As with all languages, some words appear more frequently in Italian than others. This happens because in everyday life, we tend to repeat the same words over and over, simplifying our speech and making it easier for the audience to understand.
It also helps with learning a new language, as even a small vocabulary is enough to express and understand basic concepts, so conversations can take place right away.
Today we will discuss 100 words that are widely used in Italian, divided into various types such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, etc. Noun categories are obviously the most numerous, so this is the one we’re going to start with.
notes: We chose not to provide audio or example sentences for every word in this article because doing so would make the article too long. Instead, we’ve added links to related articles that describe each word in detail.As of now, not all text links to dedicated articles, but as we gradually expand our thesaurus.
most common italian nouns
Amore – Love
plural: Love
gender: male
animals – animals
plural: animal
gender: male
car (automobile) – car
plural: car
gender: feminine
Affare – affairs, affairs, bargains
plural: Business
gender: male
Bambino / Bambina – boy/girl
plural: boy/girl
gender: Male Female
Cosa/Coso – thing/thing
plural: thing/so
gender: female/male
Casa – house or home
plural: case
gender: feminine
city - city
plural: City
gender: feminine
climate
plural: climate
gender: male
family – family
plural: family
gender: feminine
*masculine familiar is an outdated term meaning servant But it’s not commonly used.
reunion – party
plural: party
gender: feminine
son / daughter – son daughter
plural: son/daughter
gender: Male Female
Forza – strength
plural: strength
gender: feminine
people – people
plural: people
gender: feminine
*people is a collective noun. It only occurs in poetry in the plural, or when referring to a population.
sky – sky
plural: sky
gender: male
Luce – Light
plural: Lucy
gender: feminine
Mother – Mother
plural: mothers
gender: feminine
Mano – hand
plural: mani
gender: singular masculine, plural feminine
sea - sea
plural: Mali
gender: male
Modo – way, way
plural: Modi
gender: male
Moda – Fashion
plural: model
gender: feminine
world – world
plural: world
gender: male
Mountain – Mountain
plural: Montagne
gender: feminine
name – name
plural: Nomi
gender: male
no – hours/time
plural: ore
gender: feminine
village – country town
plural: village
gender: male
Pizza – Pizza
plural: pizza
gender: feminine
location – location
plural: place
gender: male
Recipes – Recipes
plural: recipe
gender: feminine
gentleman/lady – (gentle) man/lady
plural: Ladies and gentlemen
gender: Male Female
only – sun
plural: Sori
gender: male
speed – time/weather
plural: Second-rate
gender: male
Vestito – Clothes / Suits / Dresses
plural: clothing
gender: male
Vino – wine
plural: Come
gender: male
Vita – Life
plural: Fast
gender: feminine
Uomo – Human/Human
plural: man
gender: male
most common italian adjectives
nice and pretty – beautiful
plural: Very beautiful
hot / hot
plural: hot
Caro / Cara – expensive / dear
plural: Cary/Which
Convenience / Convenience – Comfortable
plural: comfortable/comfortable
short/short – short
plural: short/short
difficult – difficult
plural: hard
cheap / cheap – cheap / cheap
plural: Economy/Economy
convenient – simple
plural: convenient
mural / fresh – fresh
plural: fresh/fresh
Grande – big/great
plural: big
far/far – far
plural: far/distant
long/long-long
plural: long/long
normal – normal
plural: normal
new / new – new
plural: new/new
perfect / perfect – perfect
plural: perfect/perfect
Piccolo / Piccola – small / small
plural: small/small
this/this-this
plural: these/these
that/that-that
plural: those / those
simple – simple
plural: simple
stupid / stupid – stupid
plural: stupid / stupid
both/so much – many/many
plural: very many
useful – useful
plural: it works
Vecchio / old – old
plural: old/old
close/close – close/close
plural: neighbor/neighbor
Empty/Empty – Empty
plural: empty/empty
