Italian Building Vocabulary Syllabus

Building Vocabulary syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for Building Vocabulary in Italian, not a summary of it.

1. 1

   Common Everyday Vocabulary

   3 topics

   • Learn Numbers and Colors
   • Understand Days of the Week and Months
   • Expand Vocabulary with Household Items
2. 2

   Food and Dining Vocabulary

   3 topics

   • Learn Names of Common Foods
   • Practice Ordering Food at a Restaurant
   • Understand Italian Cuisine Terms

Building Vocabulary flashcards for Italian

22 of 49 cards from the Building Vocabulary deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. How do you say the number "one" in Italian?

   uno

2. What is the Italian word for the number "two"?

   due

3. How do you say "three" in Italian?

   tre

4. What are the Italian words for the numbers four, five, and six?

   quattro (four), cinque (five), sei (six)

5. How do you say "seven," "eight," "nine," and "ten" in Italian?

   sette (7), otto (8), nove (9), dieci (10)

6. What is the Italian word for the number "twenty"?

   venti

7. How do you say "one hundred" and "one thousand" in Italian?

   cento (100) and mille (1000)

8. What is the Italian word for the color "red"?

   rosso

9. How do you say "blue" and "green" in Italian?

   blu (blue) and verde (green)

10. What are the Italian words for "yellow" and "black"?

    giallo (yellow) and nero (black)

11. How do you say "white" in Italian?

    bianco

12. What is the Italian word for the color "orange"?

    arancione

13. How do you say "pink" and "purple" in Italian?

    rosa (pink) and viola (purple)

14. What is the general rule for how Italian color adjectives change form?

    Most agree in gender and number with the noun (e.g., rosso/rossa/rossi/rosse), but invariable colors like blu, rosa, viola, and arancione never change.

15. What is the Italian word for "Monday"?

    lunedì

16. How do you say "Tuesday," "Wednesday," and "Thursday" in Italian?

    martedì (Tue), mercoledì (Wed), giovedì (Thu)

17. What are the Italian words for "Friday," "Saturday," and "Sunday"?

    venerdì (Fri), sabato (Sat), domenica (Sun)

18. Are the days of the week capitalized in Italian?

    No. Unlike English, days of the week (and months) are written in lowercase in Italian.

19. What is the Italian word for "January"?

    gennaio

20. How do you say "February," "March," and "April" in Italian?

    febbraio (Feb), marzo (Mar), aprile (Apr)

21. What are the Italian words for "May," "June," and "July"?

    maggio (May), giugno (Jun), luglio (Jul)

22. How do you say "August," "September," and "October" in Italian?

    agosto (Aug), settembre (Sep), ottobre (Oct)

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