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Italian B1 Vocabulary

Learn 312 Italian B1 vocabulary words across 15 topics, the next step after A2, with the article on every noun and the preposition after verbs such as *riuscire a* and *smettere di*. Checked against the Profilo della lingua italiana B1 word list and the CILS B1 and CELI 2 levels; B1-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.

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  • Finding a home

    l’elettricista

    electrician

  • Work and jobs

    brand / make

    la marca

  • Getting around

    la ruota

    wheel

  • Weather and places

    tower

    la torre

  • Linking words and opinions

    comunque

    anyway / however

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You start with Finding a home, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Finding a home

    Start here21 cards

  2. Section 2: Cooking and taste

    20 cards

  3. Section 3: Health and accidents

    24 cards

  4. Section 4: Feelings and character

    24 cards

  5. Section 5: Work and jobs

    18 cards

  6. Section 6: School and university

    18 cards

  7. Section 7: Money, post and paperwork

    20 cards

  8. Section 8: Getting around

    18 cards

  9. Section 9: News, media and the internet

    20 cards

  10. Section 10: Books, film and the arts

    20 cards

  11. Section 11: Social life and life events

    21 cards

  12. Section 12: Weather and places

    17 cards

  13. Section 13: Verbs to know at B1

    24 cards

  14. Section 14: Describing and comparing

    22 cards

  15. Section 15: Linking words and opinions

    25 cards
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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Finding a home21 cards

l’annuncio
ad / listing
il monolocale
studio flat
il bilocale
two-room flat
ammobiliato
furnished
trasferirsi
to move (to a new place)
il trasloco
house move / removal
il condominio
block of flats
l’alloggio
accommodation / housing
l’abitante
inhabitant / resident
funzionare
to work (of a machine)
guasto
broken / out of order
aggiustare
to fix / to mend
riparare
to repair
l’idraulico
plumber
l’elettricista
electrician
il termosifone
radiator
la mensola
shelf
lo scaffale
shelving unit / bookcase
la cassettiera
chest of drawers
le pulizie
cleaning (the housework)
buttare
to throw (away)

2Cooking and taste20 cards

cuocere
to cook (with heat)
bollire
to boil
friggere
to fry
aggiungere
to add
versare
to pour
sbucciare
to peel
la farina
flour
l’aglio
garlic
la cipolla
onion
il prezzemolo
parsley
il pizzico
pinch
il grammo
gram
crudo
raw
piccante
spicy / hot
insipido
bland / tasteless
aspro
sour
bollente
boiling hot
il sapore
taste / flavour
il gusto
flavour / taste
la dieta
diet

3Health and accidents24 cards

ammalarsi
to fall ill
guarire
to get better / to cure
la malattia
illness / disease
il dolore
pain
il dentista
dentist
il pediatra
paediatrician
l’ambulatorio
surgery / outpatient clinic
le analisi
(medical) tests
allergico a
allergic to
la pillola
pill
lo sciroppo
syrup / cough mixture
il cerotto
plaster / Band-Aid
il termometro
thermometer
la ferita
wound / injury
bruciarsi
to burn yourself
cadere
to fall
l’incidente
accident
l’ambulanza
ambulance
l’emergenza
emergency
l’incendio
fire (a blaze)
il pompiere
firefighter
il ladro
thief / burglar
rubare
to steal
la colpa
fault / blame

4Feelings and character24 cards

mancare
to be missing / to miss (someone)
innamorarsi di
to fall in love with
l’emozione
emotion / excitement
la gioia
joy
la felicità
happiness
l’ansia
anxiety
lo stress
stress
calmarsi
to calm down
l’umore
mood
la pazienza
patience
il sogno
dream
il ricordo
memory (of something)
appassionato di
keen on / a fan of
la sfortuna
bad luck
odiare
to hate
spaventare
to frighten
lo schifo
disgust
generoso
generous
onesto
honest
egoista
selfish
socievole
sociable / outgoing
curioso
curious / nosy
ottimista
optimistic / optimist
capace di
able to / capable of

5Work and jobs18 cards

il curriculum
CV / résumé
l’esperienza
experience
lo stage
internship
disoccupato
unemployed
guadagnare
to earn
il cliente
customer / client
occuparsi di
to deal with / to look after
l’impegno
commitment / engagement
consegnare
to deliver / to hand in
lo sciopero
strike
il concorso
competitive exam / contest
l’offerta
offer
il prodotto
product
la marca
brand / make
il successo
success
il risultato
result
svolgere
to carry out / to do
il postino
postman / postwoman

6School and university18 cards

la laurea
university degree
laurearsi
to graduate (from university)
il diploma
school-leaving certificate / diploma
il liceo
(academic) secondary school
l’asilo
nursery school
il maestro
primary-school teacher
il preside
head teacher
superare
to pass / to get over
bocciare
to fail (a student)
promuovere
to pass (a student) / to promote
gli appunti
(lecture) notes
riassumere
to summarise
tradurre
to translate
descrivere
to describe
la pronuncia
pronunciation
l’accento
accent / stress (mark)
il dialetto
dialect
la conoscenza
knowledge / acquaintance

7Money, post and paperwork20 cards

i contanti
cash
il bancomat
cash machine / debit card
la banconota
banknote
la moneta
coin
prestare
to lend
restituire
to give back / to return
ritirare
to collect / to withdraw
l’acconto
deposit / down payment
il denaro
money
mandare
to send
la raccomandata
registered letter
pesare
to weigh
il modulo
form
compilare
to fill in (a form)
la copia
copy
il Comune
town hall / local council
la questura
police headquarters
il permesso
permission / permit
il prefisso
dialling code / area code
egregio
Dear (in formal letters)

8Getting around18 cards

il binario
platform / track
la coincidenza
connection / coincidence
il vagone
carriage / coach (of a train)
il passaggio
lift / ride
fermarsi
to stop
l’incrocio
crossroads / junction
l’angolo
corner
accanto a
next to
verso
towards / around (a time)
la direzione
direction / management
il marciapiede
pavement / sidewalk
pedonale
pedestrian
la salita
uphill slope / climb
il porto
port / harbour
il camion
lorry / truck
il freno
brake
la ruota
wheel
il motore
engine

9News, media and the internet20 cards

la notizia
piece of news
la novità
something new / news
il telegiornale
TV news
il quotidiano
daily newspaper
la rivista
magazine
la pubblicità
advertising / advert
la trasmissione
programme / broadcast
il canale
channel
la fiction
TV drama series
il documentario
documentary
il sito
website
cliccare su
to click (on)
scaricare
to download / to unload
caricare
to upload / to load / to charge
connettersi a
to connect to / to go online
navigare
to browse / to sail
stampare
to print
l’sms
text message
informare
to inform
il fumetto
comic strip / comic book

10Books, film and the arts20 cards

il romanzo
novel
lo scrittore
writer
la poesia
poem / poetry
il regista
(film) director
l’attore
actor
il cantante
singer
il protagonista
main character / lead
il titolo
title / headline
il genere
genre / kind
la commedia
comedy / play
la tragedia
tragedy
l’opera
opera / work
la lirica
opera (the genre)
il pittore
painter
la scultura
sculpture
la favola
fairy tale / fable
la collezione
collection
famoso
famous
classico
classical / classic
contemporaneo
contemporary

11Social life and life events21 cards

la gente
people
l’amicizia
friendship
chiacchierare
to chat
salutare
to greet / to say goodbye
ringraziare per
to thank for
accomodarsi
to take a seat / to come in
volentieri
gladly
la serata
evening (out)
il locale
bar / venue
la compagnia
company / group of friends
partecipare a
to take part in
festeggiare
to celebrate
il Capodanno
New Year
il Carnevale
Carnival
cin cin
cheers!
l’occasione
occasion / chance / bargain
promettere
to promise
proporre
to suggest / to propose
la vita
life
la morte
death
le condoglianze
condolences

12Weather and places17 cards

il clima
climate
le previsioni del tempo
weather forecast
sereno
clear (sky) / calm
variabile
changeable
mite
mild
umido
humid / damp
secco
dry
l’alba
dawn / sunrise
il tramonto
sunset
il paese
country / small town
il villaggio
village
il campo
field / pitch
il duomo
cathedral
la fontana
fountain
la torre
tower
il cimitero
cemetery
la plastica
plastic

13Verbs to know at B124 cards

diventare
to become
decidere di
to decide to
riuscire a
to manage to
smettere di
to stop (doing)
dipendere da
to depend on
bisognare
to be necessary
servire
to be needed / to serve
importare
to matter
durare
to last
trovarsi
to be (located) / to get on
raccontare
to tell (a story)
consigliare di
to advise to / to recommend
immaginare
to imagine
scoprire
to discover / to find out
nascondere
to hide
rendere
to give back / to make
costruire
to build
spostare
to move (something)
raccogliere
to pick up / to collect
migliorare
to improve
presentare
to introduce / to present
esprimere
to express
comportarsi
to behave
pregare
to pray / to beg

14Describing and comparing22 cards

migliore
better / best
peggiore
worse / worst
maggiore
bigger / older
minore
smaller / younger
ottimo
excellent
semplice
simple
breve
short / brief
duro
hard / tough
grosso
big / thick
sottile
thin
profondo
deep
rotondo
round
necessario
necessary
obbligatorio
compulsory
probabile
likely
improvviso
sudden
incredibile
unbelievable
meraviglioso
wonderful
terribile
terrible
unico
only / unique
pratico
practical / handy
piacevole
pleasant

15Linking words and opinions25 cards

però
but / however
quindi
so / therefore
invece
instead / on the other hand
infatti
indeed / in fact
comunque
anyway / however
cioè
that is / I mean
mentre
while
siccome
since / as
oppure
or (else)
perciò
so / that’s why
insomma
in short / well...
neanche
not even / neither
né... né
neither... nor
purtroppo
unfortunately
finalmente
at last
davvero
really
proprio
really / just / right
soprattutto
above all / especially
almeno
at least
piuttosto
rather / quite
ne
of it / of them
cui
which / whom
il parere
opinion
il motivo
reason
a causa di
because of

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Published September 28, 2026