
cucinare
to cook
- Stasera cucino io.
- Mio nonno cucina benissimo.
- Cosa cucini per pranzo?
Vocabulary A1–A2
Observe the scene and discover each word through the image and three example Italian sentences.


to cook

to set (lay) the table

to clear the table

to wash (do) the dishes

to dry

to cut

to peel

to stir, to mix

to pour

to fill

to empty

to clean

to sweep

to vacuum, to hoover

to mop (wash) the floor

to dust

to do the laundry

to hang out (the washing)

to iron

to fold

to tidy up

to take out the rubbish (trash)

to make the bed

to water (plants)

to fix, to repair

to hang (up)

to live (somewhere)

to move (house)

to come in, to enter

to go out, to leave

to go up, to climb

to go down, to get off

to knock

to ring the doorbell

to open

to close, to shut

to lock

to switch on, to turn on

to switch off, to turn off

to wake up

to get up

to get dressed

to have (take) a shower

to have (take) a bath; to go for a swim

to have breakfast

to rest

to watch television

to go to bed

to sleep
Many chores use fare (to do, to make): fare il letto (make the bed), fare il bucato (do the laundry), fare la doccia (have a shower), fare colazione (have breakfast), fare la spesa (do the shopping). Lights and appliances are switched on and off with accendere and spegnere (accendi la luce, spegni la televisione); doors, windows and taps are opened and closed with aprire and chiudere (apri l’acqua, turn on the water). The verbs of the daily routine are reflexive: mi sveglio, mi alzo, mi vesto, and in the passato prossimo they take essere (mi sono alzata alle sette), just like entrare, uscire, salire and scendere (sono uscito alle otto). You say esco di casa (I leave the house) but entro in casa (I go into the house). Verbs for washing, combing your hair and putting on make-up are in the lesson Body verbs; the words for the house are in The house.
Drag-and-drop exercise
Drag a verb onto the photo it describes. Sometimes several verbs fit (pouring water into a pot is also riempire): one is enough, but you can add as many as you like. On a phone: tap the verb, then tap the photo.










Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them










Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them










Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them










Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them









Verbs: drag them onto the photos or tap them
Free production
Write your version and compare it with the proposed solution. These activities remain saved on the device, but non modificano il punteggio.
Translate freelyYou cook and I’ll do the dishes.
Proposed solution: Tu cucini e io lavo i piatti.
Translate freelyCan you set the table, please?
Proposed solution: Puoi apparecchiare la tavola, per favore?
Translate freelyEvery morning I wake up at seven and have breakfast.
Proposed solution: Ogni mattina mi sveglio alle sette e faccio colazione.
Translate freelyTurn off the light when you go out.
Proposed solution: Spegni la luce quando esci.
Translate freelyOn Saturdays we clean the house and do the laundry.
Proposed solution: Il sabato puliamo la casa e facciamo il bucato.
Translate freelyTidy your room and make your bed!
Proposed solution: Riordina la tua camera e fai il letto!
Translate freelyDid you lock the door?
Proposed solution: Hai chiuso a chiave la porta?
Translate freelyWe live on the third floor and always walk up.
Proposed solution: Abitiamo al terzo piano e saliamo sempre a piedi.
Translate freelyAfter dinner we watch television and then go to bed.
Proposed solution: Dopo cena guardiamo la televisione e poi andiamo a letto.
Translate freelyIn May we’re moving to a bigger house.
Proposed solution: A maggio traslochiamo in una casa più grande.
Italiano con Martin
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