How many Italian words are in English?
List of dictionaries by number of words
| Language | Approx. no. of words | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Icelandic | 560,000 | Orðabók Háskólans |
| English | 520,000 | English Wiktionary |
| Korean | 511,282 | Standard Korean Language Dictionary |
| Italian | 500,000 | Grande Dizionario Hoepli Italiano |
What are the most common Italian words?
Our list of the 1000 most common words in Italians below:
| Number | Italian | in English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | as/like |
| 2 | io | I |
| 3 | il suo | his |
| 4 | che | that |
What are some Italian words?
Basic Italian Phrases
- Si. Yes.
- No. No.
- Per favore. Please.
- Grazie. Thank you.
- Prego. You’re welcome.
- Mi scusi. Excuse me.
- Mi dispiace. I am sorry.
- Buon giorno. Good morning.
What are some cool Italian words?
19 of your favourite Italian words (and some of ours)
- ALLORA: well, then, so. Let’s start with the obvious.
- LUCCIOLA: firefly.
- DIMENTICO: forgetful or oblivious.
- SFOGARSI: to vent, unload.
- PASSEGGIATA: stroll.
- MASCALZONE: rascal, scoundrel.
- SGONFIATO: deflated.
- PARRUCCHIERE: hairdresser.
What does Fongool mean in Italian?
It is an Americanized version of Italian profanity. The original phrase is Va’ a fare in culo, often shortened to vaffanculo, or just fanculo. This literally means “go do it in an ass” and is similar to the English phrase fuck you.
What is the most beautiful Italian word?
Below is a list of 15 beautiful Italian words that we definitely need in English.
- Sprezzatura. More of a concept than a word, it was created in the 16th century by Baldassare Castiglione in his work The Book of the Courtier.
- Passeggiata.
- Allora.
- Crepuscolo.
- Cucciolo.
- Mozzafiato.
- Magari.
- Boh.