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132 words/phrases to learn
allora
so; then
pronto
ready; hello (on the phone)
buongiorno
good morning; good afternoon
partire
to leave
che bello!
how nice!
insieme
together
la cintura
the belt
mettere
to put
la sicurezza
the security; the safety
in macchina
by car
la macchina
the car
primo
first; 1st; prime
prima di
before
fuori
outside; out
importante
important
la cosa
the thing
anche
also; too; as well
la cima
the top; the summit
sempre
always
assolutamente
absolutely
più
more; most
strano
strange; weird
so
I know (a fact)
se
if; whether
dovrei
I should
già
already; yet
così
so; thus; such
perché
why; because
assumere
to hire; to employ; to contract
normale
normal
infatti
indeed; as a matter of fact
guidare
to drive
mi piace
I like (one thing)
molto
very; much; really; a lot of ...
parlare
to speak; to talk
cantare
to sing
la canzone
the song
solo
alone; lonely
però
however
la compagnia
the company
il tipo
the guy; the type
la musica
(the) music
ti piacciono
you like (more than one thing, singular informal)
soprattutto
above all
sentire
to feel; to hear
il dono
the gift
comunque
by the way; anyway
adorare
to adore
proprio
really; right; (my) own
vivere
to live
iniziare
to start; to begin
adesso
now
il tempo
the time; the weather
benissimo
very well
bene
well
l'approccio
the approach
la cultura
(the) culture
verso
towards
poi
then (after that)
fare
to do; to make
sembra
it seems
la persona
the person
decisamente
definitely
ovviamente
obviously
l'artista
the artist
penso
I think
il lato
the side
la sfida
the challenge
il momento
the moment
cosa significa?
what does it mean?
la visione
the vision
altrimenti
otherwise
il bisogno
the need
esportare
to export
produrre
to produce
l'arte
(the) art
il lavoro
the job; the work
toccare
to touch
tanto
much; a lot
ritrovare
to find again; to recover
come
how; like; as
dire
to say; to tell
la gente
(the) people
essere
to be
felice
happy
contento
content; satisfied
grazie
thank you
l'espressione
the expression
la moglie
the wife
il volo
the flight
il nome
the name
chissà
who knows
il danno
the damage
infine
finally
mai
never; ever
giurare
to swear (an oath)
il movimento
the movement
la donna
the woman
posso
I can; I might; I may
sincero
sincere; honest
pensare
to think
peggio
worse
il senso
the sense
aspetta!
wait!
guardare
to look; to watch
preparare
to prepare
il ragazzo; la ragazza
the boy (the guy); the girl
quindi
so; therefore
c'è
there is
augurare
to wish
scegliere
to pick; to choose
puoi
you can; you might; you may
il taglio
the cut; the haircut
piccante
hot (food); spicy
scendere
to get off; to go down
ti chiami
you are called (singular informal)
mi chiamo ...
my name is ...
scusami
forgive me
rosa
pink
mica
not (colloquial emphasis)
il tetto
the roof
bravo
well-behaved
lasciare
to leave (something); to let (happen)
piccolo
small; little
provare
to try (on); to prove
certo
certain; sure
stasera
this evening; tonight
perfetto
perfect
il finale
the ending
la bocca
the mouth
il lupo
the wolf
in bocca al lupo
good luck

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