Free CILS A1 flashcards

319 CILS A1 flashcards across the core themes, studied with real spaced repetition. The foundation: greetings, numbers, everyday vocabulary, articles & gender, and the present tense. Free, no signup, works in your browser.

CILS A1 is the first rung of the Italian certification — the everyday words and the core grammar (the gendered articles, the present tense, and basic sentence building) that let you introduce yourself, order, shop, and get around. EverFlip covers it as a guided path of themed levels, each scheduled by spaced repetition. Work straight down the list; your progress saves in your browser and exports to Anki anytime.

Survive

Greetings

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ciaohello / bye
buongiornogood morning
buon pomeriggiogood afternoon
buonaseragood evening
buonanottegood night
arrivedercigoodbye
graziethank you
per favoreplease
mi dispiaceI'm sorry
piacerenice to meet you

Numbers 1–10

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uno1
due2
tre3
quattro4
cinque5
sei6
sette7
otto8
nove9
dieci10

Yes, no & small talk

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sìyes
no
forsemaybe
va beneokay
scusasorry / excuse me
pregoyou're welcome
a prestosee you soon
a domanisee you tomorrow

Identify

Colors

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rossored
blublue
gialloyellow
verdegreen
biancowhite
neroblack
marronebrown
rosapink
violapurple
arancioneorange
grigiogrey

Days of the week

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lunedìMonday
martedìTuesday
mercoledìWednesday
giovedìThursday
venerdìFriday
sabatoSaturday
domenicaSunday

Common nouns

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la casahouse
l'uomoman
la donnawoman
il bambinochild
l'acquawater
il panebread
la macchinacar
il canedog
il gattocat
la scuolaschool

Family

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la madremotherfeminine; "la mamma" = mom (informal)
il padrefathermasculine; "il papà" = dad (informal)
i genitoriparentsmasculine plural; default form even for a mother+father pair
la sorellasisterfeminine; Italian has no older/younger distinction
il fratellobrothermasculine; Italian has no older/younger distinction
i fratellisiblings / brothersmasculine plural covers mixed-gender siblings; also literally "brothers"
la nonnagrandmotherfeminine; same word for maternal and paternal
il nonnograndfathermasculine; same word for maternal and paternal
i nonnigrandparentsmasculine plural; covers both grandparents
la figliadaughterfeminine
il figliosonmasculine
i figlichildren (sons and daughters)masculine plural; one's offspring collectively
la ziaauntfeminine; same word for maternal and paternal aunt
lo ziounclemasculine; takes "lo" before z-; same word for both sides
il cuginocousin (male)masculine form; Italian genders the noun itself
la cuginacousin (female)feminine form
la famigliafamilyfeminine
il maritohusbandmasculine
la mogliewifefeminine; irregular plural "le mogli"
il bambinochild (boy)masculine; "il bebè" / "il neonato" = baby / newborn
la bambinachild (girl)feminine; "la bambina piccola" for a baby girl; "il bebè" = baby
il nipotegrandson / nephewmasculine; same word covers grandchild and nephew, distinguished only by context
la nipotegranddaughter / niecefeminine; same word covers grandchild and niece, distinguished only by context

Questions & connectors

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che cosawhatwhat (full, neutral form) | Che cosa vuoi? = What do you want?
cosawhat (colloquial short form)what — everyday spoken short form of 'che cosa' | Cosa fai? = What are you doing?
chiwhowho | Chi è quella ragazza? = Who is that girl?
dovewherewhere | Dove abiti? = Where do you live?
da dovefrom wherefrom where / where from | Da dove vieni? = Where are you from?
quandowhenwhen | Quando arrivi? = When do you arrive?
a che oraat what timeat what time | A che ora parte il treno? = At what time does the train leave?
perchéwhy / becausewhy (in questions) and because (in answers) | Perché studi italiano? = Why do you study Italian? — Perché mi piace. = Because I like it.
siccomesince / as (giving a reason)since / as — introduces a known reason, typically at the start of a sentence | Siccome piove, resto a casa. = Since it's raining, I'm staying home.
comehowhow | Come stai? = How are you?
quantohow muchhow much / how many — agrees in gender and number: quanto/quanta/quanti/quante | Quanto costa? = How much does it cost?
quantihow many (masc. plural form of quanto)how many — masculine plural of 'quanto' (feminine: quante) | Quanti anni hai? = How old are you? (lit. How many years do you have?)
qualewhichwhich — singular; plural 'quali' | Quale preferisci? = Which one do you prefer?
con chiwith whomwith whom | Con chi vai al cinema? = With whom are you going to the cinema?
eandand — becomes euphonic 'ed' before a word starting with the same vowel | Tè e caffè = Tea and coffee; ed ecco = and here is.
ooror | Caffè o tè? = Coffee or tea?
mabutbut | È piccolo ma buono. = It's small but good.