355 Italian words of level A2
Below is a complete, categorized list of Italian vocabulary at the A2 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is A2? Elementary
A2 builds on the basics. You can deal with routine tasks, describe your background, and talk about everyday topics in simple terms.
What you can do at A2
- ✓Communicate in simple, routine tasks needing a direct exchange of information
- ✓Describe your background, immediate environment and daily routine
- ✓Understand frequent expressions about family, shopping, work and your local area
- ✓Understand the main point in short, clear messages and announcements
- ✓Read and find specific, predictable information in daily materials like advertisements and menus
Adjectives
/alˈku.no/
some, any
/aˈva.ro/
stingy, miserly
/buˈdʒar.do/
lying, deceitful
/im.perˈfet.to/
imperfect
/se.konˈda.rjo/
secondary
/ar.ti.fiˈtʃa.le/
artificial
/pri.dʒoˈnjɛ.ro/
captive, prisoner
/be.nesˈtan.te/
well-off, wealthy
/mi.zeˈra.bi.le/
miserable, wretched
/dʒoˈjo.zo/
joyful
/ma.linˈkɔ.ni.ko/
melancholic
/in.sod.disˈfat.to/
dissatisfied
/aˈma.bi.le/
amiable, lovable
/oˈdjo.zo/
hateful, odious
/ve.leˈno.zo/
poisonous, venomous
/inˈnɔ.kwo/
harmless
/feˈro.tʃe/
fierce, ferocious
/manˈswɛ.to/
docile, gentle
/roˈbus.to/
sturdy, robust
/miˈnus.ko.lo/
tiny, minuscule
/im.ma.koˈla.to/
immaculate, spotless
/ˈsu.di.tʃo/
filthy
/ak.koˈʎɛn.te/
cozy, welcoming
/anˈgus.to/
cramped, narrow
/ma.le.o.doˈran.te/
stinking, malodorous
/ˈri.dʒi.do/
rigid, strict
/ˈru.vi.do/
rough, coarse
/eˈzaus.to/
exhausted
/vi.goˈro.zo/
vigorous, energetic
/kon.taˈdʒo.zo/
contagious
/kuˈra.bi.le/
curable, treatable
/in.kuˈra.bi.le/
incurable
/aˈku.to/
acute, sharp
/ˈkrɔ.ni.ko/
chronic
/in.forˈma.le/
informal, casual
/ˈte.zo/
tense, taut
/at.tuˈa.le/
current, present
/se.koˈla.re/
centuries-old
/fjamˈman.te/
brand new, shiny
/inˈsi.pi.do/
bland, tasteless
/tsuk.keˈra.to/
sweetened
/ˈas.pro/
sour, tart
/ˈskar.so/
scarce, poor
/di.dʒeˈri.bi.le/
digestible
/in.diˈdʒɛs.to/
indigestible, heavy
/tem.pesˈto.zo/
stormy, turbulent
/ˈa.ri.do/
arid, dry
/ˈtor.ri.do/
torrid, scorching
/aˈfo.zo/
muggy, stifling
/ˈmi.te/
mild, gentle
/seˈvɛ.ro/
severe, strict
/ak.kaˈdɛ.mi.ko/
academic
/di.liˈdʒɛn.te/
diligent
/otˈtsjo.zo/
idle, lazy
/ˈkol.to/
cultured, educated
/iɲ.ɲoˈran.te/
ignorant
/zvoˈʎa.to/
listless, reluctant
/meˈlɔ.di.ko/
melodic
/ar.moˈnjo.zo/
harmonious
/ˈrit.mi.ko/
rhythmic
/in.toˈna.to/
in tune
/stoˈna.to/
out of tune
/aˈkus.ti.ko/
acoustic
/sinˈfɔ.ni.ko/
symphonic
/o.rekˈkja.bi.le/
catchy
/tra.volˈdʒɛn.te/
overwhelming
/dʒjuˈri.di.ko/
juridical, legal
/dʒu.diˈtsja.rjo/
judicial
/peˈna.le/
penal, criminal
/kos.ti.tu.tsjoˈna.le/
constitutional
/leˈdʒit.ti.mo/
legitimate, lawful
/il.leˈdʒit.ti.mo/
illegitimate, unlawful
/ˈnul.lo/
null, void
/vin.koˈlan.te/
binding, mandatory
/fi.nanˈtsja.rjo/
financial
/at.tsjenˈda.le/
corporate, company
/red.diˈtit.tsjo/
profitable, lucrative
/frutˈtwo.zo/
fruitful, productive
/zvan.tadˈdʒo.zo/
disadvantageous
/fal.li.menˈta.re/
disastrous, failed
/fisˈka.le/
fiscal, tax
/mo.neˈta.rjo/
monetary
/ˈkɔs.mi.ko/
cosmic
/si.deˈra.le/
sidereal
/ˈsfɛ.ri.ko/
spherical
/in.es.ploˈra.to/
unexplored, uncharted
/te.neˈbro.zo/
gloomy, dark
Adverbs
/alˈtrɔ.ve/
elsewhere
/stra.naˈmen.te/
strangely
/par.ti.ko.larˈmen.te/
particolarmente
/pre.tʃi.saˈmen.te/
precisely
/at.tu.alˈmen.te/
currently, nowadays
/re.tʃen.teˈmen.te/
recently
/sfor.tu.na.taˈmen.te/
unfortunately
/im.men.saˈmen.te/
immensely
/pro.fon.daˈmen.te/
deeply
/kon.ti.nwaˈmen.te/
continuously
/kos.tan.teˈmen.te/
constantly
/spo.ra.di.kaˈmen.te/
sporadically
/a.bi.twalˈmen.te/
usually
/ak.ku.ra.taˈmen.te/
meticulously
/de.lit.sjo.saˈmen.te/
delightfully
/par.tsjalˈmen.te/
partially
/fi.zi.kaˈmen.te/
physically
/men.talˈmen.te/
mentally
/gra.veˈmen.te/
severely, seriously
/gra.dwalˈmen.te/
gradually
/vi.tʃeˈvɛr.sa/
vice versa
/for.malˈmen.te/
formally
/ma.dʒis.tralˈmen.te/
masterfully
/a.de.gwa.taˈmen.te/
adequately
/op.por.tu.naˈmen.te/
opportunely
/dis.grat.sja.taˈmen.te/
unluckily
/sa.po.ri.taˈmen.te/
with relish
/ab.bon.dan.teˈmen.te/
abundantly
/skar.saˈmen.te/
scarcely, poorly
/skwi.zi.taˈmen.te/
exquisitely
/es.sen.tsjalˈmen.te/
essentially
/u.mi.daˈmen.te/
damply
/ri.dʒi.daˈmen.te/
rigidly, strictly
/va.rja.bilˈmen.te/
variably
/vjo.len.taˈmen.te/
violently
/i.nas.pet.ta.taˈmen.te/
unexpectedly
/in.tʃes.san.teˈmen.te/
incessantly
/di.li.dʒen.teˈmen.te/
diligently
/skru.po.lo.saˈmen.te/
scrupulously
/bril.lan.teˈmen.te/
brilliantly
/kor.ren.teˈmen.te/
fluently
/te.o.ri.kaˈmen.te/
theoretically
/kon.tʃet.twa.laˈmen.te/
conceptually
/me.lo.djo.saˈmen.te/
melodiously
/ar.mo.njo.saˈmen.te/
harmoniously
/rit.mi.kaˈmen.te/
rhythmically
/e.ner.dʒi.kaˈmen.te/
energetically
/ko.rad.dʒo.saˈmen.te/
courageously
/ma.ɲi.fi.kaˈmen.te/
magnificently
/le.galˈmen.te/
legally
/il.le.galˈmen.te/
illegally
/dʒu.di.tsja.rjaˈmen.te/
judicially
/le.dʒit.ti.maˈmen.te/
legitimately
/de.bi.taˈmen.te/
duly, properly
/in.de.ro.ga.bilˈmen.te/
mandatorily, without exception
/kom.mer.tʃalˈmen.te/
commercially
/fi.nan.tsjar.jaˈmen.te/
financially
/in.dus.trjalˈmen.te/
industrially
/red.di.tit.tsjaˈmen.te/
profitably
/spa.tsjalˈmen.te/
spatially
/kos.mi.kaˈmen.te/
cosmically
/in.fi.ni.taˈmen.te/
infinitely
/mis.te.rjo.saˈmen.te/
mysteriously
/af.fa.ʃi.nan.teˈmen.te/
fascinatingly
/lu.mi.no.saˈmen.te/
luminously
Nouns
/o.ridˈtson.te/
horizon
/temˈpɛs.ta/
storm, tempest
/ˈnu.be/
cloud
/kasˈka.ta/
waterfall
/sgaˈbɛl.lo/
stool
/diˈpin.to/
painting, picture
/ˈkli.ni.ka/
clinic
/ˈve.na/
vein
/polˈmo.ne/
lung
/porˈta.ta/
course (meal)
/skoˈdɛl.la/
bowl
/ˈka.li.tʃe/
wine glass, goblet
/kaˈraf.fa/
pitcher, decanter
/u.raˈga.no/
hurricane
/ˈbri.na/
frost
/ˈgran.di.ne/
hail
/u.mi.diˈta/
humidity, moisture
/ˈdʒɛ.lo/
frost, freezing cold
/kaˈlu.ra/
heat wave, intense heat
/buˈfɛ.ra/
blizzard, storm
/ˈkat.te.dra/
teacher's desk
/sti.loˈgra.fi.ka/
fountain pen
/takˈkwi.no/
notepad, notebook
/paˈdʒɛl.la/
report card
/sparˈti.to/
sheet music
/pal.koʃˈʃɛ.ni.ko/
stage
/bis/
encore
/plaˈtɛ.a/
stalls, audience
/teˈno.re/
tenor
/kom.po.siˈto.re/
composer
/ˈnor.ma/
rule, norm
/deˈkre.to/
decree, order
/ˈkom.ma/
clause, paragraph
/im.puˈta.to/
defendant, accused
/verˈdet.to/
verdict
/senˈten.tsa/
sentence, ruling
/sanˈtsjo.ne/
sanction, penalty
/reˈa.to/
crime, offense
/fiˈlja.le/
branch, subsidiary
/daˈto.re/
employer
/fat.tuˈra.to/
turnover, revenue
/in.ves.tiˈmen.to/
investment
/fal.liˈmen.to/
bankruptcy, failure
/ban.kaˈrot.ta/
bankruptcy
/at.sjoˈnis.ta/
shareholder
/di.viˈden.do/
dividend
/as.tro.noˈmi.a/
astronomy
/gaˈlas.sja/
galaxy
/ˈas.tro/
celestial body, star
/koˈme.ta/
comet
/ˈor.bi.ta/
orbit
/eˈklis.si/
eclipse
/gra.viˈta/
gravity, seriousness
/ˈkɔs.mo/
cosmos
/kos.tel.laˈtsjo.ne/
constellation
/biˈnɔ.ko.lo/
binoculars
/os.ser.vaˈtɔ.rjo/
observatory
/as.troˈna.ve/
spaceship, spacecraft
Other Words
Prepositions
/at.traˈvɛr.so/
through, across
/meˈdjan.te/
by means of
/no.nosˈtan.te/
despite, in spite of
/komˈpre.zo/
including
/ˈtra.mi.te/
through, via
/malˈgra.do/
despite
/diˈnan.tsi/
in front of
/fin/
right from, up to
/ˈsi.no/
until, up to
/ˈsal.vo/
except for
/etˈtʃɛt.to/
except, excluding
/ˈdʒus.ta/
according to, pursuant to
/ˈstan.te/
given, considering
/raˈzen.te/
skimming, grazing
/ˈlun.dʒi/
far from
/apˈprɛs.so/
near, behind, with oneself
Verbs
/moˈri.re/
to die
/ˈnaʃ.ʃe.re/
to be born
/ˈʃeʎ.ʎe.re/
to choose
/teˈme.re/
to fear
/sis.teˈma.re/
to arrange, to tidy up
/tras.forˈma.re/
to transform
/disˈtrud.dʒe.re/
to destroy
/per.doˈna.re/
to forgive
/proˈmet.te.re/
to promise
/gusˈta.re/
to savor, to enjoy
/ral.lenˈta.re/
to slow down
/at.tʃe.leˈra.re/
to accelerate
/ˈsplen.de.re/
to shine
/raf.fredˈda.re/
to cool down
/dʒer.moʎˈʎa.re/
to sprout
/skom.paˈri.re/
to disappear, to vanish
/fudˈdʒi.re/
to flee, to run away
/in.seˈgwi.re/
to chase, to pursue
/kat.tuˈra.re/
to capture
/grafˈfja.re/
to scratch
/striʃˈʃa.re/
to crawl, to creep
/de.kolˈla.re/
to take off
/imˈmɛr.dʒe.re/
to submerge, to dip
/ar.ram.piˈka.re/
to climb
/katˈtʃa.re/
to hunt, to chase away
/nuˈtri.re/
to nourish, to feed
/deˈtɛr.dʒe.re/
to cleanse
/tam.poˈna.re/
to dab, to rear-end
/stuˈfa.re/
to stew, to braise
/smi.nutˈtsa.re/
to mince
/af.fetˈta.re/
to slice
/am.maˈla.re/
to get sick
/sveˈni.re/
to faint, to pass out
/riˈprɛn.de.re/
to resume, to recover
/svesˈti.re/
to undress
/kalˈtsa.re/
to put on shoes, to fit
/in.fiˈla.re/
to slip on, to insert
/sfiˈla.re/
to slip off, to parade
/sbot.toˈna.re/
to unbutton
/rat.topˈpa.re/
to patch
/ram.menˈda.re/
to darn, to mend
/skamˈbja.re/
to exchange, to swap
/ab.biˈna.re/
to match, to pair
/sfodˈdʒa.re/
to flaunt, to show off
/as.sa.poˈra.re/
to savor
/de.gusˈta.re/
to taste, to sample
/di.dʒeˈri.re/
to digest
/in.gjotˈti.re/
to swallow
/sor.sedˈdʒa.re/
to sip
/svwoˈta.re/
to empty
/spilˈla.re/
to tap (beer)
/ko.manˈda.re/
to command
/disˈdi.re/
to cancel
/spiˈra.re/
to blow, to expire
/twoˈna.re/
to thunder
/ba.leˈna.re/
to flash
/gran.diˈna.re/
to hail
/sdeˈla.re/
to thaw, to defrost
/kon.dʒeˈla.re/
to freeze
/rin.fresˈka.re/
to cool down, to refresh
/proʃ.ʃuˈga.re/
to drain, to dry up
/in.tsupˈpa.re/
to soak, to dip
/ran.nu.voˈla.re/
to cloud over
/ras.se.reˈna.re/
to clear up, to calm
/sof.foˈka.re/
to suffocate, to stifle
/ven.tiˈla.re/
to ventilate
/me.mo.ridˈdza.re/
to memorize
/sot.to.li.neˈa.re/
to underline
/e.vi.den.tsjaˈre/
to highlight
/ri.asˈsu.me.re/
to summarize
/in.ter.roˈga.re/
to examine, to interrogate
/proˈmwɔ.ve.re/
to promote, to pass (student)
/botˈtʃa.re/
to fail (student), to reject
/im.ma.tri.koˈlar.si/
to enroll (university)
/lau.reˈar.si/
to graduate (university)
/di.ploˈmar.si/
to graduate high school
/il.lusˈtra.re/
to illustrate, to explain
/apˈpren.de.re/
to learn, to assimilate
/ar.go.menˈta.re/
to argue, to reason
/kan.tikˈkja.re/
to hum
/fis.kjetˈta.re/
to whistle softly
/in.toˈna.re/
to strike up a song
/komˈpor.re/
to compose, to dial
/inˈtʃi.de.re/
to record, to engrave
/fisˈkja.re/
to whistle, to boo
/e.siˈbir.si/
to perform
/de.butˈta.re/
to debut
/im.prov.viˈsa.re/
to improvise
/trasˈmet.te.re/
to broadcast, to transmit
/ak.korˈda.re/
to tune, to grant
/ska.teˈna.re/
to unleash, to trigger
/kon.danˈna.re/
to condemn, to sentence
/asˈsɔl.ve.re/
to acquit, to absolve
/tes.ti.moˈnja.re/
to testify
/tu.teˈla.re/
to safeguard, to protect
/kon.tesˈta.re/
to contest, to dispute
/vjoˈla.re/
to violate
/aˈdem.pje.re/
to fulfill
/mulˈta.re/
to fine
/ri.lasˈʃa.re/
to release, to issue
/de.nunˈtʃa.re/
to report (crime)
/san.tsjoˈna.re/
to penalize
/riˈkor.re.re/
to appeal, to resort to
/di.la.piˈda.re/
to squander, to waste
/fat.tuˈra.re/
to invoice, to generate revenue
/asˈsu.me.re/
to hire, to assume
/li.tʃenˈtsja.re/
to dismiss, to fire
/falˈli.re/
to fail, to go bankrupt
/fonˈda.re/
to found, to establish
/ne.gotˈtsja.re/
to negotiate
/kon.tratˈta.re/
to bargain, to haggle
/es.porˈta.re/
to export
/dis.tri.buˈi.re/
to distribute
/am.mi.nisˈtra.re/
to administer, to manage
/fi.nanˈtsja.re/
to finance, to fund
/or.biˈta.re/
to orbit
/rwoˈta.re/
to rotate, to turn
/lut.tʃiˈka.re/
to glint, to glitter
/am.maˈra.re/
to splash down, to land on water
/gra.viˈta.re/
to gravitate
/os.kuˈra.re/
to darken, to obscure
/skruˈta.re/
to scrutinize, to gaze
/riˈtrar.re/
to portray, to picture
/solˈka.re/
to plow, to cut through
/varˈka.re/
to cross, to step over
/gal.ledˈdʒa.re/
to float
/flut.tuˈa.re/
to fluctuate, to float
How to learn A2 vocabulary
- 1.Group new words by topic (home, work, travel) to remember them in context.
- 2.Practise short dialogues out loud to build automatic phrases.
- 3.Add the most common verbs and their basic conjugations.
- 4.Start reading simple graded readers or children's books to build reading stamina.
Frequently asked questions
How many words at A2?+
About 1,000–1,200 words let you handle most everyday A2 situations.
Is A2 enough to travel?+
Yes — A2 covers most travel and daily-life needs, though conversations stay simple.
What is the difference between A1 and A2?+
A1 is survival basics; A2 lets you handle routine situations and describe things in simple terms.
Should I start speaking with native speakers at A2?+
Yes, but keep it low-pressure. Focus on simple exchanges, asking for directions, or ordering food. Native speakers will appreciate the effort.