accendere

(to turn on)

spegnere

(to turn off)

allegro

(happy)

triste

(sad)

alto

(tall)

basso

(short)

asciutto

(dry)

bagnato

(wet)

bello

(beautiful)

brutto

(ugly)

bianco

(white)

nero

(black)

bruno

(dark haired)

biondo

(blonde)

buono

(good)

cattivo

(bad)

caldo

(hot - think scald)

freddo

(cold)

aperto

(open)

correre

(to run)

fermare

(to stop)

cotto

(cooked)

crudo

(raw - think crude)

dentro

(inside)

fuori

(outside)

destra

(right)

sinistra

(left)

divertente

(amusing - think divert attention)

noioso

(boring)

dormire

(to sleep - think dormant)

svegliare

(to wake up)

facile

(easy - think facilitated)

difficile

(difficult)

forte

(strong - think fort)

debole

(weak - think debased)

fortunato

(lucky)

generoso

(generous)

avoro

(stingy - think avarice)

giovane

(young - think juvenile)

vecchio

(old - think Ponte Vecchio)

grande

(big)

piccolo

(small)

grasso

(fat)

magro/snello

(thin)

intelligente

(intelligent)

stupido

(stupid)

lanciare

(to throw - think launch)

prendere

(to catch - think predator)

largo

(large)

stretto

(narrow)

lavorare

(to work - think labor)

riposare

(to rest - think repose)

legare

(to tie)

slegare

(to untie)

lungo

(long)

corto

(short)

mangiare

(to eat)

digiunare

(to fast)

moderno

(modern)

antico

(antique)

notte

(night)

giorno

(day)

pesante

(heavy)

leggero

(light)

piano superiore

(upstairs)

piano inferiore

(downstairs)

pieno

(full)

vuoto

(empty)

ricco

(rich)

povero

(poor)

ruvido

(rough)

liscio

(smooth)

salire

(to go up)

scendere

(to go down - think descend)

scuro

(dark - think obscure)

chiaro

 (light)

sopra

(on - think super)

sotto

(under - think south)

seduto

(sitted - think sedate)

in piedi

(standing - think pedestrian)

simpatico

(nice - think sympathetic)

antipatico

(unpleasant - think antipathy)

sporco

(dirty)

pulito

(clean)

su

(on, up)

giú

(down)

uomo

(man)

donna

(woman)

vero

(true - think verify, veritas)

falso

(false)

vivo

(alive)

morto

(dead - think mortuary)