List of 100+ Vegetables in Italian
Let us start off in the absolute beginning. Close your eyes… You are a baby…. What are the first few words that you speak? You start saying words you like which are basically all the food pieces that you eat. And babies are fed all the vegetables. This is true for a Italian speaking child as well. For the Italian child, it formulates nothing but the absolute basics of List of Vegetables in Italian including the list of legumes / beans in Italian..
Now let us skip ahead and go to school… I’m sure in school, we would have learnt about the vocabulary list of Vegetables. Now what about a child studying in Italian? Would it not be the case that they learn about the list of Vegetables in Italian and the list of beans in Italian?
One of the “most” common topics in Italian A1 is learning the vocabulary for how to describe what one ate and this always involves fruits and vegetables. We have already covered list of fruits, berries and nuts in another post. In this post, we will be learning about a comprehensive list of vegetables in Italian with tons and tons of examples
Topics to be covered:
- How to say Vegetables in Italian?
- Complete List of Vegetables in Italian?
- Common supermarket vegetables in Italian
- Beans and lentils in Italian?
- Leafy vegetables in Italian?
- Parts of a plant in Italian?
How do you say “Vegetable” in Italian?
- SINGULAR: The Italian translation for “The vegetable” is “la verdura” or “il ortaggio”
- EXAMPLE: “Potato is a vegetable.” à La patata è una verdura.
- PLURAL: The Italian word for “The Vegetables” is “le verdure”
- EXAMPLE: “I like vegetables.” à Mi piacciono le verdure.
Root vegetables in Italian
Who doesn’t like a nice potato or an onion based dish. If you ask me (a true potato lover that I am) it’s nigh impossible for me to cook without either of the two. Literally speaking, potatoes are like a lifeline to me. Similarly we have a ton of root based vegetables which needs to be memorized in your quest to master the list of Italian Vegetables.
These are the common root based Vegetables that are found in any Italian supermarket and thus form an important part of the list of Italian vegetables. You can now learn the Italian vocabulary for the list of root based vegetables in Italian.
| English | Italian Vegetables | English Sentence | Italian Sentences |
| Potato | la patata / le patate | Italian people love potatoes | Gli italiani amano le patate |
| Carrot | la carota / le carote | Carrots are very cheap | Le carote sono molto economiche |
| Sweet Potato | la patata dolce / le patate dolci | Sweet potatoes are very heavy. | Le patate dolci sono molto pesanti. |
| Onion | la cipolla / Le cipolle | Do you like onions? | Ti piacciono le cipolle? |
| Leek | Il porro / i porri | Where do I buy a leek? | Dove compro un porro? |
| Garlic | l’aglio | Garlic has a strong flavour. | L’aglio ha un sapore forte. |
| Turnip | la rapa / le rape | My least favourite vegetable is the Turnip. | La mia verdura meno preferita è la rapa. |
| Radish | Il ravanello / I ravanelli | Red Radishes are quite tasty | I ravanelli rossi sono piuttosto gustosi |
| Ginger | lo zenzero/Gli zenzero | There is a bottle of Ginger paste in the fridge. | C’è una bottiglia di pasta allo zenzero in frigo. |
| Beetroot | la barbabietola / le barbabietole | Can you peel the beetroot? | Puoi sbucciare la barbabietola? |
| Celeriac | Il sedano rapa / I sedano rapa | Celeriac is not tasty. | Il sedano rapa non è gustoso. |
Common vegetables in Italian
Ok, let’s do a bit of role play…. You are in Italy…. You’re in a supermarket trying to pick up some local variety of vegetables to cook and eat. How do you know which ones you need and which ones you don’t? You need to know the List of Vegetables in Italian and the list of lentils and beans in Italian.
Now that you have memorized the long list of Italian root vegetables, let’s dive into the most common Italian vegetables that you can see in Italian supermarkets and consumed by most Italian households.
| English | Italian Vegetables | English Sentence | Italian Sentences |
| Aubergine | la melanzana | You know that I hate aubergine! | Sai che odio le melanzane! |
| Bell Peppers / Capsicum | il peperone | Bell peppers stuffed with potatoes are delicious. | I peperoni ripieni di patate sono deliziosi. |
| Zucchini | le zucchine | My baby likes to play with the Zucchini. | Al mio bambino piace giocare con le zucchine. |
| Tomato | il pomodoro | Tomatoes are red. | I pomodori sono rossi. |
| Cauliflower | il cavolfiore | That is a very large Cauliflower. | Quello è un cavolfiore molto grande. |
| Peas | i piselli | You can buy frozen peas in any supermarket. | Puoi comprare i piselli surgelati in qualsiasi supermercato. |
| French Beans | i fagiolini | The French beans are rotten. | I fagiolini sono marci. |
| Chilli Peppers | i peperoncini | Please do not add chilli peppers to the burgers. | Si prega di non aggiungere i peperoncini agli hamburger. |
| Cucumber | il cetriolo | Buy two bottles of Pickled Cucumbers. | Acquista due bottiglie di cetrioli sottaceto. |
| Corn | il mais | Crows love corn. | I corvi amano il mais. |
| Avocadoes | l’avocado | Avocadoes are quite healthy. | Gli avocado sono abbastanza sani. |
| Mushrooms | i funghi | You can find over 10 varieties of Mushroom in Italy. | Puoi trovare oltre 10 varietà di Funghi in Italia. |
| Olives | le olive | Italian Olives are the best olives in the world. | Le olive italiane sono le migliori olive del mondo. |
| Pumpkins | le zucche | The largest Pumpkin weighs over 500 kg. | La zucca più grande pesa oltre 500 kg. |
| Lemons | i Limoni | Can I have some lemon juice? | Posso avere del succo di limone? |
| Brussels Sprouts | i cavolini di Bruxelles | Please don’t buy Brussels Sprouts for Christmas. | Si prega di non comprare i cavolini di Bruxelles per Natale. |
| Squash | la zucca | That squash is very heavy. | Quella zucca è molto pesante. |
Beans and lentils in Italian
WHOOOHOOO!! You have now memorized the long list of root vegetables in Italian and the even longer list of common Italian vegetables. Step 2 of memorizing the list of Vegetables in Italian is now complete….
Step three will be to memorize the most common list of beans and lentils in Italian. I understand that lentils and beans strictly don’t fall into the category of list of vegetables in Italian, buy hey, can you live without them? A ton of Italian dishes incorporate beans and lentils and you really cannot avoid them. They are common in Indian cuisine, African cuisine, and Chinese cuisine and also in South Asian cuisine.
Thus, lentils and beans are quite common in European cuisine and in fact all over the world. So let’s get digging into the list of beans and lentils in Italian, a sub part of the list of Vegetables in Italian and the list of beans in Italian!!
| English | Italian Vegetables | English Sentence | Italian Sentences |
| Soybeans | Soia | Goats and cows eat soybeans | Capre e mucche mangiano semi di soia |
| Lentils | Le lenticchie | Did you know that Lentils are rich in protein? | Lo sapevi che le lenticchie sono ricche di proteine? |
| Lima beans | I fagioli di Lima | Lima beans are quite expensive. | I fagioli di Lima sono piuttosto costosi. |
| Mung beans | I fagioli mung | The Indian man likes mung beans. | All’uomo indiano piacciono i fagioli mung. |
| Kidney beans | il fagiolone | The Mexican man likes kidney beans in his taco. | Agli uomini messicani piacciono i fagioli nel suo taco. |
| Black beans | I fagioli neri | The black beans are tastier than kidney beans. | I fagioli neri sono più gustosi dei fagioli rossi. |
| Legumes | I legumi | Legumes are healthy. | I legumi sono sani. |
| Sprouts | I germogli | If you need to lose weight, eat Sprouts every day. | Se hai bisogno di perdere peso, mangia i germogli ogni giorno. |
| Chickpeas | I ceci | We have a farm and we grow chickpeas. | Abbiamo una fattoria e coltiviamo ceci. |
| Peanuts | Le arachidi | Peanuts are common in Chinese cuisine. | Le arachidi sono comuni nella cucina cinese. |
Leafy vegetables in Italian
Any dish that you order in Italy will offer you a side of salad. Even a burger will have a leaf of lettuce. You can find hundreds of types of salads across the world. The interesting thing about salad is that you may like one salad leaf and hate another? How do you know which one to ask and which one to not add?
You have to memorize, along with the list of vegetables in Italian, the Italian vocabulary list for the different types of Italian vegetables which can be used for salads.
| English | Italian Vegetables | English Sentence | Italian Sentences |
| Asparagus | Gli asparagi | I like Asparagus soup. | Mi piace la zuppa di asparagi. |
| Cabbage | Il Cavolo | Rabbits love cabbage leaves. | I conigli adorano le foglie di cavolo. |
| Iceberg Lettuce | La lattuga iceberg | An Iceberg Lettuce can weigh over a kilo. | Una lattuga iceberg può pesare più di un chilo. |
| Spinach | Gli Spinaci | Can you add some spinach in the salad? | Puoi aggiungere degli spinaci nell’insalata? |
| Celery | Il Sedano | Celery is the most important ingredient in a salad. | Il sedano è l’ingrediente più importante in un’insalata. |
| Broccoli | I Broccoli | Broccoli needs to be boiled. | I broccoli devono essere bolliti. |
| Salad leaves | Foglie di insalata | I usually throw away the salad leaves. | Di solito butto via le foglie di insalata. |
Parts of a plant in Italian
I know that this topic is not included into the list of Vegetables in Italian. Also this is a topic which we have covered as a part of another blog (in the list of fruits in Italian). However I could not resist including this topic once again since this is one which is super important and highly ignored!!
Do learn and memorize the Italian vocabulary master word list for the different parts of a plant in Italian along with your List of Vegetables in Italian and the list of beans in Italian.
| English | Italian Vegetables | English Sentence | Italian Sentences |
| Leaf | La foglia | The leaf is very big and red. | La foglia è molto grande e rossa. |
| Leaves | Le foglie | The yellow Leaf and the green Leaves | La foglia gialla e le foglie verdi |
| Branch | Il ramo | The dog likes the big branch. | Al cane piace il grande ramo. |
| Branches | I rami | There are many branches and leaves | Ci sono molti rami e foglie |
| Tree | L’albero | The tree is huge | L’albero è enorme |
| Trees | Gli alberi | The trees in India are green. | Gli alberi in India sono verdi. |
| Root | La radice | The root is deep and powerful. | La radice è profonda e potente. |
| Roots | Le radici | The coconut tree has strong roots. | L’albero di cocco ha radici forti. |
| Flower | Il fiore | The violet flower is poisonous. | Il fiore viola è velenoso. |
| Flowers | I fiori | The flowers are pretty | I fiori sono carini |
| Tree Bark | La corteccia d’albero | The tree bark is tasty. | La corteccia dell’albero è gustosa. |
| tree trunk | Il tronco d’albero | The tree trunk is used to make chairs and tables. | Il tronco d’albero viene utilizzato per realizzare sedie e tavoli. |
| fruit | Il frutto | We should have fruit juice with breakfast | Dovremmo avere un succo di frutta a colazione |
| Vegetable | La verdura | All animals like to eat vegetables. | A tutti gli animali piace mangiare le verdure. |
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