Adverbs

Italian Lesson 18 (Adverbs and Animals)

Duration: 30 mins

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In this 18th lesson we will explore the Italian adverbs, vocabulary list about animals and finally farewell phrases. We will be using both vocabulary and grammar to ensure that you know how to use the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Italian Classes.

Adverbs

In addition to adjectives, adverbs are very essential. This includes adverbs of time ", frequency, manner and place. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "yesterday", "always", "quickly", "here" etc. Adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs.

Below is a list of 30 adverbs that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Italian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Adverbs List in Italian

Adverbs Italian Audio
Alreadygià
Immediatelyimmediatamente
Last nightla notte scorsa
LaterPiù tardi
Next weekla prossima settimana
Nowora
Soonpresto
Stillancora
This morningstamattina
Todayoggi
Tomorrowdomani
Tonightstasera
Yesterdayieri
Yetancora
Anywhereovunque, in qualsiasi luogo
Everywhereovunque, dappertutto
Herequi
There
Almostquasi
Aloneda solo
Carefullyattentamente (or)con cura
Quicklyrapidamente
Reallyveramente
Slowlylentamente
Togetherinsieme
Verymolto
Alwayssempre
Nevermai
Rarelyraramente
Sometimesa volte

Let's put some of the adverbs above into full Italian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Italian Adverbs in a Sentence

English Italian Audio
Do you like it here?Ti trovi bene qui?
See you later!Arrivederci!
Thank you very much!Grazie mille!
I really like it!Mio piace molto!

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Vocabulary List about Animals

Here is a list of 25 words related to farm and wild animals as well as insects. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to talk about pets you have in the house or farm.

Animals List in Italian

Animals Italian Audio
AnimalAnimale
Bearorso
BirdUccello
ButterflyFarfalla
CatGatto
CowMucca
DogCane
DonkeyAsino
EagleAquila
ElephantElefante
FarmFattoria
ForestForesta
GoatCapra
HorseCavallo
InsectInsetto
LionLeone
MonkeyScimmia
MosquitoZanzara
MouseTopo
RabbitConiglio
Sheep (plural)Pecore
SnakeSerpente
SpiderRagno
TigerTigre

Daily Conversation in Italian

Finally, a list of sentences If you simply want to ask a question, please vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Italian Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Italian

English Italian Audio
Do you have any animals?Hai qualche animale?
Do you sell dog food?Vendete cibo per cani?
I have a dogHo un cane
Monkeys are funnyLe scimmie sono divertenti
She likes catsLe piaccioni i gatti
Tigers are fastLe tigri sono rapide
BadCattivo
HappyFelice
SadTriste
Thank you!Grazie!
You're welcome! (in response to "thank you")Non c'è di che!
Have a nice day!Buona giornata!
Good night!Buona notte!
Have a good trip!Buon viaggio!
It was nice talking to you!Mi ha fatto piacere incontrarti!

Fun Facts

Did you know? Commonly used adverbs constitute about 15% of sentences in Italian. That means they should not be ignored because sooner or later you will need to use them.

Congratulations! You finished your 18th lesson in Italian about adverbs, and animals. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Italian Vocabulary. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Italian homepage.

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