Basic Italian Phrases
Basic Italian Phrases
Basic Italian Phrases
Phrases
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Content
Greetings 1
Introductions 4
I Don't Understand 7
At The Restaurant 9
Directions 11
Shopping 14
Travel 18
Numbers 21
Family 27
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Greetings
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Greetings
Salve!
Hello (any time
of day)
Buonasera
Good Evening
Buonanotte
Good Night
Grazie Mille
Thank You Very
Much
Arrivederci Goodbye
Sono Americano/
I’m American/
Canadese/Inglese Canadian/English
Sì Yes
No No
Please
piacere; per cortesia
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Greetings
Mi scusi Excuse Me
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Introductions
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Introductions
Come ti chiami?
Mi chiamo…
My name is…
Sono…
I am…
You can fill in the above phrase with your name or with your
nationality, like:
Then the most common Italian phrase when you meet someone
for the first time:
Piacere.
Nice to meet you.
Piacere mio.
The pleasure is
mine.
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Introductions
Di dov’è?
Where are you
from? (formal)
Di dove sei?
Ho (trentadue)
anni. I’m 32 years old
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I Don't
Understand
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I Don't Understand
I don’t understand!
Parla inglese?
Do you speak English?
Mi scusi
I’m sorry
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At The
Restaurant
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At The Restaurant
Mi scusi!
Excuse me! (Calling
a waiter)
Cosa mi consiglia?
Qual è la specialità
What’s your most
Cos’è questo?
What’s this?
It’s up to you/You
can
Faccia Lei!
decide
Possiamo aspettare
(per
a table)?
Can we wait (for
un tavolo)?
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Directions
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Directions
I want to go to _
(If you know
Vorrei andare
a __ the name of your destination)
I want to go here
(Pointing to
Vorrei andare qui
your destination on the map)
Mi sono perso /
I’m lost
Mi sono persa
Is it this way? (Useful
for checking if
È di qua? you’re walking in the right direction)
Dov’è __?
Where is _ ?
Here are some of the basic Italian sentences for useful replies
you might hear:
Gira a destra
Turn right
Gira a sinistra
Turn left
È qua vicino
It’s close by
È laggiù
It’s over there
È dietro la stazione
It’s behind the
station
È sotto il ponte
It’s under the bridge
È a fianco alla
chiesa It’s next to the
church
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Directions
Here are some of the basic Italian sentences for useful replies
you might hear:
È dopo la gelateria
It’s past the ice-cream
parlor
Dov’è il bagno?
Where is the bathroom
/ toilet?
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Shopping
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Shopping
Mi piace questo
I like this
Sì, grazie
Yes, please
No, grazie
No, thanks
Cerco un/una _
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I Don't
Feel Well
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I Don't Feel Well
to body parts)
Ho bisogno di medicine
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Travel
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Travel
Mi scusi.
Excuse me. (Formal)
Do you speak
Parla inglese?
English? (Formal)
Parlo inglese.
I speak English.
Non lo so.
I don’t know.
Mi sono perso.
(M); Mi
I’m lost.
sono persa. (F)
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Travel
Non capisco.
I don’t understand.
la carne.
Lei non mangia She doesn’t eat
meat.
Can you repeat,
please?
Può ripetere, per cortesia?
(Formal)
Vado a casa.
I’m going home.
Domani visitiamo
Venezia. We’ll visit Venice
tomorrow.
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Numbers
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Numbers
Uno
One in Italian
Due
Two
Tre
Three
Quattro
Four
Cinque
Five
Sei
Six
Sette
Seven
Otto
Eight
Nove
Nine
Dieci
Ten
Undici
Eleven
Dodici
Twelve
Tredici
Thirteen
Quattordici
Fourteen
Quindici
Fifteen
Sedici
Sixteen
Diciassette
Seventeen
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Numbers
Diciotto
Eighteen
Diciannove
Nineteen
Venti
Twenty
Ventuno
Twenty-One
Ventidue
Twenty-Two
Trenta
Thirty
Quaranta
Forty
Cinquanta
Fifty
Sessanta
Sixty
Settanta
Seventy
Ottanta
Eighty
Novanta
Ninety
Cento
One Hundred
Mille
One Thousand
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Date and
Time
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Date and Time
lunedì
Monday
martedì
Tuesday
mercoledì
Wednesday
giovedì
Thursday
venerdì
Friday
sabato
Saturday
domenica
Sunday
gennaio
January
febbraio
February
marzo
March
aprile
April
maggio
May
giugno
June in Italian
luglio
July
agosto
August
settembre
September
ottobre
October
novembre
November
dicembre
December
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Date and Time
Oggi è venerdì.
Today is Friday.
(Informal);
What day are
you leaving?
Che giorno parte? (Formal)
Parto lunedì.
I’m leaving on
Monday.
Ad agosto. In August.
Quando è il tuo
When’s your birthday?
compleanno? (Informal)
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Family
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Family
Madre
Mother
Padre
Father
Genitori
Parents
Sorella
Sister
Fratello
Brother
Figlia
Daughter
Figlio
Son
Marito
Husband
Moglie
Wife
Zia
Aunt
Zio
Uncle
Nonna
Grandmother
Nonno
Grandfather
My Mother
Mia Madre
Her Aunt
Sua Zia
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