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lavorare

"lavorare" means "to work" in Italian. It is number 556 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to work; to labor; to function

IPA

/la.voˈra.re/

Forms in this course

lavora, lavorando, lavorato

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Devo lavorare.
  I have to work.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / Amastan
• Devi lavorare.
  You have to work.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Deve lavorare.
  You have to work.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "lavorare" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• entrare to enter, to go in
• amare to love, to like
• parere to look, to seem, to appear
• farti to make you, to do to you…
• conoscere to know, to meet, to experience
• vivere to live
• provare to try, to try out, to test
• dimmi tell me (di' + mi)
• farmi to make me, to let me (fare +…

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