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mangiare

"mangiare" means "to eat" in Italian. It is number 581 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to eat; to tuck in, to start to eat; to live

IPA

/manˈd͡ʒa.re/

Forms in this course

mangiato, mangia

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Non mangiare.
  Do not eat.
  Tatoeba: bruno_b / AmberShadow
• Vuoi mangiare?
  Do you want to eat?
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / marloncori
• Vuole mangiare?
  Do you want to eat?
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / marloncori

Learned together

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

• sapete you know (sapere)
• giocare to play a game, for fun or as…
• restare to stay, to remain
• trattare to treat, to handle, to deal…
• controllare to check, verify, inspect,…
• dammi give me (da' + mi)
• iniziare to begin, to set about
• fammi let me, make me (fa' + mi)
• ricevere to receive, get, have, be…

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