Italian B1 Vocabulary: Memorize 360 Verb Forms, Agreements and Everyday Words

Reaching B1 in Italian is the moment the language stops being a list of phrases and starts being something you can actually use. The catch: at this level you no longer learn words in tidy topical groups. You need the connective tissue of real speech — conjugated verb forms, agreement endings, adverbs, and the everyday nouns that show up in every film and conversation. The Italian Vocabulary B1 — Expanding deck on Flip It (deck code LY9009, 360 cards) is built exactly for that gap.

What makes this deck different from a beginner list

Most of the 360 cards are English → Italian, but a large share are not dictionary headwords. They are the forms you hear: he thinks → pensa, you know (plural) → sapete, I could → potrei, are (subjunctive) → siano. That is deliberate. At B1 you already know pensare and sapere; what slows you down is recognising pensa or sapete at conversational speed. The deck also marks gender and number in the prompt (only (f) → unica, his (f plural) → sue), so every card quietly drills agreement.

Sample cards from the deck

Everything the 360 cards cover

• Conditional and future forms: potrei, potresti, sarei, sarai, saranno, farò, piacerebbe, avresti
• Subjunctive and past forms: fossi, siano, fu, erano, eri, avevi, dovuto, stati, andata, fatta, finita
• Imperatives you hear constantly: dammi, fammi, entra, torna, continua
• Agreement-heavy adjectives: bella, buona, stessa, ultima, sicura, piccola, nuova, morta, sola, altre, quelle
• Articulated prepositions: nei, nelle
• Core nouns: tesoro, sangue, cielo, luce, fuoco, porta, bagno, capelli, occhio, scelta, inizio, prova, revisione, traduzione, affari, controllo, sicurezza, permesso, causa, giro
• Time and quantity: ieri, durante, finalmente, oltre, dieci, minuto, poco, molti
• Interjections and register: oddio, signori, signorina, idiota, ottimo, strano, solito, serio
• Verbs: pensare, usare, lavorare, uccidere, morire, tratta, funziona, cerca, vede, arrivo, parli, dovete, potete, volete, fate

Two study tips specific to this deck

1. Say the infinitive out loud before flipping. When the front reads you would have, name the verb first (avere), then the form (avresti). This turns 360 isolated cards into a conjugation workout: you'll notice that potrei / sarei / avresti / farò / saranno all share the same conditional and future endings, and the pattern sticks far faster than the individual words.

2. Treat the gender tags as the answer, not the hint. For cards like only (f) → unica or his (f plural) → sue, cover the tag and ask yourself what the masculine version would be (unico, suoi). Recalling both forms costs two extra seconds and doubles what you get from the card. A few backs in the deck are typed without the accent (e.g. verita, faro) — write the accented spelling (verità, farò) in your own answer, since the accent changes meaning (faro = lighthouse).

Suggested pace

Ten new cards a day gets you through the deck in five weeks; Flip It's spaced repetition brings back the forms you miss, which for most learners means the subjunctive and conditional cards. Once fossi and siano feel automatic, you've cleared the biggest B1 hurdle.

Find the deck by searching Italian Vocabulary B1 — Expanding or the code LY9009 in your library at flip-it.app.