300 Italian words of level B1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Italian vocabulary at the B1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is B1? Intermediate
B1 is the independent-user threshold. You handle most situations while travelling, describe experiences, and give short reasons and explanations.
What you can do at B1
- ✓Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling
- ✓Describe experiences, events, dreams and ambitions
- ✓Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
- ✓Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered
- ✓Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
Adjectives
/aˈdatto/
suitable, appropriate, fit
/affiˈdabile/
reliable, trustworthy, dependable
/ambiˈtsjozo/
ambitious
/amiˈkevole/
friendly, amicable, cordial
/anˈsjozo/
anxious, eager, worried
/appassjoˈnato/
passionate, enthusiast
/awˈtɛntiko/
authentic, genuine, real
/awˈtɔnomo/
autonomous, independent, self-employed
/baˈnale/
banal, trivial, commonplace
/kaˈpatʃe/
capable, able, skilled
/koinvolˈdʒɛnte/
engaging, captivating, immersive
/komˈplɛs.so/
complex, complicated, intricate
/konsapeˈvole/
aware, conscious, mindful
/koeˈrɛnte/
coherent, consistent
/kreaˈtivo/
creative, imaginative, inventive
/ˈkritiko/
critical, crucial, analytical
/kuˈrjozo/
curious, inquisitive, odd
/danneďˈdʒato/
damaged, harmed, impaired
/deˈtʃizo/
decided, resolute, firm, distinct
/deluˈdɛnte/
disappointing, underwhelming
/dispoˈnibile/
available, helpful, accessible
/disˈtinto/
distinct, separate, distinguished
/dramˈmatiko/
dramatic, tragic
/duˈrevole/
durable, lasting, enduring
/ekoˈnɔmiko/
cheap, economical, financial
/effiˈkatʃe/
effective, impactful
/effiˈtʃɛnte/
efficient, productive, competent
/emotsjoˈnante/
thrilling, moving, exciting
/entuˈzjasta/
enthusiastic, thrilled
/ˈɛkwo/
fair, just, equitable
/essenˈtsjale/
essential, indispensable, vital
/eviˈdɛnte/
evident, obvious, clear
/favoˈrevole/
favorable, supportive, advantageous
/flesˈsibile/
flexible, adaptable, supple
/freˈkwɛnte/
frequent, common, recurring
/ˈfurbo/
cunning, sly, crafty, clever
/dʒenuˈino/
genuine, natural, authentic
/ɡraˈdito/
welcome, pleasant, appreciated
/ˈɡrave/
grave, serious, severe
/impeɲɲaˈtivo/
demanding, challenging, arduous
/imprevediˈbile/
unpredictable, unforeseen
/inˈtʃɛrto/
uncertain, doubtful, hesitant, shaky
/iŋkreˈdibile/
incredible, unbelievable, amazing
/indipenˈdɛnte/
independent, autonomous, self-reliant
/indispenˈsabile/
indispensable, essential, vital
/ineviˈtabile/
inevitable, unavoidable
/indʒeɲˈɲozo/
ingenious, inventive, clever
/inˈdʒusto/
unjust, unfair, wrongful
/innovaˈtivo/
innovative, groundbreaking, pioneering
/inkwjeˈtante/
disquieting, disturbing, eerie, haunting
/inˈsɔlito/
unusual, uncommon, extraordinary
/inˈtɛnso/
intense, deep, powerful
/interesˈsante/
interesting, engaging, attractive
/iˈrɔniko/
ironic, sarcastic, wry
/adeˈɡwato/
adequate, suitable, appropriate
/kostrutˈtivo/
constructive, positive, helpful
/fondamenˈtale/
fundamental, basic, essential
/pertiˈnɛnte/
pertinent, relevant, apposite
/soddisfaˈtʃɛnte/
satisfactory, rewarding, pleasing
/koŋˈkrɛto/
concrete, tangible, practical
/metikoˈlozo/
meticulous, painstaking, thorough
/ezawˈrjɛnte/
exhaustive, comprehensive, thorough
Adverbs
/kontemporane.aˈmente/
simultaneously, at the same time
/detʃizaˈmente/
definitely, decidedly, firmly
/diffitʃilˈmente/
hardly, scarcely, with difficulty
/direttaˈmente/
directly, straight, personally
/effettivaˈmente/
actually, effectively, indeed
/dʒeneralˈmente/
generally, usually, broadly
/iŋkredibilˈmente/
incredibly, unbelievably, amazingly
/initsjalˈmente/
initially, at first, originally
/iˈnoltre/
furthermore, moreover, besides, in addition
/innantsitˈtutto/
first of all, primarily, above all
/maddʒorˈmente/
mostly, more, to a greater extent
/notevolˈmente/
notably, remarkably, considerably
/personalˈmente/
personally, in person
/pjutˈtɔsto/
rather, quite, fairly, instead
/pretʃedentemenˈte/
previously, earlier, beforehand
/ˈprɛsto/
early, soon, quickly
/relativaˈmente/
relatively, comparatively, regarding
/semplitʃeˈmente/
simply, plainly, merely
/drastikaˈmente/
drastically, radically, severely
/effikatʃeˈmente/
effectively, successfully
/esplitʃitaˈmente/
explicitly, clearly, expressly
/fondamentalˈmente/
fundamentally, basically, essentially
/proɡressivaˈmente/
progressively, gradually, step by step
Nouns
/loppurtuniˈta/
opportunity, chance
/lamˈbjɛnte/
environment, surroundings
/larɡoˈmento/
topic, argument, subject
/il vanˈtaddʒo/
advantage, benefit
/lo zvanˈtaddʒo/
disadvantage, drawback
/la detʃiˈzjone/
decision, choice
/la konseˈɡwɛntsa/
consequence, result
/il konˈsiʎʎo/
advice, tip, counsel
/il komportaˈmento/
behavior, conduct
/la fiˈdutʃa/
trust, confidence, faith
/lespeˈrjɛntsa/
experience
/lemoˈtsjone/
emotion, thrill, feeling
/il sutˈtʃɛsso/
success, triumph
/lobi.etˈtivo/
objective, goal, target
/il rizulˈtato/
result, outcome
/il ˈriskjo/
risk, hazard, danger
/la sikuˈrettsa/
safety, security, certainty
/la speˈrantsa/
hope
/la soluˈtsjone/
solution, resolution
/labiˈtudine/
habit, custom
/lalˈlɔddʒo/
accommodation, lodging, housing
/lappuntaˈmento/
appointment, date, meeting
/latteddʒaˈmento/
attitude, stance, posture
/il konˈtratto/
contract, agreement
/il detˈtaʎʎo/
detail, particular
/la diffikolˈta/
difficulty, obstacle, trouble
/il diˈbattito/
debate, discussion
/ledukaˈtsjone/
education, upbringing, manners
/lefˈfɛtto/
effect, impact, result
/il feˈnɔmeno/
phenomenon, occurrence
/la dʒeneraˈtsjone/
generation
/il ɡoˈvɛrno/
government, cabinet
/limpresˈsjone/
impression, feeling
/linfluˈɛntsa/
influence, sway, flu
/linformaˈtsjone/
information, piece of news
/linkwinaˈmento/
pollution, contamination
/lintenˈtsjone/
intention, purpose, aim
/la lamenˈtɛla/
complaint, grievance
/la limitaˈtsjone/
limitation, restriction
/la maddʒoˈrantsa/
majority, greater part
/la minoˈrantsa/
minority
/la motivaˈtsjone/
motivation, incentive, rationale
/lopinˈjone/
opinion, view, judgment
/la paˈtsjɛntsa/
patience, endurance
/il peˈrikolo/
danger, hazard, peril
/il perˈmɛsso/
permission, permit, pass
/il ˈpunto di ˈvista/
point of view, perspective
/la kwaliˈta/
quality, attribute, grade
/il rapˈpɔrto/
relationship, report, ratio
/la reaˈtsjone/
reaction, response
/il ˈrɛddito/
income, revenue, earnings
/la responsabiliˈta/
responsibility, liability, duty
/il setˈtore/
sector, field, branch
/la ˈspeza/
expense, shopping, expenditure
/lo ˈsprɛko/
waste, squandering
/la strateˈdʒia/
strategy, policy, plan
/lo struˈmento/
instrument, tool, means
/lo zviˈluppo/
development, growth, progress
/il taˈlɛnto/
talent, gift, aptitude
/la tenˈdɛntsa/
trend, tendency, inclination
/il tentaˈtivo/
attempt, try, effort
/la tradiˈtsjone/
tradition, custom, heritage
/il vaˈlore/
value, worth, merit
/la varjeˈta/
variety, diversity, assortment
/il ˈvjaddʒo/
trip, journey, travel
/la vitˈtɔrja/
victory, win, triumph
/lalterˈnativa/
alternative, option, choice
/lambiˈtsjone/
ambition, aspiration
/ˈlantsja/
anxiety, worry, uneasiness
/lakˈkɔrdo/
agreement, deal, accord
/il biˈzoɲɲo/
need, necessity, requirement
/la kapatʃiˈta/
capacity, ability, capability
/la ˈkawza/
cause, reason, lawsuit
/la ˈʃɛlta/
choice, selection, option
/il tʃittaˈdino/
citizen, inhabitant
/la kollaboraˈtsjone/
collaboration, cooperation, partnership
/la komuniˈta/
community, society
/il konˈfronto/
comparison, confrontation, discussion
/la kreativiˈta/
creativity, inventiveness
/la ˈkreʃʃita/
growth, increase, expansion
/la ˈkura/
care, treatment, cure
/la dekaˈdɛntsa/
decline, decay, decadence
/la deluˈzjone/
disappointment, letdown
/il diˈlɛmma/
dilemma, quandary
/il disˈkorso/
speech, discourse, talk
/la dizokkupaˈtsjone/
unemployment, joblessness
/la disˈtantsa/
distance, gap, remoteness
/lekwiˈlibrjo/
balance, equilibrium, poise
/lerˈrore/
error, mistake, fault
/leziˈdʒɛntsa/
requirement, need, demand
/leˈvɛnto/
event, occurrence
/il fatˈtore/
factor, element, determinant
/la funˈtsjone/
function, role, duty
/il ˈdʒɛnere/
genre, kind, gender
/la dʒusˈtittsja/
justice, fairness, judiciary
/il ˈɡrado/
degree, grade, rank, level
/lidentiˈta/
identity
/limˈpatto/
impact, effect, collision
/limˈpeɲɲo/
commitment, effort, engagement
/lintʃiˈdɛnte/
accident, crash
/linˈdadʒine/
investigation, survey
/liŋˈɡanno/
deceit, trick, deception
/linitsjaˈtiva/
initiative
/linseɲɲaˈmento/
teaching, lesson
/linteˈrɛsse/
interest
/latˈtʃɛs.so/
access, entry
/laddʒornaˈmento/
update, refresher course
/lawtonoˈmi.a/
autonomy, independence, battery life
/la konsapevoˈlettsa/
awareness, consciousness
/linnovaˈtsjone/
innovation, novelty
/la prefeˈrɛntsa/
preference, priority
/la prospetˈtiva/
perspective, outlook, prospect
/la puntwaliˈta/
punctuality, promptness
/la stabiliˈta/
stability, steadiness
Verbs
/zvilupˈpare/
to develop, to evolve
/affronˈtare/
to face, to tackle, to confront
/konsiʎˈʎare/
to advise, to recommend
/konˈvintʃere/
to convince, to persuade
/kondiˈvidere/
to share
/konferˈmare/
to confirm, to corroborate
/komporˈtarsi/
to behave, to act
/otteˈnere/
to obtain, to achieve, to get
/eviˈtare/
to avoid, to prevent
/radˈdʒundʒere/
to reach, to achieve
/rakˈkɔʎʎere/
to collect, to gather, to pick up
/riˈzɔlvere/
to solve, to resolve
/risparˈmjare/
to save, to spare
/rinunˈtʃare/
to give up, to renounce, to waive
/sosteˈnere/
to support, to sustain, to claim
/stabiˈlire/
to establish, to set, to determine
/trasˈkorrere/
to spend (time), to pass (time)
/trasfeˈrirsi/
to move, to relocate
/valuˈtare/
to evaluate, to assess, to appraise
/verifiˈkare/
to verify, to check
/vjeˈtare/
to forbid, to prohibit, to ban
/apparteˈnere/
to belong, to pertain
/appretˈtsare/
to appreciate, to value
/approfitˈtare/
to take advantage of, to profit by
/avverˈtire/
to warn, to notify, to feel
/koinˈvɔldʒere/
to involve, to engage
/kolleˈgare/
to connect, to link
/kosˈtrindʒere/
to force, to compel, to oblige
/dannedˈdʒare/
to damage, to harm, to impair
/deˈludere/
to disappoint, to let down
/dimosˈtrare/
to demonstrate, to prove, to show
/diˈpendere/
to depend (on)
/eˈzidʒere/
to demand, to require, to exact
/festedˈdʒare/
to celebrate, to party
/fisˈsare/
to fix, to set, to stare at
/forˈnire/
to provide, to supply, to furnish
/garanˈtire/
to guarantee, to ensure, to warrant
/dʒustifiˈkare/
to justify, to explain, to excuse
/iɲɲoˈrare/
to ignore, to be unaware of
/inkoradˈdʒare/
to encourage, to foster
/influ-enˈtsare/
to influence, to affect
/iŋɡanˈnare/
to deceive, to trick, to fool
/interˈrompere/
to interrupt, to stop, to pause
/lamenˈtarsi/
to complain, to grumble
/limiˈtare/
to limit, to restrict
/minatˈtʃare/
to threaten, to menace
/okkuˈparsi/
to take care of, to deal with, to look after
/ofˈfendere/
to offend, to insult, to hurt
/paraɡoˈnare/
to compare, to liken
/peddʒoˈrare/
to worsen, to deteriorate, to get worse
/perfettsjoˈnare/
to perfect, to refine, to improve
/perˈmettere/
to permit, to allow, to enable
/preveˈdere/
to foresee, to forecast, to predict
/reaˈdʒire/
to react, to respond
/rekupeˈrare/
to recover, to retrieve, to regain
/ˈrɛndersi/
to realize, to make oneself (useful/available)
/skonsiʎˈʎare/
to advise against, to dissuade
/spreˈkare/
to waste, to squander
/stiˈmare/
to estimate, to esteem, to respect
/tratˈtare/
to treat, to deal with, to negotiate
/avˈvjare/
to start, to launch, to set in motion
/kolloˈkare/
to place, to position, to locate
/konˈkludere/
to conclude, to finalize, to finish
/kontribuˈire/
to contribute
/esˈkludere/
to exclude, to rule out, to leave out
/introˈdurre/
to introduce, to insert, to bring in
/manteˈnere/
to maintain, to keep, to support
/proˈporre/
to propose, to suggest, to offer
/rifjuˈtare/
to refuse, to reject, to decline
/suddʒeˈrire/
to suggest, to prompt, to hint
/supeˈrare/
to overcome, to exceed, to pass (an exam), to overtake
/ˈzvɔldʒere/
to carry out, to perform, to conduct
/affiˈdare/
to entrust, to assign
/arrikˈkire/
to enrich, to enhance
/kjaˈrire/
to clarify, to explain, to clear up
/komˈbattere/
to fight, to combat, to struggle
/koŋkwisˈtare/
to conquer, to win over
/akˈkɔʎʎere/
to welcome, to receive, to accommodate
/adatˈtare/
to adapt, to adjust, to fit
/affaʃʃiˈnare/
to fascinate, to charm, to captivate
/adʒevoˈlare/
to facilitate, to ease
/approfonˈdire/
to deepen, to study in depth
/assikuˈrare/
to insure, to assure, to secure
/koltiˈvare/
to cultivate, to grow, to nurture
/kompliˈkare/
to complicate, to make difficult
/kontʃenˈtrarsi/
to concentrate, to focus
/konkorˈdare/
to agree on, to arrange, to harmonize
/konˈnɛttere/
to connect, to link
/konsenˈtire/
to allow, to permit, to consent
/koordiˈnare/
to coordinate, to organize
/defiˈnire/
to define, to determine
/differenˈtsjare/
to differentiate, to distinguish, to sort (waste)
/elaboˈrare/
to elaborate, to process, to draft
/esˈprimersi/
to express oneself
/identifiˈkare/
to identify, to recognize
/impeɲˈɲarsi/
to commit oneself, to strive, to try hard
/inteˈɡrare/
to integrate, to supplement, to complete
/pertʃeˈpire/
to perceive, to receive (salary/pension)
/proseˈɡwire/
to continue, to proceed, to carry on
/rinforˈtsare/
to reinforce, to strengthen
/valoridˈdzare/
to enhance, to value
How to learn B1 vocabulary
- 1.Move from isolated words to collocations and full phrases.
- 2.Read and listen to graded content daily to meet words in context.
- 3.Start thinking in the language for simple everyday topics.
- 4.Keep a simple daily journal in the target language to practice active sentence building.
Frequently asked questions
How many words at B1?+
Roughly 2,000–2,500 active words support independent B1 communication.
Is B1 fluent?+
B1 is 'independent user' — you communicate on familiar topics, but not yet fluently on complex ones.
Is B1 enough for work or study abroad?+
B1 is often the minimum for basic work; many universities require B2 or higher.
How can I transition from B1 to B2?+
Start consuming native materials (news, videos, podcasts) and actively write longer texts while correcting errors.