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Common Italian words 901–1000

Italian words 901 to 1000, starting with the core everyday words, then moving through themes like food, travel and work. Each comes with its English meaning. Tap the speaker to hear it, then say it back.

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Vorrei un tavolo per due.

I would like a table for two.

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Vorreiuntavoloperdue.

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Italian words 901 to 1000 with English translations
#	English	Italian
901	to climb	salire
902	to touch	toccare
903	to hide	nascondere
904	to fight	combattere
905	to marry	sposarsi
906	to vote	votare
907	to lie down	sdraiarsi
908	to wash oneself	lavarsi
909	to get dressed	vestirsi
910	to take a shower	fare la doccia
911	to brush	spazzolare
912	to cough	tossire
913	to breathe	respirare
914	to realize	rendersi conto
915	to notice	notare
916	to imagine	immaginare
917	to expect	aspettarsi
918	to complain	lamentarsi
919	to improve	migliorare
920	to increase	aumentare
921	to reduce	ridurre
922	to add	aggiungere
923	to remove	togliere
924	to mix	mescolare
925	to fill	riempire
926	to cover	coprire
927	to separate	separare
928	to compare	confrontare
929	to describe	descrivere
930	to discuss	discutere
931	to suggest	suggerire
932	to recommend	consigliare
933	to order	ordinare
934	to deliver	consegnare
935	to return	tornare
936	to give back	restituire
937	to wait in line	fare la fila
938	to take place	avere luogo
939	to depend	dipendere
940	to consist	consistere
941	to contain	contenere
942	to include	includere
943	to require	richiedere
944	to represent	rappresentare
945	to produce	produrre
946	to create	creare
947	to develop	sviluppare
948	to discover	scoprire
949	to invent	inventare
950	to protect	proteggere
951	to support	sostenere
952	to control	controllare
953	to manage	gestire
954	to serve	servire
955	to offer	offrire
956	to accept	accettare
957	to refuse	rifiutare
958	to succeed	riuscire
959	to fail	fallire
960	to prove	dimostrare
961	to measure	misurare
962	to risk	rischiare
963	to be interested	interessarsi
964	to get used to	abituarsi
965	to get lost	perdersi
966	to hurry	sbrigarsi
967	to relax	rilassarsi
968	to enjoy oneself	divertirsi
969	to get angry	arrabbiarsi
970	modern	moderno
971	traditional	tradizionale
972	popular	popolare
973	famous	famoso
974	special	speciale
975	normal	normale
976	common	comune
977	rare	raro
978	local	locale
979	foreign	straniero
980	public	pubblico
981	private	privato
982	official	ufficiale
983	general	generale
984	main	principale
985	serious	serio
986	dangerous	pericoloso
987	safe	sicuro
988	comfortable	comodo
989	beautiful (person)	bello
990	ugly	brutto
991	smart	intelligente
992	stupid	stupido
993	crazy	pazzo
994	lazy	pigro
995	generous	generoso
996	honest	onesto
997	patient	paziente
998	brave	coraggioso
999	shy	timido
1000	curious	curioso

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What are the most common words in Italian?

The first words are the core everyday vocabulary; later ones move through themes such as food, travel, home and work. Words 901 to 1000 include salire (to climb), toccare (to touch), nascondere (to hide), combattere (to fight), sposarsi (to marry).

How many Italian words do I need to start speaking?

A few hundred well-chosen words cover a large share of everyday conversation. This list has 1000 of them, starting with the core words every speaker needs, so working from the top gives you the most for your time.

What is the best way to remember these Italian words?

Say them in sentences, not alone. Hear a word, say it aloud, then use it in a full sentence. 4ToSpeak's Word Quest and four-step lessons are built around that.

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