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G, come "gatto"

 

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G, as in "gatto" - cat (Alphabet)
gabinetto

 

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lavatory, toilet (Lez.2)
Galli Gauls (Lez.25)
gamba (una persona in gamba)

 

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leg (a smart, efficient person) (Lez.8;19)
gara competition, race, match (Lez.19)
garantire to guarantee (Lez.22)
gastronomico/a (pl. gastronomici/che) gastronomic (Lez.24)
gatto cat (Lez.3)
gazzetta gazette, publication (Lez.23)
gelato ice-cream (Lez.2)
generalmente in general (Lez.4)
genere (in genere) gender (in general) (Lez.15)
genitore parent (Lez.5)
gennaio January (Lez.7)
gente people (Lez.4)
gentile gentle (Lez.8)
gentilmente gently (Lez.22)
geografia geography (Lez.12)
gesticolare to gesticulate (Lez.4)
gestire to manage (Lez.24)
GHI, come "ghianda"

 

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GHI, as in "ghianda" - acorn (Alphabet)
GI, come "giostra"

 

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GI, as in "giostra" - merry-go-round (Alphabet)
già already (Lez.21)
giacca (o giubbotto) di pelle

 

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coat, jacket (leather jacket) (Lez.10)
giallo/a yellow (Lez.2)
giardino garden (Lez.18)
ginnastica

 

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physical exercise, gymastics (Lez.8;23)
ginocchio knee (Lez.8)
giocare, giocare a calcio, giocare a tennis

 

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to play (to play football, to play tennis) (Lez.4)
giocatore player (Lez.23)
giocattolo toy (Lez.12)
gioco (pl. giochi) game, toy (Lez.12)
giocoliere juggler (Lez.3)
giocondo/a (La Gioconda) gay, joyous (Monna Lisa) (Lez.15)
gioiello jewel (Lez.13)
giornale (news)paper, magazine (Lez.8)
giornalista journalist (Lez.13)
giornata day (Lez.7)
giorno day(light), day(time) (Lez.7)
giostra amusement park (Lez.8)
giovane young, youth (Lez.6)
giovedì Thursday (Lez.7)
girare to turn (Lez.6)
giro (prendere in giro qualcuno) tour, trip, walk, ride (to pull somebody's leg) (Lez.11;19)
gita trip (Lez.7)
già down (Lez.5)
giubbotto jacket, jerkin, vest (Lez.10)
giudicare to judge (Lez.17)
giudichessa governor (term used only in reference to medieval Sardinian history) (Lez.20)
giudicato fief (term used only in reference to medieval Sardinian history) (Lez.20)
giugno June (Lez.7)
giuridico/a legal (Lez.20)
giusto/a correct, right, fair (Lez.10)
GLI, come "aglio"

 

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GLI, as in "aglio" - garlic (Alphabet)
gli the (Lez.3)
gli, le, gli to him/it, to her/it, to them (Lez.15)
gloria glory (Lez.17)
GN, come "gnocchi"

 

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GN, as in "gnocchi" (Alphabet)
godere to enjoy (Lez.22)
gola throat (Lez.13)
gondola a typical boat from Venice (Lez.13)
gonna skirt (Lez.15)
governare to govern, rule (Lez.13)
governo government (Lez.21)
grammo gram (Lez.10)
grande big, large, grown-up (Lez.3;14)
grasso/a fat (Lez.2)
gratificare (gratificante) to gratify (gratifying) (Lez.22)
grato/a grateful (Lez.20)
grattugiato grated (Lez.6)
grazie thank you, thanks (Lez.6)
greco/a (pl. greci/che) greek (Lez.19)
grigio grey (Lez.5)
griglia grill (Lez.6)
grillo grasshopper (Lez.4)
grinta determination, pluck (Lez.23)
grosso big (Lez.2)
grottesco/a grotesque (Lez.18)
guadagnare to earn (Lez.19)
guanto (pl. guanti)

 

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glove, mitten (Lez.10)
guardare to look at, to watch (Lez.4)
guerra war (Lez.20)
guerriero/a warrior (Lez.20)
guida guide; driving (Lez.16;22)
guidare to drive (Lez.9)
gustare to enjoy, appreciate, taste (Lez.19)
gusto taste (Lez.15)

 

H, come "hotel"

 

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H, as in "hotel" (Alphabet)
ha (v. avere) (he, she, it) has (to have) (Lez.3)
ho (v. avere) I have (to have) (Lez.3)
ho fame, ho sete, ho freddo, ho caldo I'm hungry, I'm thirsty, I'm cold, I'm hot (Lez.6)
homo (homo homini lupus) man (latin: a man, among other men, becomes a wolf ) (Lez.19)

 

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