English-Italian cognates

Words that resemble each other in English and Italian, such as administration and amministrazione, can be identified by recognising common patterns between the two languages.

Words that can be identified in Italian reading and listening texts by applying common patterns between Italian and English, such as the '-dv-' to '-vv-' shift.

Words sharing Latin origins across both languages can be identified by mastering this pattern, helping you infer meanings in reading and listening assessments.

Words that share Latin roots with their English counterparts, so identifying a predictable shift can often let you deduce the meaning of new Italian words.

A frequent and reliable pattern is that English verbs ending in the suffix '-ate' often correspond to Italian verbs ending in '-are'.

Words sharing roots between the two languages, where the English '-ns-' frequently corresponds to a single '-s-' in Italian.