let's get physical

Ciao amici! Today's Italian vocabulary flashcards will give you a hand standing on your own two feet with something right under your nose. Buono studio!

common italian adverbs

These common Italian adverbs sprinkled here and there in your speech will add colour and make things flow. You'll sound more idiomatic and authentic. Even if just one or two stick you'll be light years ahead. Happy learning!

time

Here's a set of Italian vocabulary flashcards dealing with time. Speaking of time, I'm running late! Ciao for now!

home sweet home

These Italian vocabulary flashcards will boost your curb appeal. Enjoy!

exclamations!

Ah idioms. Those paradoxical phrases on the fringes of grammar, but at the heart of speech. They break all the rules you take such pains to learn, and yet more than any other utterance show native proficiency. Like olive oil in restaurants and not butter, they are the seals of authenticity. They are as ridiculed and then revered as underwear. Pepper your speech with a few of these idiomatic Italian exclamations and you'll win the allegiance of any listener. Auguri!

meat & poultry

These vocabs are devout vegans.

office lingo

If you're ever lucky enough to find yourself working in Italy, these vocabs will be a big "aiuto". Ciao for now!

regular -ire verbs

Salve amici! Here's some vocab to go with yesterday's grammar, a partial list of

common regular -ire verbs.

Auguri!

regular -ere verbs

Whether you want to spend, sell, believe, read or take, you'll be tongue-tied without these Italian vocabulary flashcards. Ci vediamo dopo. (See, there's another one in action right there!)

family

A wise old man (George Burns) once said, "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."

And once you finally move to Rome (the location for this year's Bachelor by the way), you'll want to reminisce about that family using these Italian vocabs. A presto!

common regular -are verbs

Once you memorize these Italian vocabulary flashcards (and the regular -are conjugation shown in the current grammar post), you'll really be up and running. Buono studio!

mainly carbs

These Italian vocabs hate Robert C. Atkins, M.D.

describing food

Tell your future "madre-in-law" her ossobuco is delizioso.

These Italian vocabulary flashcards will show you how. Ciao for now!

animali

Stuff these Italian vocabulary flashcards, hang them above your mantle, and impress your amici with your fierce hunting prowess. Enjoy the bonus update! Watch for more vocab on Tuesday as usual.

colour your world

These Italian vocabulary flashcards will help you learn the colours. Colours are considered adjectives in grammarspeak. Watch for an upcoming grammar lesson on how to use adjectives. Ciao for now!

clothing

Copy these vocabulary items onto yellow stickies, then pluck them off yourself in a seductive striptease for your mate. Molto erotico!

fruits

These vocabs are sweet and crunchy. Pay attention to the gender as you learn them. Note which ones are masculine and which ones are feminine. In bocca al lupo!

veggies

These vocab items will lower your cholesterol and keep you slim and trim.

places you might be looking for

If you've passed the same tabaccheria three times and still haven't found the museo you were looking for, this is the vocab for you.

describing people

Is someone you hate short, fat and bald? Tell him so in Italian.