Most common words
The 1,000 most common Italian words
The words you’ll meet most, ranked by how often Italian speakers use them, in five stages of 200. Learning them in this order gives you the words that come up most in everyday Italian first.
The five stages
- Stage 1 · words 1–200 Essentials e, essere, non, che, avere, a…
- Stage 2 · words 201–400 Everyday la gente, finire, dentro, il lavoro, la famiglia, il mondo…
- Stage 3 · words 401–600 Conversation il lunedì, il martedì, il mercoledì, il giovedì, il venerdì, il sabato…
- Stage 4 · words 601–800 Expressive la fidanzata, il contatto, la compagnia, camminare, il mezzo, la posizione…
- Stage 5 · words 801–1,000 Well-rounded il cappotto, il permesso, la zia, soffrire, l'interesse, l'esame…
The top 100
The first half of Stage 1: the words you’ll meet most often.
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e conjunction
and
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2
essere verb
to be
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3
non adverb
not
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4
che conjunction
that, than, which
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5
avere verb
to have
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6
a preposition
to, at
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di preposition
of, from, about
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8
per preposition
for
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9
in preposition
in, into
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10
mi pronoun
me, myself
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11
questo adjective
this
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12
si pronoun
himself, herself, itself, oneself, one
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13
fare verb
to do, to make
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14
la cosa f noun
thing · plural le cose
In the weekly email: Cosa is one of the most common nouns in Italian, used much like English 'thing' for almost anything you can't or don't want to name. On its…
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ma conjunction
but
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16
stare verb
to stay, to be
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mio adjective
my
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andare verb
to go
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con preposition
with
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no adverb
no
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ti pronoun
you, yourself
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22
sapere verb
to know
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23
tutto adjective
all
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24
se conjunction
if, whether
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25
ciao interjection
hi, bye
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grazie interjection
thank you
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27
per favore interjection
please
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28
da preposition
from, by, since
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29
come adverb
how, like
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30
dire verb
to say
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31
io pronoun
I
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32
ci pronoun
us, ourselves, there
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33
volere verb
to want
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34
potere verb
to be able to, can
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35
dovere verb
to have to, must
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36
tuo adjective
your (informal)
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37
qui adverb
here
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quello adjective
that
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39
suo adjective
his, her, its, your (formal)
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40
solo adjective
alone, only
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41
tu pronoun
you (informal)
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42
me pronoun
me
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43
vedere verb
to see
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44
te pronoun
you
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45
il dio m noun
god · plural gli dei
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46
altro adjective
other
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47
quando adverb
when
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48
sì adverb
yes
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49
lei pronoun
she, her, you (formal)
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50
ne pronoun
of it, about it
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51
pensare verb
to think
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52
bene adverb
well
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53
mai adverb
never, ever
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o conjunction
or
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anche adverb
also, even
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chi pronoun
who, whom
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sentire verb
to feel, to hear
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più adverb
more, most
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venire verb
to come
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60
prego interjection
you're welcome, please
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credere verb
to believe
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62
scusa interjection
sorry, excuse me
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perché conjunction
because, why
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lui pronoun
he, him
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allora adverb
then
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vero adjective
true
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67
parlare verb
to speak
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niente pronoun
nothing, anything
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qualcosa pronoun
something, anything
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buongiorno interjection
good morning, hello
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nostro adjective
our
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prendere verb
to take
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davvero adverb
really, truly
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la casa f noun
house, home · plural le case
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ancora adverb
still, again, yet, more
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così adverb
so, like this, thus
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l'ora f noun
hour · plural le ore
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78
uno numeral
one
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dove adverb
where
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80
su preposition
on, up
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81
l'amica m/f noun
friend · plural le amiche
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82
la volta f noun
time · plural le volte
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noi pronoun
we, us
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84
due numeral
two
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85
quindi adverb
therefore, so
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86
l'anno m noun
year · plural gli anni
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87
dare verb
to give
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capire verb
to understand
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89
quanto adjective
how much, how many
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90
la pronoun
her, it
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91
molto adjective
much, many, a lot of
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92
trovare verb
to find
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93
l'uomo m noun
man · plural gli uomini
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94
certo adjective
certain, sure
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95
arrivederci interjection
goodbye
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96
sempre adverb
always
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97
primo adjective
first
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98
proprio adjective
own
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99
il tempo m noun
time, weather · plural i tempi
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ora adverb
now
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