Hi, I'm currently learning Italian and I made a list of some popular verbs and adjectives so I can learn them. I looked up the translations in online dictionaries and I'm not sure if these are correct. Could a native Italian speaker please tell me if these ok and in the right form so that they sound natural?
Also, there are some gaps because I couldn't find the correct words, if anybody can help me fill them in that would be appreciated.
Grazie!
To accept - accettare
To allow - permettere
To arrange - decidere
To arrive - arrivare
To ask – chiedere, pregare
To answer - rispondere
To be - essere
To believe - credere
To borrow - mutuare
To break - rompere
To bring - portare
To brush hair - spazzolare
To comb hair - spazzolare
To bath/bathe - fare
To brush teeth
To buy - comprare
To call/phone – chiamare, telefonare
To be able to/can - potere
To cancel - disdire
To change - cambiare
To choose/pick - scegliere
To clean - pulire
To come - venire
To complain - lamentare
To cook - cucinare
To cough - tossire
To count - contare
To create - creare
To cut - tagliare
To decide - decidere
To do - fare
To draw - trainare ??
To dream - sognare
To drink - bere
To drive - guidare
To drop - lasciare
To earn (money etc) - guadagnare
To eat - mangiare
To email -
To explain - spiegare
To fall - cadere
To feel - sentire
To fill (up) - riempirsi
To find - trovare
To find out - scoprire
To finish – finire, completare
To fit - andare bene ??
To fix - riparare
To fly - volare
To forget – dimenticare, scordare
To give – dare, donare
To get - ottenere
To go to bed -
To get up - alzarse
To get on/off
To get in/out
To go - andare
To have - avere
To hear - udire
To help - aiutare
To hope - sperare
To hurt - ferire
To keep – tenere, trattenere
To kiss - baciare
To know - sapere
To laugh - ridere
To learn – apprendere, imparare
To leave/depart - partire
To lift - alzare
To like - piacere
Would like - voree
To listen - ascoltare
To live – vivere, abitare
To look (at) - occhiata
To look for /seek/search for - cercare
To lose - perdere
To love - amare
To hate – odiare, detestare
To make/do - fare
To mean
To meet – incontrare, incontrarsi
To move – muovere, muoversi
To have to/must - bisognare
To need – avere bisogno
To open - aprire
To close/shut - chiudere
To organise - organizzare
To pay - pagare
To pick up - contrarre
To play – giocare, (instrument) suonare
To practice - practicare
To prefer - preferire
To prepare - preparare
To press – pressare, premere
To pull - tirare
To push - spingere
To put - mettere
To put on – mettersi addosso
To take off (clothes etc) - togliersi
To post - affiggere
To rain - piovere
To read - leggere
To receive - ricevere
To remember - ricordare
To reply - riplicare
To reserve - prenotare
To return – tornare, ritornare
To run - accorrere
To say - dire
To see - vedere
To sell - vendere
To send – mandare, inviare
To shave - radere
To shower - fare la doccia
To sign - sottoscrivere
To sing - cantare
To sit – sedere, sedersi
To sleep - dormire
To smell - puzzare
To smile - sorridere
To smoke - fumare
To speak - parlare
To spell - dire la parola a lettere??
To spend (time/money) – spendere (money), trascorrere (time)
To stand - alzarsi
To start/begin - cominciare
To stop – fermare, fermarsi, smettere
To study - studiare
To succeed - riuscire
To take - prendere
To talk - parlare
To taste -assaggiare
To teach - insegnare
To tell - dire
To text (message)
To think - pensare
To touch - toccare
To translate - tradurre
To travel – viaggiare, andare
To try – tentare, provare, cercare
To turn/switch on - accendere
To turn/switch off - spegnere
To type - battere a macchina
To understand – capire, comprendere
To use – usare,
To visit - visitare
To wait - aspettare
To wake up – svegliare, svegliarsi
To walk – camminare
To want - volere
To wash – lavare
To wash oneself – lavarsi, pulirsi
To wash up - rigovernare, lavarsi
To watch - guardare
To wear - vestire
To work - lavorare
To worry preoccupare, preoccuparsi
To write - scrivere
To become – diventare, divenire
To carry - portare
To cry - piangere
To enter – entrare, digitare (with a keyboard)
To enjoy – godere, divertirsi (enjoy oneself)
To exit - andare via, uscire
To follow - seguire
To happen – succedere, avvenire, accadere
To hold – tenere, sostenere
To lock - chiudere a chiave, mettere sotto chiave, serrare, bloccare??
To plug in - collegarsi, attaccare
To unplug - staccare le spine
To promise - promettere
To seem – sembrare, parere
To show – mostrare, dimostrare
To suggest - proporre
To turn/twist – girare,
To photograph – scattare (to take a photograph)