Italian All-in-One For Dummies (193 page)

to go:
andare
(ahn-
dah
-reh)

to go out:
uscire
(ooh-
shee
-reh)

good (adjective):
buona
(
bwoh
-nah) f;
buono
(
bwoh
-noh) m

good (noun, such as merchandise; commodity):
merce
(
mehr
-cheh) f

good evening:
buonasera
(
bwoh
-nah-
seh
-rah)

good morning, good day:
buongiorno
(bwohn-
johr
-noh)

good-bye:
arrivederci
(ahr-ree-veh-
dehr
-chee);
ciao
(chou)

good-night:
buonanotte
(
bwoh
-nah-
noht
-teh)

gray:
grigia
(
gree
-jah) f;
grigio
(
gree
-joh) m

great:
grande
(
grahn
-deh)

green:
verde
(
vehr
-deh) f/m

to grow:
crescere
(
kreh
-sheh-reh)

growth:
crescita
(
kreh
-shee-tah) f

H

hair:
capelli
(kah-
pehl
-lee) m, pl

hand:
mano
(
mah
-noh) f

happy:
felice
(feh-
lee
-cheh)

hat:
cappello
(kahp-
pehl
-loh) m

to hate:
odiare
(oh-
dyah
-reh)

to have:
avere
(ah-
veh
-reh)

to have (at a bar, restaurant):
prendere
(
prehn
-deh-reh)

to have to:
dovere
(doh-
veh
-reh)

he:
lui
(
looh
-ee) m

to hear:
sentire
(sehn-
tee
-reh)

hello:
ciao
(chou)

help:
aiuto
(ah-
yooh
-toh)

her:
lei
(lehy
)
f;
sua
(
sooh
-ah) f;
[la] sua
([lah]
sooh
-ah) f;
sue
(
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
[le] sue
([leh]
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
suo
(
sooh
-oh) m;
[il] suo
([eel]
sooh
-oh) m;
suoi
(
swoh
-ee
)
m, pl;
[i] suoi
([ee]
swoh
-ee) m, pl

here:
qui
(kwee);
lì
(lee)

heritage:
patrimonio
(pah-tree-
mohn
-yoh) m

hers:
sua
(
sooh
-ah) f;
[la] sua
([lah]
sooh
-ah) f;
sue
(
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
[le] sue
([leh]
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
suo
(
sooh
-oh) m;
[il] suo
([eel]
sooh
-oh) m;
suoi
(
swoh
-ee)
m, pl;
[i] suoi
([ee]
swoh
-ee) m, pl

high:
alta
(
ahl
-tah) f;
alto
(
ahl
-toh) m

him:
lui
(
looh
-ee) m

his:
sua
(
sooh
-ah) f;
[la] sua
([lah]
sooh
-ah) f;
sue
(
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
[le]
sue
([leh]
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
suo
(
sooh
-oh) m;
[il] suo
([eel]
sooh
-oh) m;
suoi
(
swoh
-ee)
m, pl;
[i] suoi
([ee]
swoh
-ee) m, pl

historical:
storica
(
stoh
-ree-kah) f;
storico
(
stoh
-ree-koh) m

to hold:
tenere
(teh-
neh
-reh)

holiday:
ferie
(
feh
-ryeh) f

home:
casa
(
kah
-sah) f

to hope:
sperare
(speh-
rah
-reh)

horse:
cavallo
(kah-
vahl
-loh) m

hospital:
ospedale
(ohs-peh-
dah
-leh) m

hostile:
ostile
(oh-
stee
-leh)

hot:
calda
(
kahl
-dah) f;
caldo
(
kahl
-doh) m

hotel:
albergo
(ahl-
behr
-goh) m

hour:
ora
(
oh
-rah) f

house:
casa
(
kah
-sah) f

how:
come
(
koh
-meh)

how many:
quanti
(
kwahn
-tee)

how much:
quanto
(
kwahn
-toh)

hundred:
cento
(
chehn
-toh)

hunger:
fame
(
fah
-meh) f

husband:
marito
(mah-
ree
-toh) m

I

I:
io
(
ee
-oh)

ice:
ghiaccio
(
gyahch
-choh) m

ice cream:
gelato
(jeh-
lah
-toh) m

if:
se
(seh)

ill:
malata
(mah-
lah
-tah) f;
malato
(mah-
lah
-toh) m

in:
in
(een);
a
(ah)

in front of:
di fronte [a]
(dee
frohn
-teh [ah])

inside:
dentro
(
dehn
-troh)

intelligent:
intelligente
(een-tehl-lee-
jehn
-teh)

interesting:
interessante
(een-teh-rehs-
sahn
-teh)

interview:
colloquio
(kohl-
loh
-kweeh-oh) m;
intervista
(een-tehr-
vee
-stah) f

to introduce:
presentare
(preh-zehn-
tah
-reh)

inventor:
inventore
(een-vehn-
toh
-reh) m

invitation:
invito
(een-
vee
-toh) m

it:
essa
(
ehs
-sah) f;
esso
(
ehs
-soh)
m

Italian:
italiana
(ee-tah-lee-
ah
-nah) f;
italiano
(ee-tah-lee-
ah
-noh) m

its:
sua
(
sooh
-ah) f;
[la] sua
([lah]
sooh
-ah) f;
sue
(
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
[le] sue
([leh]
sooh
-eh) f, pl;
suo
(
sooh
-oh) m;
[il] suo
([eel]
sooh
-oh) m;
suoi
(
swoh
-ee)
m, pl;
[i] suoi
([ee]
swoh
-ee) m, pl

J

jacket:
giacca
(
jahk
-kah) f

January:
gennaio
(jehn-
nah
-yoh)

jeans:
jeans
(jeenz) m

jewelry:
gioielli
(joh-
yehl
-lee) m

job:
lavoro
(lah-
voh
-roh) m

July:
luglio
(
looh
-lyoh)

June:
giugno
(
jooh
-nyoh)

just:
solo
(
soh
-loh)

K

to keep:
tenere
(teh-
neh
-reh)

kind:
gentile
(jehn-
tee
-leh)

knee:
ginocchio
(jee-
nohk
-kyoh) m

knife:
coltello
(kohl-
tehl
-loh) m

to know:
sapere
(sah-
peh
-reh);
conoscere
(koh-
noh
-sheh-reh)

L

labor:
lavoro
(lah-
voh
-roh) m

lace:
merletto
(mehr-
leht
-toh) m

lake:
lago
(
lah
-goh) m

language:
lingua
(
leen
-gwah) f

large:
larga
(
lahr
-gah) f;
largo
(
lahr
-goh) m;
grande
(
grahn
-deh) f/m

late:
in ritardo
(een ree-
tahr
-doh)

to laugh:
ridere
(
ree
-deh-reh)

lawyer:
avvocato
(ahv-voh-
kah
-toh) m

least:
minima
(
mee
-nee-mah) f;
minimo
(
mee
-nee-moh) m

leather:
cuoio
(
kwoh
-yoh) m;
pelle
(
pehl
-leh) f

to leave:
lasciare
(lah-
shah
-reh);
partire
(pahr-
tee
-reh)

(on the) left:
a sinistra
(ah see-
nees
-trah)

to lend:
prestare
(preh-
stah
-reh)

less (
meh
-noh):
meno

less than:
meno che
(
meh
-noh keh);
meno di
(
meh
-noh dee)

to let:
lasciare
(lah-
shah
-reh);
permettere
(pehr-
meht
-teh-reh)

light-colored:
chiara
(
kyah
-rah) f;
chiaro
(
kyah
-roh) m

to like:
piacere
(pyah-
cheh
-reh)

line:
fila
(
fee
-lah) f

linen:
lino
(
lee
-noh) m

to listen to:
ascoltare
(ah-skohl-
tah
-reh)

little:
piccola
(
peek
-koh-lah) f;
piccolo
(
peek
-koh-loh) m

a little,
un po'
(oohn poh)

little horse:
cavallino
(kah-vahl-
lee
-noh) m

a little of:
un po' di
(oohn poh dee)

to live:
abitare
(ah-bee-
tah
-reh);
vivere
(
vee
-veh-reh)

to loan:
dare in prestito
(
dah
-reh
een
preh
-stee-toh)

to look at:
guardare
(gwahr-
dah
-reh)

to look for:
cercare
(chehr-
kah
-reh)

to lose:
perdere
(
pehr
-deh-reh)

a lot:
molti
(
mohl
-tee) m;
molto
(
mohl
-toh) m;
parecchia
(pah-
rehk
-kyah) f;
parecchio
(pah-
rehk
-kyoh) m

to love:
amare
(ah-
mah
-reh)

love:
amore
(ah-
moh
-reh) m

lunch:
pranzo
(
prahn
-tsoh) m

lyrics:
testo
(
teh
-stoh) m

M

magazine:
rivista
(ree-
vee
-stah) f

to make:
fare
(
fah
-reh)

man:
uomo
(
woh
-moh) m

March:
marzo
(
mahr
-tsoh)

market:
mercato
(mehr-
kah
-toh) m

to marry:
sposare
(spoh-
sah
-reh)

masterpiece:
capolavoro
(kah-poh-lah-
voh
-roh) m

material:
material
(mah-teh-
ryah
-leh) m

May:
maggio
(
mahj
-joh)

may:
potere
(poh-
teh
-reh) f

me:
me
(meh)

measure:
misura
(mee-
suh
-rah) f

meat:
carne
(
kahr
-neh) f

media:
mezzi di comunicazione
di massa
(
meht
-tsee dee koh-mooh-nee-kah-
tsyoh
-neh di
mahs
-sah) m

medicine:
medicina
(meh-dee-
chee
-nah) f