B1
50 most common Italian words: level B1
The Italian words at level B1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | contrario | /konˈtra.rjo/ | opposite | noun |
| 2 | terzo | /ˈtɛr.t͡so/ | third | noun |
| 3 | locale | /loˈka.le/ | local | adjective |
| 4 | battaglia | /batˈtaʎ.ʎa/ | battle | noun |
| 5 | sceriffo | /ʃeˈrif.fo/ | sheriff | noun |
| 6 | evitare | /e.viˈta.re/ | avoid | verb |
| 7 | spirito | /ˈspi.ri.to/ | spirit | noun |
| 8 | lingua | /ˈliŋ.ɡwa/ | tongue | noun |
| 9 | dipartimento | /di.par.tiˈmen.to/ | department | noun |
| 10 | massimo | /ˈmas.si.mo/ | maximum | noun |
| 11 | praticamente | /pra.ti.kaˈmen.te/ | virtually | adverb |
| 12 | riunione | /ri.uˈnjo.ne/ | meeting | noun |
| 13 | rumore | /ruˈmo.re/ | noise | noun |
| 14 | torta | /ˈtor.ta/ | cake | noun |
| 15 | accanto | /akˈkan.to/ | alongside | adverb |
| 16 | eroe | /eˈrɔ.e/ | hero | verb |
| 17 | turno | /ˈtur.no/ | shift | noun |
| 18 | ovvio | /ˈɔv.vjo/ | obvious | adjective |
| 19 | furgone | /furˈɡo.ne/ | van | noun |
| 20 | coppia | /ˈkɔp.pja/ | couple | noun |
| 21 | ridere | /ˈri.de.re/ | laugh | verb |
| 22 | pausa | /ˈpaw.za/ | pause | noun |
| 23 | memoria | /meˈmɔ.rja/ | memory | noun |
| 24 | naso | /ˈna.so/ | nose | noun |
| 25 | nemico | /neˈmi.ko/ | enemy | noun |
| 26 | chiudere | /ˈkju.de.re/ | close | verb |
| 27 | colonnello | /ko.lonˈnɛl.lo/ | colonel | noun |
| 28 | costa | /ˈkɔ.sta/ | coast | noun |
| 29 | laggiù | /lad.ˈd͡ʒu/ | yonder | adverb |
| 30 | scatola | /ˈskaː.to.la/ | box | noun |
| 31 | albero | /ˈal.be.ro/ | tree | noun |
| 32 | tribunale | /tri.buˈna.le/ | court | noun |
| 33 | razza | /ˈrat.t͡sa/ | breed | noun |
| 34 | anello | /aˈnɛl.lo/ | ring | noun |
| 35 | piede | /ˈpjɛ.de/ | foot | noun |
| 36 | ferita | /feˈri.ta/ | wound | noun |
| 37 | preoccupato | /pre.ok.kuˈpa.to/ | worried | adjective |
| 38 | soldato | /solˈda.to/ | soldier | noun |
| 39 | natura | /naˈtu.ra/ | nature | noun |
| 40 | inutile | /iˈnu.ti.le/ | useless | adjective |
| 41 | colore | /koˈlo.re/ | color | noun |
| 42 | basso | /ˈbas.so/ | low | adjective |
| 43 | don | /ˈdɔn/ | don | noun |
| 44 | anzi | /ˈantsi/ | rather | adverb |
| 45 | preferito | /pre.feˈri.to/ | preferred | adjective |
| 46 | utile | /ˈu.ti.le/ | useful | adjective |
| 47 | sparare | /spaˈra.re/ | shoot | verb |
| 48 | ascoltare | /as.kolˈta.re/ | listen | verb |
| 49 | decidere | /deˈt͡ʃi.de.re/ | decide | verb |
| 50 | professore | /pro.fesˈso.re/ | professor | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).