| io |
| 1. pron. I, the first person | |
| ero |
| 1. v. first-person singular imperfect indicative of essere; (I) [[was]] | |
| 2. n. (slang) heroin | |
| essere |
| 1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed | |
| 4. n. being | |
| nella |
| 1. contraction. contraction of ne la; in the | |
| in |
| 1. prep. in | |
| Ho qualcosa in tasca. - I have got something in my pocket. | |
| Partirò in primavera. - I will be leaving in spring. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I'm in fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 2. prep. to | |
| Sono andato in panetteria. - I went to the bakery. | |
| Vado in quinta elementare. - I go to fifth grade of elementary school. | |
| 3. prep. into | |
| 4. prep. by | |
| Vado a scuola in autobus. - I go to school by bus. | |
| 5. prep. on | |
| Ho messo un cappello in testa. - I put a hat on my head. | |
| Metti il pane in tavola. - Put the bread on the table. | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 3. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 4. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 5. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| mia |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of mio | |
| mio |
| 1. pron. (used attributively) my; of mine | |
| casa mia — “my house” | |
| i miei figli — “my children” | |
| le mie macchine — “my cars” | |
| 2. pron. (used predicatively) mine | |
| Sono i miei. — “They are mine.” | |
| 3. pron. (used substantively) mine; the thing belonging to me | |
| Il mio è.... — “Mine is....” | |
| camera |
| 1. n. room; chamber (all senses) | |
| 2. n. bedroom | |
| 3. n. assembly, parliament | |
| 4. n. camera (for taking moving pictures) | |
| da |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Giacomino da Verona - Giacomino from Verona | |
| interviste dal libro - interviews from the book | |
| traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante - translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’ | |
| Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| da Giovanni - at Giovanni’s house | |
| 3. prep. since | |
| da quando? - since when? | |
| 4. prep. to (implying necessity) | |
| Non c'è (niente) da fare - There's nothing to do | |
| 5. prep. ngd, Used in some adverbial phrases: | |
| da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte - everywhere | |
| da presso/dappresso - closely | |
| da lontano - from a distance | |
| da solo - by oneself | |
| 6. prep. like, as | |
| fare una vita da cani - to live like dogs | |
| correre da matti - to run like crazies | |
| trattare da amico - to treat as a friend | |
| 7. v. misspelling of dà | |
| letto |
| 1. n. (furniture) bed | |
| 2. n. (potamology, hydrology) riverbed | |
| 3. v. past participle of leggere (read) (feminine: letta, masculine plural: letti, feminine plural: lette) | |
| leggere |
| 1. v. (transitive, or intransitive) to read | |
| Lorenzo legge il giornale. (Lorenzo reads the newspaper.) | |
| 2. adj. feminine plural of leggero | |
| camera da letto |
| 1. n. bedroom | |
