Everyday: words 201–400

people

to finish

inside

work · plural i lavori

family · plural le famiglie

world · plural i mondi

face · plural le facce

nothing

reason · plural le ragioni

together

to love

to help

to keep, to hold

immediately

to listen

night · plural le notti

to live

to use

to happen

story, history · plural le storie

ah

death · plural le morti

to remember

only, unique

under

to remain

well

week · plural le settimane

minute · plural i minuti

wife · plural le mogli

old

road, way · plural le vie

brother · plural i fratelli

fact · plural i fatti

In the weekly email: Il fatto è che is a handy way to start explaining yourself, just like 'The fact is that' in English. The same form fatto also turns up…

to start

to continue

away

to change

hey

which

good, skilled, clever

eye · plural gli occhi

better, best

to eat

less, fewer

forward, come in, go on

car, machine · plural le macchine

In the weekly email: It looks like English 'machine', but in everyday speech macchina usually means a car. If the context is a road, a trip or parking, assume…

there

boss · plural i capi

second

end · plural le fini

fear · plural le paure

while

until, up to

happy

point · plural i punti

In the weekly email: Punto covers 'point' in the sense of an idea or a moment in a discussion, as in the example. It is also the name of the full stop at the…

tomorrow

word · plural le parole

question · plural le domande

love · plural gli amori

enough, quite

little, few

to become

to him, to them

anyway, however

fantastic, great

to hope

month · plural i mesi

evening · plural le sere

strange

soon, early

serious

to mean

doctor · plural le dottoresse

important

to send

success · plural i successi

to play

not even, neither

street · plural le strade

here

to stay

daughter · plural le figlie

to read

to drink

almost

fault · plural le colpe

next

against

some, any

to write

to pay

instead

earth, land, ground · plural le terre

to discover

to meet

number · plural i numeri

at least

school · plural le scuole

possible

to turn

to treat, to deal with

maybe, perhaps

difficult

heart · plural i cuori

strong

dad, daddy · plural i papà

tonight

stupid

to matter, to care

to imagine

different

body · plural i corpi

to sleep

back, behind

husband · plural i mariti

dear, expensive

perfect

room · plural le stanze

twenty

late

to be enough, to suffice

water · plural le acque

yesterday

party, holiday, celebration · plural le feste

phone · plural i telefoni

foot · plural i piedi

sister · plural le sorelle

really, truly

excellent, very good

to stop

door · plural le porte

any

to open

head · plural le teste

sense · plural i sensi

stuff · plural le robe

In the weekly email: Roba is the casual catch-all for 'stuff': belongings, things you're carrying, things you can't be bothered to list. Like English 'stuff'…

to decide

enough, that's it

test · plural le prove

living, alive

behind

tall, high

to answer, to reply, to respond

photo · plural le foto

to concern

to save

to receive

to count

memory · plural i ricordi

ugly

to happen

to mean, to intend

office · plural gli uffici

to begin

to win

view · plural le viste

kind · plural i generi

to close

hundred

free

young lady · plural le signorine

moment · plural gli attimi

to make, to render, to give back

crazy

also, too

reason · plural i motivi

probably

movie · plural i film

towards

funny, fun

help · plural gli aiuti

to hate

full

book · plural i libri

team, squad · plural le squadre

secret

exact

to buy

to forget

good, asset · plural i beni

mind · plural le menti

to show

piece · plural i pezzi

check, control, inspection · plural i controlli

exactly

far

flat, soft, slow

to make a mistake

plan, floor · plural i piani

young

to marry

dog · plural i cani

above, over

news · plural le notizie

to promise

bed · plural i letti

grandfather · plural le nonne

to run

thousand