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vivere

"vivere" means "to live" in Italian. It is number 541 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to live; to be alive; to subsist, to be

IPA

/ˈvi.ve.re/

Forms in this course

vivo, vive, viva, vivi

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Voglio vivere.
  I want to live.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK
• Vuoi vivere?
  Do you want to live?
  Tatoeba: dnnywld / rul
• Amo vivere.
  I love to live.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / Adelpa

Learned together

In the course, "vivere" 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
• provare to try, to try out, to test
• dimmi tell me (di' + mi)
• farmi to make me, to let me (fare +…
• lavorare to work

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