Basic Italian Verbs

rispondere

to answer

arrivare

to arrive

chiedere

to ask (c)

domandare

to ask (d)

frequentare

to attend

nascere

to be born

diventare

to become

cominciare

to begin

credere

to believe

comprare

to buy

pulire

to clean

chiudere

to close

venire

to come

morire

to die

mangiare

to eat

entrare

to enter

spiegare

to explain

cadere

to fall

finire

to finish

seguire

to follow, to take a course

restituire

to give back

scendere

to go down, to get off

uscire

to go out

salire

to go up, to climb, to get on

sentire

to hear

imparare

to learn

partire

to leave

ascoltare

to listen

abitare

to live (a)

vivere

to live (v)

guardare

to look at, to watch

cercare

to look for

perdere

to lose, to miss

offrire

to offer

aprire

to open

giocare

to play a game

suonare

to play an instrument, to ring a bell

preferire

to prefer

mettere

to put, to wear

leggere

to read

ricevere

to receive

restare

to remain

rimanere

to remain, to stay

ripetere

to repeat

ritornare

to return

dire

to say

vedere

to see

servire

to serve

cantare

to sing

dormire

to sleep

parlare

to speak

spendere

to spend

studiare

to study

sostituire

to substitute

suggerire

to suggest

prendere

to take

insegnare

to teach

pensare

to think

capire

to understand

aspettare

to wait

desiderare

to wish

lavorare

to work

scrivere

to write