Italian vocabulary overview
LangOria's Italian course is built around practical sentence pairs hand-curated for learners at every CEFR level. A1 covers greetings, ordering coffee, and asking directions; B2 covers subjunctive moods and compound tenses. Each entry pairs an Italian sentence with its English translation so you can read, listen, and shadow the musical intonation that characterises native Italian speech. The course includes both the formal 'Lei' and casual 'tu' registers so you know when to use each, and highlights the gendered article system (il/la, un/una) in context so you absorb the patterns naturally rather than memorising rules.
Italian vocabulary by level
Click any level to see the full list of words at that tier.
Why LangOria's Italian vocabulary works
Real example sentences
Every word comes with a real example from the Tatoeba corpus — no synthetic textbook filler.
Spaced repetition
Reviews are scheduled at the moment you are about to forget, so you retain more in less time.
45–65-minute daily loop
A short focused daily session beats a long abandoned one — streaks keep you honest.
Italian vocabulary FAQ
How is Italian vocabulary organised on LangOria?
By recognised ability levels — CEFR for most languages, JLPT for Japanese, HSK for Chinese and TOPIK for Korean. Each level groups the vocabulary you need at that stage, ordered by frequency and difficulty.
How many Italian words do I need per level?
It depends on the level and exam system: A1 covers roughly the 500 highest-frequency words and C2 the rarest academic and literary vocabulary; HSK 1 is 150 words and N5 around 800. Every deck pairs each word with a real example sentence from the Tatoeba corpus.
Where do the example sentences come from?
From Tatoeba, a community-built corpus of translations written by native speakers. Each example is designed for spaced-repetition review, so you meet words in the contexts native speakers actually use.
What is the best way to study Italian vocabulary?
The 45–65-minute daily spaced-repetition loop: review each word just as you are about to forget it. Pick the level that matches your goal — survival (A1), everyday conversation (A2-B1) or professional/fluent (B2-C1) — and move up one level at a time.