Be, have, do, go and the other verbs you need first in Corsican, with English translations.
| English | Corsican |
|---|---|
| to be | — |
| to have | — |
| to do | fà |
| to go | — |
| to come | vene |
| to see | vede |
| to look | fighjà |
| to know | sapè |
| to get | ottene |
| to make | fà |
| to take | piglià |
| to give | dà |
| to say | dì |
| to tell | dì |
| to speak | parlà |
| to talk | parlà |
| to think | pensà |
| to want | vulè |
| to need | avè bisognu |
| to like | amà |
| to love | amà |
| to eat | manghjà |
| to drink | bèie |
| to sleep | dorme |
| to work | travaglià |
| to play | ghjucà |
| to read | leghja |
| to write | scrive |
| to listen | ascultà |
| to hear | sente |
| to walk | marchjà |
| to run | corre |
| to sit | pusà |
| to stand | stà in piedi |
| to open | apre |
| to close | chjude |
| to buy | cumprà |
| to pay | — |
| to help | aiutà |
| to learn | amparà |
| to understand | capisce |
| to remember | ricurdà |
| to forget | scurdà |
| to wait | aspittà |
| to start | principià |
| to stop | fermassi |
| to live | — |
| to find | — |
| to ask | dumandà |
| to answer | risponde |
6 of 50 entries are still missing in Corsican (—) or have no direct equivalent.