Italian Vocabulary - Vegetables - Le Verdure

Are you ready to learn some Italian vocabulary on vegetables? If so check out my new YouTube video!

If you are interested to learn also the vocabulary about fruit you can check out the previous video that I have done on this topic... here is the link:

Learn Italian Vocabulary on Fruit!

Just like for the fruit video also for the veggies I have created a flashcard that you can download and keep as a mini dictionary that you can take anywhere that can be useful if you go out to dinner and you unfortunately do not find a menu in a language that you speak!

In the download you will also find a fun crossword exercise that can help you review and remember the vocabulary on fruit and vegetables.

Download here the flashcard on vegetables and the crossword exercise!

So veggies… ok Italians have a true passion for vegetables we love them so much that many of us have what is called ORTO!

L’orto is a vegetable garden and you can find one in many Italian backyards… especially after COVID and the lockdown situation in February 2020 many Italian families entertained themselves by growing vegetable in their backyard! I find it too hard and honestly I’m a bit too lazy to keep up with it but I admire those that do it and that have those fresh vegetables from their gardens!

Since I’m not very good at growing plants in general I purchase veggies!

You can buy them at the supermercato - the supermaket or at a place called ortofrutta or fruttivendolo which are places which usually sell both vegetables and fruit.

We Italian also have a passion for street markets so usually once a week in every town in Italy, big or small, you can find local fruit or vegetables sold at local produce markets… usually super yummy and very healthy!

Here is some Italian vocabulary on vegetables:

The question that I will ask in the video is: 

Cosa cresce nel mio orto? (what grows in my veggie garden?)

You will use the verb CRESCERE - to grow.

So for singular nouns you will say CRESCE and for plural nouns you will say CRESCONO.

Nel mio orto cresce:

• l’insalata - salad
• la lattuga - lettuce
• i cetrioli - cucumber
• le zucchine - zucchini
• le melanzane - eggplant
• i fagiolini - peas
• le patate - potatoes
• le cipolle - onions
• le carote - carrots
• i finocchi - fennel
• il cavolfiore - cauliflower
• il broccolo - broccoli
• il cavolo - cabbage
• la zucca - pumpkin
• gli spinaci - spinach
• i peperoni - peppers
• i pomodori - tomatoes

Check out the video and the free materials and learn how to say fruit and vegetables in Italian!

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