Italian All-in-One For Dummies (186 page)

Appendix B

Italian-English Mini-Dictionary

Key:
m = masculine, f = feminine, s = singular, pl = plural

A

a
(ah): at, in, to

a buon mercato
(ah
bwohn
mehr-
kah
-toh): cheap

a destra
(ah
dehs
-trah): (on the) right

a domani
(ah doh-
mah
-nee): see you tomorrow

a dopo
(ah
doh
-poh): see you later

a meno che
(ah
meh
-noh keh): unless

a meno di
(ah
meh
-noh dee): unless

a sinistra
(ah see-
nees
-trah): (on the) left

abbastanza
(ahb-bah-
stahn
-tsah): enough

abbigliamento
(ahb-bee-lyah-
mehn
-toh) m: clothing

abitare
(ah-bee-
tah
-reh): to live

abito
(
ah
-bee-toh) m: suit

accessorio
(ahch-chehs-
soh
-ryoh) m: accessory

acqua
(
ahk
-kwah) f: water

acquistare
(ah-kwee-
stah
-reh): to buy

acrilica
(ah-
kree-
lee-kah) f;
acrilico
(ah
-kree-
lee-koh) m: acrylic

adesso
(ah-
dehs
-soh): now

aereo
(ah-
eh
-reh-oh) m: airplane

aeroporto
(ah-eh-roh-
pohr
-toh) m: airport

affittare (un appartamento)
(ahf-feet-
tah
-reh [oohn ahp-pahr-tah-
mehn
-toh]): to rent (an apartment)

agosto
(ah-
gohs
-toh): August

aiuto
(ah-
yooh
-toh): help

albergo
(ahl-
behr
-goh) m: hotel

alcuno
(ahl-
kooh
-noh) m, s;
alcuni
(ahl-
kooh
-nee) m, pl: a few; any; some

allevare
(ahl-leh-
vah
-reh): to raise

allora
(ahl-
loh
-rah): then

alta
(
ahl
-tah) f;
alto
(
ahl
-toh) m: high; tall

amare
(ah-
mah
-reh): to love

amaro
(ah-
mah
-roh) m: bitter

ambiente
(ahm-
byehn
-teh) m: environment

americana
(ah-meh-ree-
kah
-nah) f;
americano
(ah-meh-ree-
kah
-noh) m: American

amica
(ah-
mee
-kah) f;
amico
(ah-
mee
-koh) m: friend

amicizia
(ah-mee-
chee
-tsyah) f: friendship

amore
(ah-
moh
-reh) m: love

anche
(
ahn
-keh): also

ancora
(ahn-
koh
-rah): still; yet; more

andare
(ahn-
dah
-reh): to go

andata
(ahn-
dah
-tah) f: one-way (ticket)

andata
e ritorno
(ahn-
dah
-tah eh ree-
tohr
-noh) m: round trip

anno
(
ahn
-noh) m: year

annoiare
(ahn-noh-
yah
-reh): to bore

annuale
(ahn-nooh-
ah
-leh): annual

annullare
(ahn-noohl-
lah
-reh): to cancel

antica
(ahn-
tee
-kah) f;
antico
(ahn-
tee
-koh) m: ancient

antipasti
(ahn-tee-
pahs
-tee) m: appetizers

anziana
(ahn-tsee-
ah
-nah) f;
anziano
(ahn-tsee-
ah
-noh) m: old (for persons)

appartamento
(ahp-pahr-tah-
mehn
-toh) m: apartment

aprile
(ah-
pree
-leh): April

aprire
(ah-
pree
-reh): to open

architetto
(ahr-kee-
teht
-toh) m: architect

arredamento
(ahr-reh-dah-
mehn
-toh) m: furniture

arrivare
(ahr-ree-
vah
-reh): to arrive

arrivederci
(ahr-ree-veh-
dehr
-chee):
see you; good-bye

arte
(
ahr
-teh) f: art

articolo
(ahr-
tee
-koh-loh) m: article

artigianale
(ahr-tee-jah-
nah
-leh): handcrafted

artigianato
(ahr-tee-jah-
nah
-toh) m: artisan craft

artistica
(ahr-
tee
-stee-kah) f;
artistico
(ahr-
tee
-stee-koh) m: artistic

ascoltare
(ah-skohl-
tah
-reh): to listen to

aspettare
(ah-speht-
tah
-reh): to wait

assegno
(ahs-
seh
-nyoh) m: check

attività
(aht-tee-veeh-
tah
) f: activity

attore
(aht-
toh
-reh) m: actor

attraente
(aht-trah-
ehn
-teh): attractive

attraverso
(aht-trah-
vehr
-soh): through

attrazione
(aht-trah-
tsyoh
-neh) f: attraction

attrezzatura
(aht-trehts-ah-
tooh
-rah) f: equipment

attrice
(aht-
tree
-cheh) f: actress

attualità
(aht-twah-lee-
tah
) f: current events

attualmente
(aht-twahl-
mehn
-teh): currently; now

autista
(ah-ooh-
tee
-stah) m: driver

autobus
(
ou
-toh-boohs) m: bus

automobile
(ou-toh-
moh
-bee-leh) f: car

avere
(ah-
veh
-reh): to have

avere bisogno di
(ah-
veh
-reh bee-
soh
-nyoh dee): to need

avvocato
(ahv-voh-
kah
-toh) m: lawyer

B

bambina
(bahm-
bee
-nah) f;
bambino
(bahm-
bee
-noh) m: child

banca
(
bahn
-kah) f: bank

basso
(
bahs
-soh) m: short; low

bella
(
behl
-lah) f;
bello
(
behl
-loh) m: beautiful

bellezza
(behl-
lehts
-tsah) f: beauty

bene
(
beh
-neh): well; good

bere
(
beh
-reh): to drink

bianca
(
byahn
-kah) f;
bianco
(
byahn
-koh) m: white

bicchiere
(beek-
kyeh
-reh) m: glass

bicicletta
(bee-chee-
kleht
-tah) f: bicycle

biglietto
(bee-
lyeht
-toh) m: ticket

birra
(
beer
-rah) f: beer

blu
(blooh) f/m: blue

borsa
(
bohr
-sah) f: bag; handbag

bottiglia
(boht-
tee
-lyah) f: bottle

braccio
(
brahch
-choh) m: arm

brutto
(
brooht
-toh) m: ugly

buffa
(
boohf
-fah) f;
buffo
(
boohf
-foh)
m: comic

buona
(
bwoh
-nah) f;
buono
(
bwoh
-noh) m: good

buonanotte
(
bwoh
-nah-
noht
-teh): good-night

buonasera
(
bwoh
-nah-
seh
-rah): good evening

buongiorno
(bwohn-
johr
-noh): good morning; good day

C

cadere
(kah-
deh
-reh): to fall

caffè
(kahf-
feh
) m: coffee

calcio
(
kahl
-choh) m: soccer

calda
(
kahl
-dah) f;
caldo
(
kahl
-doh) m: warm; hot

cambiare
(kahm-bee-
ah
-reh): to change

cambio
(
kahm-
byoh) m: conversion rate

cameriera
(kah-meh-
ryeh
-rah) f: waitress

cameriere
(kah-meh-
ryeh
-reh) m: waiter

camicia
(kah-
mee
-chah) f: shirt

camminare
(kahm-mee-
nah
-reh): to walk

campagna
(kahm-
pah
-nyah) f: country; countryside

canadese
(kah-nah-
deh
-zeh) f/m: Canadian

cancellare
(kahn-chehl-
lah
-reh): to cancel

cancelleria
(kahn-chel-leh-
ree
-ah) f: stationery

candidato
(kahn-deeh-
dah
-toh) m: candidate

cane
(
kah
-neh) m: dog

cantante
(kahn-
tahn
-teh) m: singer

cantare
(kahn-
tah
-reh): to sing

cantautore
(kahn-tah-ooh-
toh
-reh) m: singer-songwriter

canzone
(kahn-
tsoh
-neh) f: song

capelli
(kah-
pehl
-lee) m, pl: hair

capolavoro
(kah-poh-lah-
voh
-roh) m: masterpiece

cappello
(kahp-
pehl
-loh) m: hat

cappotto
(kahp-
poht
-toh) m: coat

cara
(
kah
-rah) f;
caro
(
kah
-roh) m: dear; expensive

carina
(kah-
ree
-nah) f;
carino
(kah-
ree
-noh) m: nice; pretty

carriera
(kahr-
ryeh
-rah) f: career

carta
(
kahr
-tah) f: paper; card

carta di credito
(
kahr
-tah dee
kreh
-dee-toh) f: credit card

cattiva
(kaht-
tee
-vah) f;
cattivo
(kaht-
tee
-voh) m: bad

casa
(
kah
-zah) f: house; home

cassa
(
kahs
-sah) f: cash register

cassetto
(kahs-
seht
-toh) m: drawer

castello
(kah-
stehl
-loh) m: castle

cavallino
(kah-vahl-
lee
-noh) m: little horse

cavallo
(kah-
vahl
-loh) m: horse

c'è
(cheh): there is

cena
(
cheh
-nah) f: dinner

censura
(chehn-
sooh
-rah) f: censorship

cento
(
chehn
-toh): hundred

ceramica
(cheh-
rah
-mee-kah) f: ceramics

cercare
(chehr-
kah
-reh): to look for; to try

cesto
(
cheh
-stoh) m: basket

che
(keh): that; who; whom; which; what

che cosa
(keh
koh
-sah): what

che fai?
(keh fahy?): what do you do?

chi
(kee): who; those who

chiamare
(kyah-
mah
-reh): to call

chiamarsi
(kyah-
mahr
-see): for one's name to be

chiara
(
kyah
-rah) f;
chiaro
(
kyah
-roh) m: light-colored; clear

chiudere
(
kyooh
-deh-reh): to close; to shut

chiunque
(
kyoohn
-qweh): anyone; whoever

ci
(chee): here; there; us

ci sono
(chee
soh
-noh): there are

ciao
(chou): hello; good-bye

ciascuno
(chah-
skooh
-noh) m:
everyone

cinema
(
chee
-neh-mah) m: cinema