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Italian A2 — Core Vocabulary, Part 2 flashcards

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100 of the most frequent Italian words at A2: everyday verbs, people, health, home, food, town and travel, time, nature, work and school, free time, feelings, talk and describing words, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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Learn deck · part of Italian A1–A2 · written against: CEFR A1–A2; standard Italian; the vocabulary is 600 of the most frequent everyday words of an OpenSubtitles 2018 frequency list, since no Italian exam publishes a word list. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. camminare (v.) (io cammino, noi camminiamo)
    to walk

    Ieri abbiamo camminato per tre ore in montagna. — Yesterday we walked for three hours in the mountains.

    Note: To get somewhere on foot, Italians usually say andare a piedi: vado al lavoro a piedi.
    Everyday verbs
  2. sposato / sposata (adj.)
    married

    Da quando è sposato, Paolo pranza dai suoceri ogni domenica. — Since he got married, Paolo has lunch at his in-laws' every Sunday.

    Watch out: Married to is sposato con: è sposata con un medico.
    People & family
  3. la scarpa (n.f.)
    shoe

    Lascia le scarpe bagnate sul balcone, così non sporchi il pavimento. — Leave the wet shoes out on the balcony so you don't get the floor dirty.

    Note: le scarpe da ginnastica = trainers, sneakers.
    Home & daily life
  4. il bar (n.m.)
    café, coffee bar

    Ci vediamo al bar sotto l'ufficio alle dieci. — Let's meet at the café below the office at ten.

    Note: An Italian bar serves coffee, pastries and sandwiches all day; the plural is the same: i bar.
    Food & shopping
  5. la serata (n.f.)
    evening (how it is spent); evening event

    La serata al ristorante di Teresa è finita con un karaoke improvvisato. — The evening at Teresa's restaurant ended with an impromptu karaoke.

    Watch out: la sera is the time of day (di sera, stasera); la serata is the evening you have: Buona serata!
    Time & weather
  6. inglese (adj., m./f.)
    English; (n.) l'inglese = the English language

    Il mio nuovo collega è inglese, ma parla benissimo l'italiano. — My new colleague is English, but he speaks Italian very well.

    Watch out: Nationalities and languages are lowercase in Italian: inglese, italiano, francese.
    Nature & the world
  7. il compleanno (n.m.)
    birthday

    Per il mio compleanno faremo una festa in giardino. — For my birthday we'll have a party in the garden.

    Note: Buon compleanno! = Happy birthday! Tanti auguri! works too.
    Free time & culture
  8. il coraggio (n.m.)
    courage

    Mia nonna ha avuto il coraggio di imparare a nuotare a settant'anni. — My grandmother had the courage to learn to swim at seventy.

    Note: Coraggio! on its own = Come on! / Chin up!; brave is coraggioso / coraggiosa.
    Feelings & character
  9. presente (adj., m./f.)
    present, here; (n.) il presente = the present

    Alla festa di laurea di Sara era presente tutta la famiglia. — The whole family was present at Sara's graduation party.

    Watch out: A present you give someone is un regalo; at roll call, Presente! means "Here!"
    Describing words
  10. a proposito (expr.)
    by the way; (a proposito di) speaking of, about

    A proposito, hai chiamato tua madre ieri? — By the way, did you call your mother yesterday?

    Watch out: It does not mean "on purpose": that is apposta or di proposito.
    Small words & numbers

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