Italian Frequency Dictionary - Essential Vocabulary

<b>The Core Vocabulary of Italian</b> 
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With this book, you will learn Italian fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Italian.  
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Intended for beginners and intermediate students, this book covers vocabulary roughly from CEFR A1 (complete beginner) to B1 (somewhat proficient). 
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To help you become fluent fast, each entry in this book contains  
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• English translation(s)<br> 
• Italian to English example sentences<br> 
• phonetic spelling <br> 
• detailed Part of Speech information. <br> 
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<b>Why Study By Frequency?:</b> 
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Not all words are created equal. Some words are used more than other, and are thus more valuable to know. The secret to becoming fluent fast in a language, is by learning the right vocabulary.  
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Studies have shown that the most used 2.500 words account for 92% of all spoken Italian, and 82% of all written Italian text.  
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<b>How Much Vocabulary Do You Need To Know?</b> 
<p>While it’s important to note it’s impossible to pin down these numbers and statistics with 100% accuracy, these are a global average of multiple sources. According to scientific research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency: 
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• 250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences.<br> 
• 750 words: those that are used every single day by every person who speaks the language. <br> 
• 2500 words: those that should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required. <br> 
• 5000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts. <br> 
• 10,000 words: the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education. <br> 
• 20,000 words: the amount you need to recognize passively in order to read, understand, and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author. <br> 
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Keeping above facts in mind, the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least, that is if you want to become fluent in a language fast. Study the most frequent words, build your vocabulary and progress naturally. 
<p>  <b>What is Inside This Book?</b><p> 
A frequency list of the most frequently used Italian words, based on analysis of 20 gigabytes of Italian subtitles, the equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text.  
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A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list.  
Subtitles have the advantage of corresponding both to written and spoken language. This makes subtitles the best method for creating a useful and practical word frequency list.  
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This Italian to English frequency dictionary can roughly be divided in three parts. <p> 
• 2.500 Italian words in ranked by general frequency<br> 
 
• Frequency ranking by part of speech (E.G, The most used adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc)<br> 
 
• 2.500 Italian words in alphabetical order<p>