If you want to learning Italian or anything else for that matter don't forget to make flash cards.

Here again are those all important words you need to know to
be able to understand and speak Italian.

Make flash cards with these words. They are the important words that keep coming up over and over again when speaking Italian.

There are several classes of adverbs in Italian:

Adverbs of quality or manner:

bene- well, (BAY-nay)
meglio- better,(MEL-yo)
peggio- worse (PEG-gee-oh)
male- badly, (MAH-lay_
anche- also (ON-kay
cosi- as, like (coe-SEE)
pure- also, too, (POO-ray)
insieme- together (in-see-EH-may)
come- as, like
invano- vain


Adverbs of time:

Cuando?- When?
sempre- always,
mai- never, (my)
oggi- today,
domani- tomorrow,
ieri- yesterday, (YEER-ree)
adesso- now, ora-now,
allora- then, poi-then, (owl-OH-rah)
dopo- after,
dopo domani, the day after tomorrow
prima(di)- before,
ancora- still,yet, non ancora-not yet (an-CORE-rah)
spesso(frequentemente)- often,
stasera- tonight,
presto- early,soon,
tardi- late,
a tempo- on time,
gia- already,
subito & immediatamente- immediately, (SUE-be-toe)
di quando in quando- from time to time,
di solito- usually,
fa-ago, tre giorni fa- 3 days ago,
fino a- until,
frattanto- meanwhile,
raramente- rarely,seldom,
recentemente- recently, (ray-chin-tay-MINT-tay)
ultimo- last,
una volta- once,

Adverbs of Place:

Dove?-Where?,
lontano-far,
vicino-near, (vee-CHEE-no)
dietro-behind, (dee-EH-tro)
davanti-in front of,
avanti-forward, (ah-VAHN-tee)
indietro-backward,
dentro-inside,
fuori-outside,
qua,qui-here,
li,la-there
giu-down (jew)
laggiu-down there (lah-jew)
lassu-up there (lah-sue)
accanto a - beside
sopra-above
sotto-below
tra,fra-between
via-away (vada via!-get out of here!)
attraverso- through
intorno,attorno - around
da nessuna parte - nowhere
da qualche parte - somewhere
dappertutto- everywhere
a destra - to the right
a sinistra to the left

Adverbs of quantity:

Quanto?- How much?
molto-much
troppo-too much
poco-little
tanto-so much
abbastanza-enough
quasi-almost
piu-more
meno-less
circa-nearly, about
soltanto, solo, solamente-only
assai-much
piuttosto- rather Piuttosto caro. - Rather expensive.
probabilmente- probably
piu o meno- more or less
veramente- indeed, really
purtroppo- unfortunately

Le Domande - Questions

Come?- How
Quanto? How much
Quanti? Quante? How many?
Come mai?- How come?
Che? What?
Che cosa? What?
Quale? Which?
Chi?(key) Who?
Perche? Why?
Perche -because
Che tipo di...? What kind of...?
Dove? Where
Dove ci vediamo? Where shall we meet?

Aggettivi importante

buono- good
buffo- funny
caldo- hot
fredo- cold
caro- costly
cattivo- bad
celibe (CHAY-lee-bay) single male
aperto- open
chniuso- closed
corto- short
debole- weak
forte- strong
difficile- difficult
facile- easy
gentile- nice
giovane- young
grande- big
piccolo- little
grasso- fat
magro- skinny
innocente
lento- slow
libero- free, availiable
malato- sick
meschio- mean
morbido- soft
nubile- single female
nuovo- new
occupato- busy
pesante- heavy
piacevole- pleasant
piccante- spicy hot
pieno- full
pigro- lazy
primo - first
profondo- deep
sbagliato- mistaken
scuro- dark
secco- dry
sordo- deaf
sporco- dirty
pulito- clean
umido- humid
vecchio- old
vivace- active
vuoto- empty
zitto- quiet

Prepositions - Don't forget to make flash cards!!!

a- to, at
da- from, by, sometimes at
di- of sometimes from, about
in- in into sometimes by, on
su- on sometimes upon
con- with
per- for, through sometimes in order to + verb

Ho... I am... (literally have)
fame- hungry
freddo- cold
caldo- hot
paura- afraid
sete- thirst
sonno- sleepy
vergogna- ashamed

Il Nome - Nouns

il gatto- cat
il cane- dog
la carne- meat
il pane- bread
il topo- rat
il libro- book
la porta- door
la casa- house
la montangna- mountain
il albero- tree
la finestra- window
il finestrino- car or train window
il genitore- parent
la parente- relative (f.)
il parente- relative (m.)
la valigia- suitcase
la pioggia- rain
il sindaco- mayor
la spiaggia- beach
il denaro, il soldi- money
la lingua- language, tongue
il paese- country, small town
il postino- mailman
la posta- mail
la camera- room or bedroom also la camera di letto

Basic Vocabulary
English Italian
Yes Sì
No No
Please Per favore
Thank You Grazie
Thank you very much Grazie tante
You're Welcome Prego
Sorry Mi dispiace, Scusa, Scusi (Formal)
I don't understand Non capisco OR Non ho capito
Good luck Buona fortuna
How many? Quanti?
How much? Quanto?
I am Io sono
Keep quiet Silenzio
Let's go Andiamo
Please, repeat Prego, ripeta
Very good Bravo, complimenti
What is this? Che cos'è questo?
Where is it? Dov'è?
You are very kind Sei molto gentile
Who knows? Chi lo sa? (or simply "Chi sa")
What is your name Come ti chiami??
My name is... Mi chiamo ...


Greetings
Hello/Hi Ciao, Salve
Good morning Buon giorno
Good afternoon Buon pomeriggio
Good evening Buona sera
Good night Buona notte
Goodbye Arrivederci
Farewell Addio


[edit] Ordinal Numbers
First Primo
Second Secondo
Third Terzo
Fourth Quarto
Fifth Quinto
Sixth Sesto
Seventh Settimo
Eighth Ottavo
Ninth Nono
Tenth Diecimo
Eleventh Undicesimo
Twelfth Dodicesimo
Thirteenth Tredicesimo
Fourteenth Quattordicesimo
Fifteenth Quindicesimo
Sixteenth Sedicesimo
Seventeenth Diciassettesimo
Eighteenth Diciottesimo
Nineteenth Diciannovesimo
Twentieth Ventesimo


Cardinal Numbers

Colours
English Italian
Black Nero
Blue (Dark) Blu
Blue (Azure) Azzurro
Brown Marrone
Cyan Ciano
Green Verde
Grey Grigio
Indigo Indaco
Magenta Magenta
Orange Arancione
Pink Rosa
Purple Viola
White Bianco
Yellow Giallo
Red Rosso

hi villa
thanks for your participation
im worndering if u can help me to find an electroni dizzionario of italian language to download
thanks alot

Listening center I'll suggest you an online dictionary, the one I think it's the best, but I have to warn you about the fact that online dictionaries and translators are not always reliable. I suggest you to take a real dictionary (5Kgs and more :p), if you want to start learning Italian. Here's the link to Garzanti Linguistica (the only one that seems to provide real resources and not horrible translations): http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/

And here the page on Wikipedia about Italian Language, it is really useful, complete and full of good links for learning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_(language). Starting from zero it's important to read this page as it gives you a kind of first insight.

You can search Google for other dictionaries and translators, but look for different languages tool as you advance in your competence. Just write Italian followed by key words as Learning, Phonology, Phraseology, Morphology, etc.

As a first thing, before learning random terms, I think it'd be great to learn words positioning in a sentence, or you'll never be able to put the words you will find in the right order.

hi zidanie5
b4 all ,i want thank you for ur help and interest to my demand
let me say that i felt that there is a big lack of italian ressources via internet ,its not the same for the other languages i learned frensh or english
for the translators i dnt love them,its just for a word but not for a sentence or a text
thanks again for ur help ,links,i think that i need to take with me more than the price of the dictionnary the price of taxi no zidanie5!!:D
thank you for your advices

You are welcome, of course.
Yes Italian indeed lacks resources for learning, but in most cases they are simply deeply hidden. If you search good you will have a good amount of informations about our language.

even this lack spoke about ,the italian still be a source of inspiration
and im comparing it with singing
so its dnt need description of its beauty
ala prossima:p

hi villa
thanks for your participation
im worndering if u can help me to find an electroni dizzionario of italian language to download
thanks alot

Will try amico.

Anch'io volgio uno! Sera molto buono, non e vero?