039- Irregular Verbs

to ring

Verbo

/rɪng/ or /ring/

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

telefonare

to make a phone call to someone

to drink

Verbo

/drɪnk/ or /drink/

d

d

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

bere

to put water, coffee, or other type of liquid inside of our body through our mouth

to begin

Verbo

/bɪˈɡɪn/

iniziare

to do or experience the first part of something

to run

Verbo

/rʌn/ or /ran/

r

r

u

ʌ

n

n

correre

to move using our legs, faster than we usually walk, in a way that both feet are never on the ground at the same time

to get

Verbo

/gɛt/ or /get/

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

ricevere

to receive or come to have something

to forget

Verbo

/fər.gɛt/ or /fēr.get/

f

f

o

ə

r

r

g

g

e

ɛ

t

t

dimenticare

to not be able to remember something or someone from the past

to sit

Verbo

/sɪt/ or /sit/

s

s

i

ɪ

t

t

sedere

to put our bottom on something like a chair or the ground while keeping our back straight

to come

Verbo

/kʌm/ or /kam/

c

k

o

ʌ

m

m

e

venire

to move toward a location that the speaker considers to be close or relevant to them

to hold

Verbo

/hoʊld/ or /hooold/

h

h

o

oʊ

l

l

d

d

tenere

to have in your hands or arms

to fall

Verbo

/fɑːl/

cadere

to quickly move from a higher place toward the ground

to win

Verbo

/wɪn/ or /vin/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

vincere

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to write

Verbo

/raɪt/ or /rait/

w

r

r

i

aɪ

t

t

e

scrivere

to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil

to drive

Verbo

/draɪv/ or /draiv/

d

d

r

r

i

aɪ

v

v

e

guidare

to control the movement and the speed of a car, bus, truck, etc. when it is moving

to ride

Verbo

/raɪd/

montare

to sit on and control the movement of an animal, especially a horse

to break

Verbo

/breɪk/

rompere

to separate something into more pieces, often in a sudden way

to speak

Verbo

/spiːk/

parlare

to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or thought

to wake

Verbo

/weɪk/ or /veik/

w

w

a

eɪ

k

k

e

(svegliare)

svegliarsi

to become conscious again after sleeping

to bring

Verbo

/brɪng/ or /bring/

b

b

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

portare

to come to a place with someone or something

to think

Verbo

/θɪnk/ or /think/

th

θ

i

ɪ

n

n

k

k

(credere)

pensare

to use your mind to understand something, solve a problem, make a decision, etc. or to use it to consider someone or something

to buy

Verbo

/baɪ/ or /bai/

b

b

u

y

aɪ

comprare

to get something in exchange for paying money

to fight

Verbo

/faɪt/ or /fait/

f

f

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

(lottare)

combattere

to take part in a violent physical action against someone

to catch

Verbo

/kætʃ/

prendere

to stop and hold an object that is moving through the air

to teach

Verbo

/tiːtʃ/

insegnare

to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.

to lend

Verbo

/lɛnd/

prestare

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

to send

Verbo

/sɛnd/ or /send/

s

s

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

inviare

to have a person, letter, or package physically delivered from one location to another, specifically by mail

to spend

Verbo

/spɛnd/ or /spend/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

spendere

to use money as a payment for services, goods, etc.

to build

Verbo

/bɪld/ or /bild/

b

b

ui

ɪ

l

l

d

d

costruire

to put together different materials such as brick to make a building, etc.

to spell

Verbo

/spɛl/ or /spel/

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

ll

l

fare lo spelling

to write or say the letters that form a word one by one in the right order

to lose

Verbo

/lu:z/ or /looz/

l

l

o

u:

s

z

e

(smarrire)

perdere

to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it

to put

Verbo

/pʊt/ or /put/

p

p

u

ʊ

t

t

mettere

to move something or someone from one place or position to another

to cut

Verbo

/kʌt/ or /kat/

c

k

u

ʌ

t

t

tagliare

to divide a thing into smaller pieces using a sharp object

to hurt

Verbo

/hɜrt/ or /hērt/

h

h

u

ɜ

r

r

t

t

(ferire)

far male

to cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else

to cost

Verbo

/kɑst/

costare

to require a particular amount of money

to shut

Verbo

/ʃʌt/ or /shat/

sh

ʃ

u

ʌ

t

t

chiudere

to close something

to let

Verbo

/lɛt/ or /let/

l

l

e

ɛ

t

t

(permettere)

lasciare

to allow something to happen or someone to do something

to hit

Verbo

/hɪt/ or /hit/

h

h

i

ɪ

t

t

colpire

to strike someone or something with force using one's hand or an object

ever

avverbio

/ˈɛvɝ/

mai

at any point in time