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The 100 most common Italian words
Start with the words you will see most often in Italian, and practice them as flashcards.
Press space to show the answer. Then press 1 for Still learning or 2 for Knew it. Hold the green button until the ring fills to mark the word as learned.
How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words are shown in order of how often they are used in Italian, most common first.
Each word has its own schedule
Each word has its own time until its next review. The time grows each time you get the word right, and goes back to one day when you miss it. Every word is asked in both directions, and each direction has its own schedule.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All 100 words, in frequency order. Words you have practiced are marked.
- 1eand
- 2diof, from, about
- 3lathe, her, it
- 4chethat, which, who
- 5ilthe
- 6nonnot, no
- 7ato, at, in
- 8una, an, one
- 9inin, into, to
- 10perfor, through, in order to
- 11unaa, an, one
- 12sihimself, herself, themselves
- 13erawas, used to be
- 14lethe (feminine plural), them, to her
- 15conwith
- 16èis
- 17mabut, however
- 18ithe (masculine plural)
- 19delof the, from the, some
- 20dafrom, by, since
- 21suahis, her, its
- 22lothe, him, it
- 23piùmore, most, no longer (with non)
- 24mime, to me, myself
- 25comehow, like, as
- 26dellaof the, from the (feminine), some
- 27suohis, her, its
- 28seif, whether
- 29dissesaid
- 30alto the, at the, in the
- 31cosìso, like this, thus
- 32avevahad, used to have
- 33glithe (masculine plural), to him, to them
- 34sonoam, are
- 35allato the, at the (feminine)
- 36quandowhen, whenever
- 37questothis, this one
- 38lorothey, them, their
- 39leishe, her, you (formal)
- 40nelin the, into the
- 41essereto be, being
- 42moltovery, much, a lot
- 43oor
- 44miomy, mine
- 45cius, to us, ourselves
- 46soloonly, just, alone
- 47cosathing, what
- 48mainever, ever
- 49hahas
- 50nellain the, into the (feminine)
- 51miamy, mine (feminine)
- 52hoI have
- 53eranowere, used to be
- 54luihe, him
- 55tuttoall, everything, whole
- 56fuwas
- 57perchéwhy, because
- 58poithen, next, afterwards
- 59primabefore, first, earlier
- 60suon, up, about
- 61oranow, hour
- 62fossewas, were (subjunctive)
- 63suoihis, her, its (masculine plural)
- 64deiof the, some (masculine plural)
- 65dopoafter, afterwards, later
- 66cuiwhich, whom, whose
- 67dallafrom the, by the (feminine)
- 68questathis, this one (feminine)
- 69statobeen, state, condition
- 70sulon the, about the
- 71avrebbewould have, would
- 72delleof the, some (feminine plural)
- 73mentrewhile, as, whereas
- 74dalfrom the, by the, since the
- 75ognievery, each
- 76senzawithout
- 77duetwo
- 78trabetween, among, in (of time)
- 79unoone, a, an
- 80sullaon the, about the (feminine)
- 81quantohow much, how, as much as
- 82ioI
- 83meme, myself
- 84versotoward, around, verse
- 85sarebbewould be
- 86anchealso, too, even
- 87ancorastill, yet, again
- 88quellathat, that one (feminine)
- 89neof it, about it, some of it
- 90fareto do, to make
- 91quelthat
- 92fattodone, made, fact
- 93tiyou, to you, yourself
- 94tuttiall, everyone, every
- 95semprealways, still
- 96dovewhere
- 97sìyes
- 98nono, not
- 99c'èthere is
- 100chiwho, whoever, whom
