Common Italian Words

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20	della
1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the
	di
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
	la
1. art. the
2. pron. (accusative) her, it
3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
21	ha
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of avere
2. interj. ah! (usually ironic or sarcastic)
	avere
1. v. to have
2. v. (auxiliary) to have
22	sono
1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]].
2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]].
3. n. alternative form of suono
	essere
1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to
3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed
4. n. being
23	più	©
1. adv. comparative degree of molto; more
2. adj. more
3. prep. plus
24	lo
1. art. (ngd, The form of m, it, il) that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (it, l'; the
l’osso - the bone
lo stato - the state
lo zio - the uncle
2. pron. (accusative) him
25	come	©
1. adv. how
Come stai? - How are you? (informal)
Come sta? - How are you? (formal)
2. adv. as, like
blu come il mare - as blue as the sea
26	mi
1. pron. me
2. pron. (dative) (to) me
(Lui/Lei) non mi piace. / Non mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) not likes to me. / I do not like (him/her/it). / To me not likes (he/she/it).
(Lui/Lei) mi piace. / Mi piace (lui/lei). - (He/She/It) likes to me. / I like (him/her/it). / To me likes (he/she/it).
3. n. (music) The third note, mi.
27	al
1. contraction. contraction of a il; to the, at the
2. prep. (cooking, in the singular) with (an ingredient)
risotto al pecorino - rice with pecorino cheese
risotto allo zafferano - rice with saffron
pasta all'aglio - pasta with garlic
	a
1. prep. in
2. prep. at
3. prep. to
4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
	il
1. art. the
28	ma
1. conj. but
2. n. abbreviation of mamma
3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis.
Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute!
4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question.
29	se
1. conj. if
Se non è vero, è ben trovato. - If it is not true, it is a good story.
2. conj. whether
3. conj. if only
4. pron. alternative form of si
30	anche	©
1. adv. also, too, as well, besides
2. adv. even
3. n. plural of anca
	anca
1. n. (anatomy) hip
31	dei
1. n. plural of dio
2. v. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere
	di
1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
	i
1. art. the
	dio
1. n. god, deity
2. n. (informal) one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz
3. adj. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion)
32	ci
1. pron. us
Loro ci conoscono - They know us
2. pron. (reflexive pronoun) ourselves; each other
Ci arrabbiamo - We (ourselves) get angry
Ci amiamo - We love each other
33	gli
1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the
gli alberi - the trees
gli studenti - the students
gli gnomi - the gnomes
gli pneumatici - the tires
34	alla
1. contraction. contraction of a la; to the, at the
2. prep. it-prep
3. prep. -style
cotoletta alla milanese - Milan-style veal cutlet
cotoletta alla bolognese - Bologna-style veal cutlet
	a
1. prep. in
2. prep. at
3. prep. to
4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
	la
1. art. the
2. pron. (accusative) her, it
3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect)
35	ti
1. pron. of tu; [[you]]
2. pron. second-person singular of si; [[you]]
3. n. (music) ti (note)
4. n. (music) B (note and scale)
36	ho
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of avere (I have)
	avere
1. v. to have
2. v. (auxiliary) to have
37	io	©
1. pron. I, the first person
38	me
1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me
2. pron. alternative form of mi
39	questo	©
1. adj. this, these
Questo meraviglioso dolce è semplice da preparare. - This wonderful cake is easy to prepare.
Traduci questa pagina. - Translate this page.
Questi fiori dicono che è primavera! - These flowers say it's spring!
2. pron. this, this one, these

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