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3: Glossary

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     in montagna

    to the mountains

    (ri)conoscere

    to know; to recognize

    innamorata.

    in love

    nervosa

    nervous

    a piedi

    on foot (used when you plan to walk somewhere)

    Vado a piedi --> I will walk there.

    abito

    I live.

    annoiata

    bored

    anziani

    elderly

    anziano

    elderly

    aprire

    to open

    arrabbiata

    angry

    avere

    to have

    baffi

    mustache

    banchi

    desk

    Benone

    Very well. (Bene + one). Suffix -one means that something is big.

    bere

    to drink

    birichina

    naughty

    bistecca

    steak

    borsa

    bag/purse

    bottiglia

    bottle

    caffè

    coffee

    calcolatrice

    calculator

    caldo

    hot

    cantante

    singer

    canzone

    song

    capirai

    you will understand

    capire

    to understand

    carnagione chiara

    light skin

    cartella

    folder

    cattivo

    bad/mean

    centro

    center, in this case the city center

    chi

    who

    chiave

    key

    chiedere

    to ask

    chiudere

    to close

    Cognome

    last name

    correre

    to run

    Così Così

    Okay

    cuore

    heart

    dare

    to give

    dire

    to say

    divertente

    fun

    dolce

    sweet

    dormire

    to sleep

    essere

    to be

    fa

    ago

    fare

    to do; to make

    felice

    happy

    film gialli

    mystery movies

    forte

    strong

    gesso

    chalk

    gli appunti

    notes

    grande

    big

    ho avuto

    I had

    I prati

    The fields

    ieri

    yesterday

    il banco

    desk (student)

    il bebé

    baby

    il cancellino

    eraser

    il gatto

    cat

    il libro

    book

    il maestro

    elementary school teacher

    imparare

    to learn

    in fiore

    flowering

    in montagna

    to the mountains/in the mountains

    Insomma

    so-so

    irlandese

    Irish

    l’agenda

    planner

    l’altroieri

    the day before yesterday

    l’astuccio

    pencil case

    l’evidenziatore

    highlighter

    la chitarra

    guitar

    la lezione

    lesson/class

    la matita

    pencil

    la persona

    person

    lavagna

    board (school)

    leggere

    to read

    lento

    slow

    libro

    book

    luce

    light

    magro

    thin

    malata

    sick

    marocchini

    Moroccan

    mettere

    to put

    moglie

    wife

    morire

    to die

    musicista

    musician

    nascere

    to be born

    nascondere

    to hide

    non posso più cantare

    I can't sing anymore

    offrire

    to offer

    ordinato

    tidy

    orologio

    clock

    palestra

    gym

    parlare

    to speak

    penna

    pen

    piangere

    to cry

    piccolo

    small

    pigro

    lazy

    piscina

    pool

    pollo arrosto

    roast chicken

    prendere

    to take

    proiettore

    projector

    ragazza

    girl

    ridere

    to laugh

    riste

    sad

    scendere

    to descend; to go down; to get off

    schermo

    screen

    scorso

    last (as in il mese scorso, last month)

    scrivere

    to write

    scuola

    school

    si è schiarita

    became clear

    so

    I know

    sorriso

    smile

    spendere

    to spend

    stanca

    tired

    stare

    to stay

    stuzzichino

    snack

    suonare

    to play an instrument

    svedesi

    Swedish

    svizzero

    Swiss

    teatro

    theater

    tedesca

    German

    telefilm

    show

    Tra gli alberi una stella

    Among the trees a star

    tranquillo

    calm

    vedere

    to see

    venire

    to come

    vicino

    near/close

    vincere

    to win

    vivere

    to live

    voce

    voice

    zaino

    backpack

    zucchero

    sugar

     
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