (m.)
    masterpiece

    La Primavera di Botticelli è un capolavoro del Rinascimento. — Botticelli's Primavera is a masterpiece of the Renaissance.
    Beauty and Aesthetics
  6. l'opera d'arte (f.)
    work of art

    Il museo conserva opere d'arte di enorme valore. — The museum holds works of art of enormous value.

    Watch out: l'opera on its own can also mean opera, the musical genre.
    Beauty and Aesthetics
  7. la scoperta (f.)
    discovery

    Le scoperte di Galileo cambiarono l'astronomia. — Galileo's discoveries changed astronomy.
    Science and Technology
  8. il tirocinio (m.)
    internship, traineeship

    Faccio un tirocinio in uno studio di architettura. — I am doing an internship at an architecture firm.
    Contemporary Life
  9. il riscaldamento globale (m.)
    global warming

    Il riscaldamento globale sta facendo sciogliere i ghiacciai alpini. — Global warming is melting the Alpine glaciers.
    Global Challenges
  10. tuttavia (conn.)
    however, nevertheless

    Il progetto è interessante; tuttavia, mancano i fondi. — The project is interesting; however, there is no funding.
    Formal Writing and Register

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  • Topic outline follows the six themes of the College Board's AP Italian Language and Culture Course and Exam Description in use through 2025–26 (the AP name is used nominatively; no course or exam text reproduced). The revised course framework takes effect in fall 2026, with the first revised exam, given in Bluebook, in May 2027.
  • Meanings, genders and usage checked against the Vocabolario Treccani and Treccani's Enciclopedia dell'Italiano (treccani.it), the Nuovo De Mauro (dizionario.internazionale.it) and the Accademia della Crusca's language advice service (accademiadellacrusca.it), as references only; no text copied. All example sentences are original.
  • Facts in the examples checked against decree-law 9 September 2025 n. 127, converted by law 30 October 2025 n. 164 (normattiva.it), on the name of the school-leaving exam; UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee decision 5.COM 6.41 (2010, ich.unesco.org); the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise (parcoabruzzo.it) and the IUCN Italian Red List of vertebrates (iucn.it); and Istat household projections (istat.it).

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