| ora |
| 1. n. hour (period of 60 minutes) | |
| 2. n. time (of day), hour | |
| Che ora è? - What time is it? | |
| 3. adv. now | |
| 4. conj. and yet | |
| 5. n. (poetic, regional) blow, breeze | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present indicative of orare | |
| 7. v. second-person singular imperative of orare | |
| sono |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of essere; (I) [[am]], [[I'm]]. | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of essere; (they) [[are]], [[they're]]. | |
| 3. n. alternative form of suono | |
| 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 | |
| un |
| 1. art. an, a | |
| 2. n. one | |
| 3. adj. one | |
| 4. pron. one | |
| veterano |
| 1. n-m. veteran (all senses) | |
| 2. n-m. old hand | |
| con |
| 1. prep. with, together | |
| 2. prep. (rowing) coxed | |
| una |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of adjective uno | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of uno | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of uno | |
| misera |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of misero | |
| misero |
| 1. adj. bleak, miserable, unhappy, wretched | |
| 2. adj. (by extension) destitute, indigent, poor | |
| 3. adj. (by extension) poor, underdeveloped | |
| 4. adj. inadequate, insufficient, meager | |
| Un misero salario. - A meager salary. | |
| 5. adj. contemptible, despicable, miserable, sleazy | |
| 6. adj. (archaic) avaricious, covetous, stingy, ungenerous | |
| 7. v. third-person plural past historic indicative of mettere | |
| pensione |
| 1. n. pension | |
| 2. n. boarding house | |
| ma |
| 1. conj. but | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
| 3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
| Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
| 4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
| Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
| a |
| 1. prep. in | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| 3. prep. to | |
| 4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis | |
| A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. | |
| A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much. | |
| 5. v. misspelling of ha | |
| me |
| 1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me | |
| 2. pron. alternative form of mi | |
| a me |
| 1. pron. (dative) to me | |
| (Lui/Lei) non piace a me. / A me non piace (lui/lei). - (He/She) does not like me. | |
| (Lui/Lei) piace a me. / A me piace (lui/lei). - (He/She) likes me. | |
| A me e lui piace lei. - He and I (both) like her | |
| chi |
| 1. pron. (interrogative pronoun) who, whom | |
| 2. pron. (interrogative pronoun) whoever | |
| 3. pron. (relative pronoun) who, whom | |
| 4. pron. (relative pronoun) whoever | |
| 5. n. chi (Greek letter) | |
| me |
| 1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me | |
| 2. pron. alternative form of mi | |
| li |
| 1. pron. (accusative) them | |
| Li ricordo. - I remember them. | |
| li studenti - the students | |
| 2. adv. misspelling of lì | |
| paga |
| 1. n. pay | |
| 2. n. wages | |
| 3. n. reward, recompense | |
| 4. n. (nautical, historical) bounty | |
| 5. v. third-person singular present indicative of pagare | |
| 6. v. second-person singular imperative of pagare | |
| pagare |
| 1. v. to pay | |
| a |
| 1. prep. in | |
| 2. prep. at | |
| 3. prep. to | |
| 4. prep. Indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis | |
| A me non importa. - To me it doesn’t matter. | |
| A lei non piace, ma a lui piace molto. - She doesn't like it, but he likes it very much. | |
| 5. v. misspelling of ha | |
| me |
| 1. pron. (disjunctive, emphatic) me | |
| 2. pron. alternative form of mi | |
| a me |
| 1. pron. (dative) to me | |
| (Lui/Lei) non piace a me. / A me non piace (lui/lei). - (He/She) does not like me. | |
| (Lui/Lei) piace a me. / A me piace (lui/lei). - (He/She) likes me. | |
| A me e lui piace lei. - He and I (both) like her | |
| tutti |
| 1. pron. all; everybody, everyone | |
| 2. adj. masculine plural of tutto | |
| quegli |
| 1. adj. plural of quello | |
| 2. pron. (archaic) Used to refer to someone distant in terms of space or time from the speaker; that (person) (as a subject) | |
| quello |
| 1. adj. that, those | |
| 2. pron. that one | |
| 3. pron. those | |
| anni |
| 1. n. plural of anno | |
| anno |
| 1. n. year | |
| 2. v. misspelling of hanno | |
| gli |
| 1. art. (Form of the article (m, it, i, , the) used before a vowel, it, dei, , gods); the | |
| gli alberi - the trees | |
| gli studenti - the students | |
| gli gnomi - the gnomes | |
| gli pneumatici - the tires | |
| gli xilofoni - the xylophones | |
| gli yogurt - the yogurts | |
| gli zaini - the backpacks | |
| gli dei - the gods | |
| 2. pron. (dative) him, to him; it; to it | |
| Gli parlo. - I talk to him. | |
| 3. pron. (dative, informal) her, to her | |
| Ho detto a Gianna che gli telefono domani. - I told Gianna I'd call her tomorrow. | |
| 4. pron. (dative) them, to them | |
| Gli parlerò. - I'll talk to them. | |
| anni |
| 1. n. plural of anno | |
| anno |
| 1. n. year | |
| 2. v. misspelling of hanno | |
| della |
| 1. contraction. contraction of di la; of the, from the | |
| di |
| 1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s | |
| L’ira di Apollo - The wrath of Apollo | |
| la coda del cane - the dog’s tail | |
| Canto dello sciatore - Song of the skier | |
| Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo - Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man | |
| Simbolo degli Apostoli - Signs of the Apostles | |
| Manifesto della cucina futurista - Manifesto of the futurist kitchen | |
| Dei delitti e delle pene - Of the crimes and of the punishments | |
| 2. prep. from | |
| Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma - She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome | |
| 3. prep. ’s | |
| La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! - My favorite song by U2? 'One'! | |
| La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri - The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | |
| 4. prep. than | |
| Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. - Jack is taller than his wife, Joan. | |
| Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse - Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought. | |
| 5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of | |
| Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi - Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris. | |
| 6. prep. about, on, concerning | |
| Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. - Euclid wrote many books on mathematics. | |
| Parliamo di sentimenti. - Let's talk about feelings. | |
| 7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted | |
| Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno. - Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider. | |
| Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco. - I bought a white gold necklace. | |
| 8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted | |
| Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. - She said not to worry. | |
| Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? - What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer? | |
| 9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some | |
| Vuoi dell'acqua? - Would you like some water? | |
| 10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article. | |
| penso di sì - I think so | |
| niente di meglio - nothing better | |
| Che c’è di nuovo? - What's new? | |
| 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....” | |
| giovinezza |
| 1. n. youth | |
