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Greetings: Basic Italian Words & Phrases

This document provides an overview of basic Italian words and phrases for greetings, language issues, general terms, specifics, avoiding trouble, travel, shops/places, foods, and meals. Key phrases included are greetings like "Ciao" (hi/bye), asking "Come sta?" (how are you?), pleasantries like "Grazie" (thank you) and "Prego" (you're welcome), asking for help with "Aiuto", directions like "a destra/sinistra" (right/left), modes of transportation including "Il treno" (train), shop types such as "Pasticceria" (pastry shop), and defining meals as "Prima colazione"

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Greetings: Basic Italian Words & Phrases

This document provides an overview of basic Italian words and phrases for greetings, language issues, general terms, specifics, avoiding trouble, travel, shops/places, foods, and meals. Key phrases included are greetings like "Ciao" (hi/bye), asking "Come sta?" (how are you?), pleasantries like "Grazie" (thank you) and "Prego" (you're welcome), asking for help with "Aiuto", directions like "a destra/sinistra" (right/left), modes of transportation including "Il treno" (train), shop types such as "Pasticceria" (pastry shop), and defining meals as "Prima colazione"

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Basic Italian Words & Phrases

Greetings
Ciao Chow Hi / Bye
Mi chiamo ___ Mee KEE-ah-mo My name is ___
Arrivederci Ah-REE-veh-DEHR-chee Goodbye
Buongiorno Bwohn-JOOR-no Good day
Buonasera Bwohn-a-SEHR-ah Good evening
Buonanotte Bwohn-a-NOT-ay Good night
Signora seen-YOR-ah Maam
Signore seen-YOUR-eh Sir
Come sta? KOH-meh STAH How are you?
Bene BEH-neh Well
Per favore PAIR fah-VOR-eh Please
Grazie GRAHT-zee-eh Thank you
Prego PRAY-go Youre welcome / go ahead
Mi scusi MEE SCOO-zee Excuse me (as in sorry)
Permesso pair-MESS-o Excuse me (when pushing
through a crowd)

Language Issues
Non capisco Non ca-PEES-co I dont understand
Parla Inglese? PAR-lah een-GLAY-say Do you speak English?
Non parlo Italiano Non PAR-lo ee-tahl-YAN-o I dont speak Italian

Other General Terms
Si/no SEE/NO Yes/no
Andiamo ahn-dee-AH-mo Lets go
Certo CHAIR-to Sure

Lets Get Specific
Vorrei ___ VORR-ay I would like ___
Ha ___ AH Do you have ___
Che cose? KEY koh-ZEH What is it?
Questo / questa KWES-toe / KWES-tah This one (masc/fem)
Dove ___ DOH-veh Wheres the ___
Il Bagno EEHL BAHN-yoh Bathroom
Che? / Cosa? KEH / KOH-sa What?
Ce ___? CHEH Is there a(n) ___?
Lo stesso LOH STEH-so The same
Basta BAHS-tah Enough
Quanto costa? KWAHN-to KOHS-ta How much is it?

Avoiding Trouble
Non toccare Non toh-CAR-ay Dont touch
Vai / andate via VYE / ahn-DAH-tay VEE-ah Go away! (sg/pl)
Aiuto aye-OO-to Help
Polizia poh-leet-ZEE-a Police
Carabinieri kar-uh-been-YAIR-ee Military police

Travel and Transportation
a destra ah DES-tra To the right
a sinistra ah SEEN-ees-tra To the left
sempre diritto SEM-pray dee-REE-to Straight ahead
Non funziona NON funz-ee-OH-na It doesnt work
Scende SHEN-deh la PROHS-ee-ma Are you getting off at the
la prossima? next stop?
Il treno EEL TRAY-no Train
Spingere SPEEN-jeh-reh Push
Premere PRAY-meh-reh Push (a button)
Tirare tee-RAH-reh Pull

Shops & Places
Pasticceria Pahs-TICH-eh-REE-ah Pastry shop
Bar BAR Deli/coffee shop
Pub POOB Equiv. of American bar
Gelateria jehl-AHT-eh-REE-ah Ice cream shop
Bigletteria beehl-YET-eh-REE-ah Ticket shop
Museo mooh-ZAY-oh Museum
Ingresso in-GRESS-o h Entrance
Uscita oo-SHEE-ta Exit

Foods, Meals, and Dining:
Prima colazione PREE-mah co-laht-zee-OH-neh Breakfast
Pranzo PRAHNT-zo Lunch
Cena CHAY-na Dinner
Antipasto ahn-tee-PAHS-to Appetizer
Primo piatto PREE-mo pee-AH-to First course
Secondo piatto se-KOHN-do pee-AH-to Second course
Dolci DOHL-chee Desserts

and for more: http://www.ielanguages.com/italian1.html
(including numbers)

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