1.3: Unità 1 - Vocabolario

LE CASE (houses)

appartamento (l’) – apartment

attico (l’) – penthouse

bilocale (il) – two-bedroom apartment

casa (la) – house

casa in campagna (la) –  country house

casa in montagna (la) – cabin

castello (il) – castle

edificio (l’) – building

grattacielo (il) – skyscraper

mansarda (la) – attic

monolocale (il) – studio apartment

palazzo (il) – apartment building

seconda casa (la) – vacation home

villa (la) – villa

villetta (la) – small house, townhouse

LE STANZE (rooms)

bagno (il) – bathroom

balcone (il) – balcony

camera da letto (matrimoniale) (la) – (master) bedroom

cameretta (la) – kids bedroom

cantina (la) – basement, cellar

corridoio (il) – hallway

cucina (la) – kitchen

garage (il) – garage

piano (il) – level, floor

ripostiglio (il) – storage room

sala da pranzo (la) – dining room

soffitta (la) – attic

salotto (il) – living room

soggiorno (il) – living room

studio (lo) – study room

terrazzo (il) – terrace

tetto (il) – roof

I MOBILI E GLI OGGETTI (furniture and objects)

armadio (l’) – wardrobe, closet

asciugatrice (l’) – dryer

bidè (il) – bidet

bottiglia (la) – bottle

camino, caminetto (il) – fireplace

caraffa (la) – carafe, pitcher

carta igienica (la) – toilet paper

comodino (il) – night stand, bedside table

congelatore (il) – freezer

cornice (la) – frame

cuscino (il) – pillow

divano (il) – couch

doccia (la) – shower

fornelli (i) – stove

forno (il) – oven

forno a microonde (il), microonde (il) – microwave 

frigorifero (il) – fridge

lampada (la) – lamp

lampadario (il) – ceiling lamp, chandelier

lavandino (il) – bathroom sink

lavastoviglie (la) – dish washer 

lavatrice (la) – washing machine

lavello (il) – kitchen sink

lenzuolo (il) – bed sheet

letto (il) – bed

libreria (la) – bookshelf

mensola (la) – shelf

moquette (la) – carpet floor

muro (il) – (exterior) wall

parete (la) – (interior) wall

parquet (il) – wooden floor

pavimento (il) – floor

piastrella (la) – tile

poltrona (la) – armchair

poster (il) – poster

quadro (il) – painting

scaldabagno (lo) – boiler

sedia (la) – chair

soprammobile (il) – knick knack

specchio (lo) – mirror

stendino (lo) – drying rack

stufa (la) – heater

tappeto (il) – carpet, rug

tavolo (il) – table

tenda (la) – curtain

termosifone (il) – radiator

tovaglia (la) – table cloth

vasca (da bagno) (la) – bathtub

vaso (il) – pot, vase

water, WC (il) – toilet

I MATERIALI (materials)

acciaio (l’) – steel

bronzo (il) – bronze

cemento (il) – concrete

ceramica (la) – ceramic

ferro (il) – iron

lana (la) – wool

legno (il) – wood

marmo (il) – marble

mattone (il) – brick

mattonella (la) – tile

ottone (l’) – brass

pietra (la) – stone

rame (il) – copper

roccia (la) – rock

vetro (il) – glass

VERBI (verbs)

affittare – to rent

arredare – to decorate

comprare – to buy

subaffittare – to sublet

ESPRESSIONI DI TEMPO – FUTURO (time expressions – future tense)

domani  – tomorrow

dopo – later, after

dopodomani – the day after tomorrow

in futuro – in the future

più tardi – later

presto – soon

tra/fra _X_giorni, settimane, mesi, anni… – in _X_ days, weeks, months, years…