Modali e Altri Verbi

must

Verbo

/mʌst/ or /mast/

m

m

u

ʌ

s

s

t

t

dovere

used to show that something is very important and needs to happen

will

Verbo

/wɪl/ or /vil/

w

w

i

ɪ

ll

l

futuro semplice

used for forming future tenses

should

Verbo

/ʃʊd/ or /shood/

sh

ʃ

ou

ʊ

l

d

d

dovrebbe

used to say what is suitable, right, etc., particularly when one is disapproving of something

to mean

Verbo

/min/ or /min/

m

m

ea

i

n

n

significare

to have a particular meaning or represent something

to carry

Verbo

/kæ.ri/ or /kā.ri/

c

k

a

æ

rr

r

y

i

portare

to hold someone or something and take them from one place to another

to keep

Verbo

/kip/ or /kip/

k

k

ee

i

p

p

tenere

to have or continue to have something

to wait

Verbo

/weɪt/ or /veit/

w

w

ai

eɪ

t

t

aspettare

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

to compare

Verbo

/kəm.pɛr/ or /kēm.per/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

a

ɛ

r

r

e

comparare

to examine or look for the differences between of two or more objects

to improve

Verbo

/ɪmp.ruv/ or /imp.roov/

i

ɪ

m

m

p

p

r

r

o

u

v

v

e

migliorare

to make a person or thing better

to try

Verbo

/traɪ/ or /trai/

t

t

r

r

y

aɪ

provare

to make an effort or attempt to do or have something

to prefer

Verbo

/prə.fɜr/ or /prē.fēr/

p

p

r

r

e

ə

f

f

e

ɜ

r

r

preferire

to want or choose one person or thing instead of another because of liking them more

to repeat

Verbo

/rɪ.pi:t/ or /ri.pit/

r

r

e

ɪ

p

p

ea

i:

t

t

ripetere

to complete an action more than one time

to follow

Verbo

/fɑ.loʊ/ or /faa.looo/

f

f

o

ɑ

ll

l

o

oʊ

w

seguire

to move or travel behind someone or something

to allow

Verbo

/ə.laʊ/ or /ē.laoo/

a

ə

ll

l

o

a

w

ʊ

permettere

to let someone or something do a particular thing

to hurry

Verbo

/hɜ.ri/ or /hē.ri/

h

h

u

ɜ

rr

r

y

i

affrettare

to move or do something very quickly, particularly because of a lack of time

to change

Verbo

/ʧeɪnʤ/ or /cheinj/

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

n

n

g

ʤ

e

cambiare

to make a person or thing different

to complete

Verbo

/kəmp.lit/ or /kēmp.lit/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

l

l

e

i

t

t

e

completare

to bring something to an end by making it whole

to pick

Verbo

/pɪk/ or /pik/

p

p

i

ɪ

ck

k

scegliere

to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things

to drop

Verbo

/drɑp/ or /draap/

d

d

r

r

o

ɑ

p

p

cadere

to let or make something fall to the ground

to reduce

Verbo

/rɪ.dus/ or /ri.doos/

r

r

e

ɪ

d

d

u

u

c

s

e

ridurre

to make something smaller in amount, degree, price, etc.

to continue

Verbo

/kən.tɪ.nju/ or /kēn.ti.nyoo/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

u

ju

e

continuare

to not stop something, such as a task or activity, and keep doing it

to stay

Verbo

/steɪ/ or /stei/

s

s

t

t

a

e

y

ɪ

rimanere

to remain in a particular place

to point

Verbo

/pɔɪnt/ or /pawint/

p

p

oi

ɔɪ

n

n

t

t

puntare

to show the place or direction of someone or something by holding out a finger or an object

to enter

Verbo

/ɛn.ɜr/ or /en.ēr/

e

ɛ

n

n

t

e

ɜ

r

r

entrare

to come or go into a place

to refuse

Verbo

/rɪ.fjuz/ or /ri.fyooz/

r

r

e

ɪ

f

f

u

ju

s

z

e

rifiutare

to not accept what someone has offered us or asked us to do

to return

Verbo

/rɪˈtɝn/

ritornare

to go or come back to a person or place

have to

Verbo

/hæv ˈtu/

dovere

used to indicate an obligation or to emphasize the necessity of something happening

to break

Verbo

/breɪk/ or /breik/

b

b

r

r

ea

eɪ

k

k

(sfondare)

rompere

to become damaged and separated into pieces because of a blow, shock, etc.

take care

interiezione

/tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ/

occuparsi!

Informal

used when saying goodbye to someone, especially family and friends

to worsen

Verbo

/wɜr.sən/ or /vēr.sēn/

w

w

o

ɜ

r

r

s

s

e

ə

n

n

(aggravare)

peggiorare

to become less desirable, easy, or tolerable