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Common Italian words 201–300

Italian words 201 to 300, 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 201 to 300 with English translations
#	English	Italian
201	to bring	portare
202	to send	inviare
203	to receive	ricevere
204	to choose	scegliere
205	to show	mostrare
206	to explain	spiegare
207	to tell	raccontare
208	to listen	ascoltare
209	to answer	rispondere
210	to wash	lavare
211	to cook	cucinare
212	to travel	viaggiare
213	to walk	camminare
214	to run	correre
215	to swim	nuotare
216	to dance	ballare
217	to sing	cantare
218	to sit	sedersi
219	to stand	stare in piedi
220	to wear	indossare
221	to rest	riposare
222	to wake up	svegliarsi
223	to get up	alzarsi
224	to win	vincere
225	to lose	perdere
226	to change	cambiare
227	to meet	incontrare
228	to visit	visitare
229	to invite	invitare
230	to like	piacere
231	to prefer	preferire
232	to hope	sperare
233	to wish	desiderare
234	to dream	sognare
235	to laugh	ridere
236	to cry	piangere
237	to smile	sorridere
238	to study	studiare
239	to teach	insegnare
240	to count	contare
241	to repeat	ripetere
242	to practice	praticare
243	to pronounce	pronunciare
244	to translate	tradurre
245	to decide	decidere
246	to prepare	preparare
247	to organize	organizzare
248	to book	prenotare
249	to rent	affittare
250	to drive	guidare
251	to park	parcheggiare
252	to turn	girare
253	to cross	attraversare
254	to fly	volare
255	to take a photo	fotografare
256	to watch	guardare
257	to borrow	prendere in prestito
258	to lend	prestare
259	to hold	tenere
260	to carry	portare
261	to throw	lanciare
262	to break	rompere
263	to fix	riparare
264	to build	costruire
265	to grow	crescere
266	to die	morire
267	to be born	nascere
268	to exist	esistere
269	to happen	succedere
270	to seem	sembrare
271	to become	diventare
272	to belong	appartenere
273	to allow	permettere
274	to forbid	vietare
275	to avoid	evitare
276	to be afraid	avere paura
277	to be late	essere in ritardo
278	to be right	avere ragione
279	to be wrong	sbagliarsi
280	to be called	chiamarsi
281	to be hungry	avere fame
282	to be thirsty	avere sete
283	to be cold	avere freddo
284	to be hot	avere caldo
285	to be sick	essere malato
286	to hurt	far male
287	to be worth	valere
288	to cost	costare
289	to weigh	pesare
290	to be missing	mancare
291	to matter	importare
292	to enjoy	godere
293	to thank	ringraziare
294	to apologize	scusarsi
295	to greet	salutare
296	to introduce	presentare
297	to agree	essere d'accordo
298	to promise	promettere
299	to share	condividere
300	to save	risparmiare

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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 201 to 300 include portare (to bring), inviare (to send), ricevere (to receive), scegliere (to choose), mostrare (to show).

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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