Top Question Words

Do you know the Italian question words for "what," "who," "where," "when," and "how"? This quiz on essential Italian vocabulary for beginners covers five key question words used in everyday conversation. Match each word to its English meaning, fill in missing words to complete sentences, and translate full Italian sentences into English.

Worth knowing: cosa literally means "thing" in Italian, yet it is the most natural word for "what" in everyday questions. And come doubles as both "how" as a question word and "like" or "as" in other contexts, so the same word can appear in very different sentences.