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61 words/phrases to learn
posso ... ?
can I ... ?
sedersi
to sit (oneself) down
posso sedermi?
can I sit?
... vero?
... right?
fa caldo, vero?
it's hot, right?
fa freddo, vero?
it's cold, right?
venire
to come
da dove vieni?
where are you from?
qui
here
there
non sono di qui
I'm not from here
gli Stati Uniti
the United States
il Canada
Canada
vengo dagli Stati Uniti
I'm from the States
vivere
to live
dove vivi?
where do you live?
la vita
(the) life
da una vita
for ages
l'Italia
Italy
in Italia
in Italy
vivo in Italia da una vita
I've lived in Italy for ages
ma
but
il sogno
the dream
vivo negli Stati Uniti, ma il mio sogno è vivere in Italia
I live in the United States, but my dream is to live in Italy
la vacanza
the holiday; the vacation
in vacanza
on holiday
sono in vacanza
I'm on vacation
il lavoro
the job; the work
per lavoro
for work
sono qui per lavoro
I'm here for work
parli bene l'italiano
you speak Italian well
parlo sette lingue!
I speak seven languages
incredibile!
incredible! ; unbelievable!
comunque
by the way; anyway
mi piace
I like (one thing)
l'accento
the accent
comunque mi piace il tuo accento
by the way, I like your accent
fare
to do; to make
cosa fai?
what do you do?
cosa fai nella vita?
what do you do for a living?
che lavoro fai?
what do you do?
il medico
the doctor
sono un medico
I'm a doctor
l'insegnante
the teacher
lo studente; la studentessa
the student
lo scrittore; la scrittrice
the writer
figo!
cool!
quanto?
how much?; how long?
restare
to stay
quanto resti?
how long are you staying?
resto cinque giorni
I'll stay for five days
la settimana
the week
il mese
the month
l'anno
the year
vengo in vacanza in Italia tutti gli anni
I come to Italy on vacation every year
davvero?
really?
il posto
the place; the seat
preferito
favorite
è il mio posto preferito
it's my favorite place
allora
so; then
allora buone vacanze!
enjoy your vacation, then!
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