Italian vocabulary
Italian vocabulary: little words & expressions
Common Italian words for little words & expressions, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.
buongiorno interjection good morning, hello
Buongiorno, cara. Com'è andata ieri?
Good morning, dear. How was yesterday?
finché conjunction until; as long as
finché non = until
E finché non arriva... mi prendo un'altra fetta?
And until she gets here... shall I have another slice?
altrimenti adverb otherwise, or else
Lo spero. Altrimenti smetto di lavarti i panni.
I hope so. Otherwise I'll stop washing your clothes.
oddio interjection oh my God!, oh no!
Sotto di me? Oddio! La tua borsa!
Under me? Oh no! Your bag!
lo schifo noun disgust; yuck
che schifo! = how disgusting!; colloquial
Che schifo! Il latte è scaduto.
Yuck! The milk is off.
gli pronoun (to) him; (to) them
gli + lo = glielo
Glieli ha restituiti, Don Ramón?
Did you give them back to him, Don Ramón?
tuttavia conjunction however, yet
Tuttavia, trovi sempre il tempo per guardare la tele.
However, you always find time to watch TV.
benvenuto · benvenuta adjective welcome
Benvenuta nel tuo appartamento.
Welcome to your flat.
anzi adverb on the contrary; or rather
Non è brutto, anzi, è molto carino.
It isn't ugly; on the contrary, it's very nice.
ovunque adverb everywhere; wherever
La signora Elena ha amici ovunque nel quartiere.
Elena has friends everywhere in the neighbourhood.
direttamente adverb directly, straight
Dopo il lavoro Nuria va direttamente a casa.
After work Nuria goes straight home.
certamente adverb certainly, of course
Certamente, signora Elena, la aiuto io.
Of course, Elena, I'll help you.
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