Italian All-in-One For Dummies (189 page)

novembre
(noh-
vehm
-breh): November

nulla
(
noohl
-lah): nothing

numero
(
nooh
-meh-roh) m: number

nuoto
(
nwoh
-toh) m: swimming

nuova
(
nwoh
-vah) f;
nuovo
(
nwoh
-voh) m: new

O

o
(oh): or

o . . . o
(oh . . . oh): either . . . or

occhio
(
ohk
-kyoh) m: eye

odiare
(oh-
dyah
-reh): to hate

offrire
(ohf-
free
-reh): to offer

oggetto
(ohj-
jeht
-toh) m: object

opera
(
oh
-peh-rah) f: opera

opportunità
(ohp-pohr-tooh-nee-
tah
) f: opportunity

ora
(
oh
-rah) f: hour; now

orecchio
(oh-
rehk
-kyoh) m: ear

origine
(oh-
ree
-jee-neh) f: origin

ospedale
(ohs-peh-
dah
-leh) m: hospital

ostile
(oh-
stee
-leh): hostile

ottenere
(oht-teh-
neh
-reh): to get

ottima
(
oht
-tee-mah) f;
ottimo
(
oht
-tee-moh) m: best

otto
(
oht
-toh): eight

ottobre
(oht-
toh
-breh): October

ovest
(
oh
-vehst) m: west

P

padre
(
pah
-dreh) m: father

pagamento
(pah-gah-
mehn
-toh) m: payment

palazzo
(pah-
laht
-tsoh) m: palace

palcoscenico
(pahl-koh-
sheh
-nee-koh) m: stage

panca
(
pahn
-kah) f: bench

pane
(
pah
-neh) m: bread

panna
(
pahn
-nah) f: cream

pantaloni
(pahn-tah-
loh
-nee) m, pl: pants; trousers

parecchia
(pah-
rehk
-kyah) f;
parecchio
(pah-
rehk
-kyoh) m: a lot; several

parete
(pah-
reh
-teh) f: wall

parlare
(pahr-
lah
-reh): to talk; to speak

partire
(pahr-
tee
-reh): to leave; to go on a trip

partita
(pahr-
tee
-tah) f: game

passante
(pahs
-sahn-
teh) m:
passerby

passaporto
(pahs-sah-
pohr
-toh) m: passport

passare
(pahs-
sah
-reh): to pass

pasticceria
(pahs-teech-cheh-
ree
-ah) f: pastry shop

patrimonio
(pah-tree-
mohn
-yoh) m: heritage

pausa
(
pah
-ooh-sah) f: break

peggio
(
pehj
-joh): worse

peggiore
(pehj-
joh
-reh): worse

penna
(
pehn
-nah) f: pen

pensare
(pehn-
sah
-reh): to think

per
(pehr): for; through

per favore
(pehr fah-
voh
-reh): please

perché
(pehr-
keh
): because; why

perdere
(
pehr
-deh-reh): to lose

perdonare
(pehr-doh-
nah
-reh): to forgive

periodico
(peh-
ryoh
-dee-koh) m: periodical publication

pesce
(
peh
-sheh) m: fish

pessima
(
pehs
-see-mah) f;
pessimo
(
pehs
-see-moh) m: worst

piacere
(pyah-
cheh
-reh): to like; nice to meet you; pleasure

piano
(
pyah
-noh): slowly

piazza
(
pyaht
-tsah) f: square

piccola
(
peek
-koh-lah) f;
piccolo
(
peek
-koh-loh) m: small; short

pilota
(pee-
loh
-tah) m: pilot

pioggia
(
pyohj
-jah) f: rain

piove
(
pyoh
-veh): it's raining

pista
(
pee
-stah) f: race track

pittore
(peet-
toh
-reh) f: painter

più
(pyooh): more

più che
(pyooh keh):
more than

più di
(pyooh dee): more than

poca
(
poh
-kah) f;
poco
(
poh
-koh) m: too little; small

poche
(
poh
-keh) f;
pochi
(
poh
-kee) m: few

podio
(
poh
-dee-oh) m: podium

poesia
(poh-eh-
see
-ah) f: poetry

poeta
(poh-
eh
-tah) m: poet

poi
(
poh
-ee): then

poiché
(poh-ee-
keh
): since; as

politica
(poh-
lee
-tee-kah) f: politics; political

politico
(poh-
lee
-tee-koh) m: political

polizia
(poh-lee-
tsee
-ah) f: police

popolare
(poh-poh-
lah
-reh): popular

portafoglio
(pohr-tah-
foh
-lyoh) m: wallet

portare
(pohr-
tah
-reh): to bring; to take; to wear

possedere
(pohs-seh-
deh
-reh): to own

potere
(poh-
teh
-reh): can; may

pranzare
(prahn-
tsah
-reh): to eat lunch

pranzo
(
prahn
-tsoh) m: lunch

preferire
(preh-feh-
ree
-reh): to prefer

prego
(
preh
-goh): you're welcome

prendere
(
prehn
-deh-reh): to take; to order (such as in a bar or restaurant)

prendere a prestito
(
prehn
-deh-reh ah
preh
-stee-toh): to borrow; to loan

prenotare
(preh-noh-
tah
-reh): to reserve; to book

presentare
(preh-zehn-
tah
-reh): to introduce

presto
(
preh
-stoh): early; soon

prevenzione
(preh-vehn-
tsyoh
-neh) f: prevention

prima
(
pree
-mah) f: before

primo
(
pree
-moh) m: first

prodotto
(proh-
doht
-toh) m: product

professionale
(proh-fehs-see-oh
-nah-
leh) professional

profumeria
(proh-fooh-meh-
ree
-ah) f: beauty shop

programma
(proh-
grahm
-mah) m: program; TV show

programma radiofonici
(proh-
grahm
-mah rah-dee-oh-
foh
-nee-chee) f: radio program

prossimo
(
prohs
-see-moh): next

provare
(proh-
vah
-reh): to try

pubblica
(
poohb
-blee-kah) f: public

pubblico
(
poohb
-blee-koh) m: audience; public

pulire
(pooh-
lee
-reh): to clean

punti di vista
(
poohn
-teeh dee
veehs
-tah): points of view

Q

qualcosa
(kwahl-
koh
-sah): anything; something

qualcuno
(kwahl-
kooh
-noh): someone; somebody

quale
(
kwah
-leh) f/m;
[il] quale
([eel]
kwah
-leh) m;
[la] quale
([lah]
kwah
-leh) f;
[i] quali
([ee]
kwah
-lee) m;
[le] quali
([leh]
kwah
-lee) f: which; what; who; that

qualità
(kwah-lee-
tah
) f: quality

qualsiasi cosa
(kwahl-
see
-ah-see
koh
-sah): anything

quando
(
kwahn
-doh): when

quanta
(
kwahn
-tah) f;
quante
(
kwahn
-teh) f;
quanti
(
kwahn
-tee) m;
quanto
(
kwahn
-toh) m: how much; how many; as much; as many

quante
(
kwahn
-teh) f;
quanti
(
kwahn
-tee) m: all those who

quartiere
(kwar-
tyeh
-reh) m: neighborhood

quattordici
(kwaht-
tohr
-dee-chee) m: fourteen

quattro
(
kwaht
-troh) m: four

quella
(
kwehl
-lah) f;
quello
(
kwehl
-loh) m: that

questa
(
kweh
-stah) f;
questo
(
kweh
-stoh) m: this

qui
(kwee): here

quindici
(
kween
-dee-chee): fifteen

quotidiano
(kwoh-tee-
dyah
-noh) m: daily newspaper

R

raccontare
(rahk-kohn-
tah
-reh): to tell

radio
(
rah
-dyoh) f: radio

ragazza
(rah-
gaht
-tsah) f: girl

ragazzo
(rah-
gaht
-tsoh) m: boy

rampante
(rahm-
pahn
-teh): prancing

rapidamente
(rah-pee-dah-
mehn
-teh): quickly; fast

rapporto
(rahp-
pohr
-toh) m: relationship

raso
(
rah
-soh) m: satin

regista
(reh-
jee
-stah) m: movie director

regola
(
reh
-goh-lah) f: rule

restituire
(reh-stee-tooh-
ee
-reh): to give back; to return

retaggio
(reh-
tahj
-joh) m: heritage

ricevere
(ree-
cheh
-veh-reh): to receive; to get

richiamare
(ree-
kyah
-mah-reh): to call back; recall

ricordare
(ree-kohr-
dah
-reh): to remember

ricordare qualcosa a qualcuno
(ree-kohr-
dah
-reh kwahl-
koh
-sah ah kwahl-
kooh
-noh): to remind someone of something

ricordarsi
(ree-kohr-
dahr
-see): to remember

ridere
(
ree
-deh-reh): to laugh

ringraziare
(reen-grah-
tsyah
-reh): to thank

ripetere
(ree-
peh
-teh-reh); to repeat

ripetitiva
(reeh-peh-teeh-
teeh
-vah) f;
ripetitivo
(reeh-peh-teeh-
teeh
-voh): repetitive

riposo
(reeh-
poh
-soh) m: rest

riso
(
ree
-zoh) m: rice; laughter

rispondere
(ree-
spohn
-deh-reh): to answer

ritornare
(ree-tohr-
nah
-reh): to return

ritornello
(ree-tohr-
nehl
-loh) m: refrain

riunione
(ree-ooh-
nyoh
-neh) f: meeting

riuscire
(ree-ooh-
shee
-reh): to succeed

rivista
(ree-
vee
-stah) f: magazine

rossa
(
rohs
-sah) f;
rosso
(
rohs
-soh) m: red

S

saldi
(
sahl
-dee) m, pl: sales

sale
(
sah
-leh) m: salt

salita
(sah-
lee
-tah) f: climb

sapere
(sah-
peh
-reh): to know

scarpa
(
skahr
-pah) f: shoe

scegliere
(sheh-
lyeh
-reh): to choose