French and Italian share a great deal of vocabulary because both developed from Latin. If you already know one, the other often looks less like a new language than a light disguise over words you can already half-read.
This page lines up French and Italian words with the same English meaning, side by side, where the two forms are identical or differ by only a letter or two. Reading them as patterns rather than isolated items makes the whole group easier to remember.
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| # | English | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to come | venir | venire |
| 2 | to take | prendre | prendere |
| 3 | time | temps | tempo |
| 4 | good | bon | buon |
| 5 | agreement | accord | accordo |
| 6 | to wait | attendre | attendere |
| 7 | world | monde | mondo |
| 8 | to lose | perdre | perdere |
| 9 | to live | vivre | vivere |
| 10 | to understand | comprendre | comprendere |
| 11 | to leave | partir | partire |
| 12 | to serve | servir | servire |
| 13 | case | cas | caso |
| 14 | father | padre | padre |
| 15 | to finish | finir | finire |
| 16 | beautiful | belle | bello |
| 17 | end | fin | fine |
| 18 | continue | continuer | continuare |
| 19 | to sleep | dormir | dormire |
| 20 | problem | problème | problema |
| 21 | to promise | promettre | promettere |
| 22 | to lie | mentir | mentire |
| 23 | war | guerre | guerra |
| 24 | difficult | difficile | difficile |
| 25 | captain | capitaine | capitano |
| 26 | to learn | apprendre | apprendere |
| 27 | door | porte | porta |
| 28 | movie | film | film |
| 29 | problems | problèmes | problemi |
| 30 | truth | vérité | verità |
| 31 | easy | facile | facile |
| 32 | to sell | vendre | vendere |
| 33 | kind | gentil | gentile |
| 34 | hard | dur | duro |
| 35 | body | corps | corpus |
| 36 | important | importante | importante |
| 37 | stupid | stupide | stupido |
| 38 | feet | pieds | piedi |
| 39 | pope | pape | papa |
| 40 | to allow | permettre | permettere |
| 41 | to prepare | préparer | preparare |
| 42 | to act | agir | agire |
| 43 | to present | présenter | presentare |
| 44 | to offer | offrir | offrire |
| 45 | number | numéro | numero |
| 46 | car | auto | auto |
| 47 | sky | ciel | cielo |
| 48 | party | fiesta | festa |
| 49 | list | liste | lista |
| 50 | apartment | appartement | appartamento |
| 51 | interesting | intéressant | interessante |
| 52 | mandate | mandat | mandato |
| 53 | center | centre | centro |
| 54 | pair | pair | paio |
| 55 | future | futur | futuro |
| 56 | finally | finalement | finalmente |
| 57 | company | compagnie | compagnia |
| 58 | sad | triste | triste |
| 59 | present | présent | presente |
| 60 | decide | décider | decidere |
| 61 | control | contrôle | controllo |
| 62 | decision | décision | decisione |
| 63 | intelligent | intelligent | intelligente |
| 64 | foot | pied | piede |
| 65 | to prefer | préférer | preferire |
| 66 | to interest | intéresser | interessare |
| 67 | special | spéciale | speciale |
| 68 | moon | lune | luna |
| 69 | manner | manière | maniera |
| 70 | president | président | presidente |
| 71 | responsible | responsable | responsabile |
| 72 | normal | normale | normale |
| 73 | wine | vin | vino |
| 74 | to fight | combattre | combattere |
| 75 | revision | révision | revisione |
| 76 | useless | inutile | inutile |
| 77 | to build | construire | costruire |
| 78 | blue | bleu | blu |
| 79 | opportunity | occasion | occasione |
| 80 | operation | opération | operazione |
| 81 | north | nord | nord |
| 82 | sergeant | sergent | sergente |
| 83 | necessary | nécessaire | necessario |
| 84 | to admit | admettre | ammettere |
| 85 | bomb | bombe | bomba |
| 86 | enormous | énorme | enorme |
| 87 | customers | clients | clienti |
| 88 | south | sud | sud |
| 89 | difference | différence | differenza |
| 90 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 91 | pressure | pression | pressione |
| 92 | excellent | excellent | eccellente |
| 93 | series | série | serie |
| 94 | immediately | immédiatement | immediatamente |
| 95 | career | carrière | carriera |
| 96 | names | noms | nomi |
| 97 | general | générale | generale |
| 98 | scene | scène | scena |
| 99 | weapon | arme | arma |
| 100 | society | société | società |
| 101 | wind | vent | vento |
| 102 | destiny | destin | destino |
| 103 | truck | camion | camion |
| 104 | contract | contrat | contratto |
| 105 | to depend | dépendre | dipendere |
| 106 | brain | cervelle | cervello |
| 107 | freedom | liberté | libertà |
| 108 | completely | complètement | completamente |
| 109 | court | tribunal | tribunale |
| 110 | soldier | soldat | soldato |
| 111 | break | pause | pausa |
| 112 | proud | fier | fiero |
| 113 | bridge | pont | ponte |
| 114 | program | programme | programma |
| 115 | to belong | appartenir | appartenere |
| 116 | useful | utile | utile |
| 117 | soldiers | soldats | soldati |
| 118 | american | américain | americano |
| 119 | genius | génie | genio |
| 120 | magic | magie | magia |
| 121 | possibility | possibilité | possibilità |
| 122 | results | résultats | risultati |
| 123 | period | période | periodo |
| 124 | to convince | convaincre | convincere |
| 125 | to break | rompre | rompere |
| 126 | demon | démon | demone |
| 127 | park | parc | parco |
| 128 | corpse | cadavre | cadavere |
| 129 | thread | fil | filo |
| 130 | crisis | crise | crisi |
| 131 | nurse | infirmière | infermiera |
| 132 | visit | visite | visita |
| 133 | wall | mur | muro |
| 134 | mountain | montagne | montagna |
| 135 | university | université | università |
| 136 | fast or quick | rapide | rapido |
| 137 | cigarette | cigarette | sigaretta |
| 138 | animal | animal | animale |
| 139 | adult | adulte | adulto |
| 140 | minister | ministre | ministro |
| 141 | totally | totalement | totalmente |
| 142 | universe | univers | universo |
| 143 | class | classe | classe |
| 144 | to accompany | accompagner | accompagnare |
| 145 | alcohol | alcool | alcol |
| 146 | paradise | paradis | paradiso |
| 147 | defend | défendre | difendere |
| 148 | owner | propriétaire | proprietario |
| 149 | member | membre | membro |
| 150 | to entertain | divertir | divertire |
| 151 | laboratory | laboratoire | laboratorio |
| 152 | pure | pur | puro |
| 153 | airport | aéroport | aeroporto |
| 154 | shot | tir | tiro |
| 155 | fashion | mode | moda |
| 156 | brilliant | brillant | brillante |
| 157 | rope | corde | corda |
| 158 | adorable | adorable | adorabile |
| 159 | assistant | assistante | assistente |
| 160 | to direct | diriger | dirigere |
| 161 | central | centrale | centrale |
| 162 | identity | identité | identità |
| 163 | west | ouest | ovest |
| 164 | energy | énergie | energia |
| 165 | sensation | sensation | sensazione |
| 166 | easily | facilement | facilmente |
| 167 | creature | créature | creatura |
| 168 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulanza |
| 169 | mass | messe | messa |
| 170 | professional | professionnel | professionale |
| 171 | alarm | alarme | allarme |
| 172 | innocent | innocent | innocente |
| 173 | behavior | comportement | comportamento |
| 174 | national | nationale | nazionale |
| 175 | low | basse | basso |
| 176 | result | résultat | risultato |
| 177 | deep | profond | profondo |
| 178 | vampire | vampire | vampiro |
| 179 | promise | promesse | promessa |
| 180 | quickly | rapidement | rapidamente |
| 181 | guide | guide | guida |
| 182 | uniform | uniforme | uniforme |
| 183 | snake | serpent | serpente |
| 184 | cell | cellule | cellula |
| 185 | data | data | dati |
| 186 | swimming pool | piscine | piscina |
| 187 | artist | artiste | artista |
| 188 | eliminate | éliminer | eliminare |
| 189 | to translate | traduire | tradurre |
| 190 | french | française | francese |
| 191 | will | volonté | volontà |
| 192 | property | propriété | proprietà |
| 193 | complete | complète | completo |
| 194 | champagne | champagne | champagne |
| 195 | adventure | aventure | avventura |
| 196 | lover | amant | amante |
| 197 | military | militaire | militari |
| 198 | garage | garage | garage |
| 199 | funds | fonds | fondi |
| 200 | to invent | inventer | inventare |
| 201 | gesture | geste | gesto |
| 202 | serious | grave | grave |
| 203 | precise | précis | preciso |
| 204 | to suggest | suggérer | suggerire |
| 205 | confused | confus | confuso |
| 206 | responsibility | responsabilité | responsabilità |
| 207 | passion | passion | passione |
| 208 | attempt | tentative | tentativo |
| 209 | reputation | réputation | reputazione |
| 210 | conference | conférence | conferenza |
| 211 | federal | fédérale | federale |
| 212 | technology | technologie | tecnologia |
| 213 | pension | pension | pensione |
| 214 | ceremony | cérémonie | cerimonia |
| 215 | natural | naturelle | naturale |
| 216 | commissioner | commissaire | commissario |
| 217 | noble | noble | nobile |
| 218 | to contain | contenir | contenere |
| 219 | quality | qualité | qualità |
| 220 | ideal | idéal | ideale |
| 221 | monday | lundi | lunedì |
| 222 | to correspond | correspondre | corrispondere |
| 223 | profile | profil | profilo |
| 224 | coincidence | coïncidence | coincidenza |
| 225 | to proceed | procéder | procedere |
| 226 | gang | gang | gang |
| 227 | interests | intérêts | interessi |
| 228 | to produce | produire | produrre |
| 229 | sacrifice | sacrifice | sacrificio |
| 230 | to conclude | conclure | concludere |
| 231 | television | télévision | televisione |
| 232 | pub | pub | pub |
| 233 | warrior | guerrier | guerriero |
| 234 | different | différents | differenti |
| 235 | sandwich | sandwich | sandwich |
| 236 | available | disponible | disponibile |
| 237 | golf | golf | golf |
| 238 | honey | miel | miele |
| 239 | to question or to interrogate | interroger | interrogare |
| 240 | decisions | décisions | decisioni |
| 241 | wide | large | larga |
| 242 | tradition | tradition | tradizione |
| 243 | cream | crème | crema |
| 244 | museum | musée | museo |
| 245 | aggression | agression | aggressione |
| 246 | tunnel | tunnel | tunnel |
| 247 | violent | violent | violento |
| 248 | dragon | dragon | drago |
| 249 | superior | supérieure | superiore |
| 250 | sincere | sincère | sincero |
| 251 | emission | émission | emissione |
| 252 | tube | tube | tubo |
| 253 | procedure | procédure | procedura |
| 254 | passport | passeport | passaporto |
| 255 | belly | ventre | ventre |
| 256 | popular | populaire | popolare |
| 257 | faithful | fidèle | fedele |
| 258 | original | originale | originale |
| 259 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 260 | to land | atterrir | atterrare |
| 261 | recent | récent | recente |
| 262 | doors | portes | porte |
| 263 | sincerely | sincèrement | sinceramente |
| 264 | to guarantee | garantir | garantire |
| 265 | impressive | impressionnant | impressionante |
| 266 | zombie | zombie | zombie |
| 267 | territory | territoire | territorio |
| 268 | junior | junior | júnior |
| 269 | normally | normalement | normalmente |
| 270 | origin | origine | origine |
| 271 | interrogation | interrogatoire | interrogatorio |
| 272 | actress | actrice | attrice |
| 273 | cabin | cabine | cabina |
| 274 | exciting | excitant | eccitante |
| 275 | delicate | délicat | delicato |
| 276 | free | gratuit | gratuito |
| 277 | familiar | familier | familiare |
| 278 | pig | porc | porco |
| 279 | baseball | baseball | baseball |
| 280 | selfish | égoïste | egoista |
| 281 | deeply | profondément | profondamente |
| 282 | to surprise | surprendre | sorprendere |
| 283 | beard | barbe | barba |
| 284 | accomplice | complice | complice |
| 285 | bombs | bombes | bombe |
| 286 | progress | progrès | progressi |
| 287 | protocol | protocole | protocollo |
| 288 | education | éducation | educazione |
| 289 | temperature | température | temperatura |
| 290 | battery | batterie | batteria |
| 291 | to express | exprimer | esprimere |
| 292 | strategy | stratégie | strategia |
| 293 | ministry | ministère | ministero |
| 294 | post | posta | |
| 295 | shock | choc | choc |
| 296 | poetry | poésie | poesia |
| 297 | punishment | punition | punizione |
| 298 | character | caractère | carattere |
| 299 | incapable | incapable | incapace |
| 300 | lands | terres | terre |
The pairs shown share the same English meaning on both sides, such as guerre/guerra for war and problème/problema for problem. The spellings are close because the words come from a common Latin root.
It can. Once you notice patterns such as French -re verbs matching Italian -ere verbs (attendre/attendere, comprendre/comprendere), you can often predict the Italian form before you have ever seen it written.
You see an English prompt and type the French word from memory, and spaced repetition brings back the ones you find shaky. Accents are forgiven, so you can focus on the word rather than on perfect typing.
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