Italian All-in-One For Dummies (136 page)

pagare
(
to pay for
)

parlare
(
to talk; to speak
)

pensare
(
to think
)

portare
(
to wear; to carry; to bring
)

ritornare
(
to return; to go back
)

salutare
(
to greet
)

sciare
(
to ski
)

spiegare
(
to explain
)

studiare
(
to study
)

suonare
(
to play a musical instrument
)

telefonare (a)
(
to call on the phone
)

visitare
(
to visit
)

Several verbs have built-in prepositions.
Pagare,
for example, means
to pay for,
without having to add an additional preposition to the verb.
Aspettare
(
to wait for
), likewise, needs no additional preposition:
Io aspetto la posta
(
I'm waiting for the mail
).
Cercare
(
to look for
) follows the same pattern:
Lui cerca le chiavi
(
He is looking for the keys
).