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Italian phrases
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Italian phrases
Did you know that Italians have the same word for ‘hello’ – ciao – as they do for ‘goodbye’? Imagine the confusion! On the plus side, that’s a bargain 2-for-1 phrase. So if you want to learn a few more, we’ve got everything you need for a basic conversation right here.
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General phrases
| English | Italian translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello (formal) |
Salve | Sal-veh |
| Hello (informal) |
Ciao | Chow |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci | Arri-vay-der-chee |
| Goodbye (Informal) | Ciao | Chow |
| Yes | Sì | See |
| No | No | Noh |
| Please | Per favore | Per fa-voray |
| Thank you | Grazie | Grat-see |
| Excuse me | Scusi | Skoo-zee |
| What is your name? | Come ti chiami? | Komay tee chee-amee? |
| My name is... | Mi chiamo... | Mee ky-a-mo... |
| Do you speak English? |
Parla inglese? | Parla een-gle-zeh? |
| I don't speak Italian | Non parlo italiano | Non par-lo ee-tally-ano |
| I don't understand | Non capisco | Non ka-peesko |
| Could you repeat that, please? | Potrebbe ripetere per favore? | Pot-rebbay rippe-terray per fav-oray? |
| What time is it? | Che ora è? | Keh ora eh? |
| How much does it cost? | Quanto costa? | Kwanto kosta? |
Out and about
| English | Italian translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where can I get a taxi? |
Dove posso trovare un taxi? | Do-vay posso tro-varay oon taksee? |
| Where is the bank? | Dove la banca? | Do-ve la banka? |
| Where can I change some money? | Dove posso cambiare I soldi? | Do-ve pos-so kamb-yaray ee soldee? |
| Where is the petrol station? | Dove la stazione di servizio? | Do-ve la stats-yonay dee servits-o? |
| Where is the swimming pool? | Dove la piscina? | Do-ve la pee-sheena? |
| Can I pay by credit card? | Posso pagare con la carta di credito? | Pos-so pa-garay kon la karta dee kray-deeto? |
| (Turn) left | (Giri) a sinistra | (Jee-ri) a si-nee-stra |
| (Turn) right | (Giri) a destra | (Jee-ri) a day-stra |
| Straight on | Sempre dritto | Sampray dree-to |
| Stop! | Fermarsi | Fur-mar-see |
Food and drink
| English | Italian translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| The menu, please | Il menu, per favore | Eel may-noo, per fa-voray |
| When is breakfast? |
A che la colazione | A chee la kolats-yonay |
| When is lunch? |
A che il pranzo | A chee eel prant-so |
| When is dinner? |
A che la cena | A chee la see-na |
| Can you recommend a good local restaurant? |
Ci puo consigliare un buon ristorante locale? | Chee pwo konseel-yaray oon bwon reesto-rantay lo-kalay? |
| Where is the bar? |
Dove il bar? | Do-ve eel bar? |
| A beer, please |
Una birra, per favore | Oona beer-ra, por favoray |
| A glass of white wine, please |
Un bicchiere di vino bianco, per favore | Oon beek-yeray dee veeno byan-ko, por favoray |
| A glass of red wine, please |
Un bicchiere di vino rosso, per favore | Oon beek-yeray dee veeno rosso, por favoray |
| A bottle of white/red wine please |
Una bottiglia di vino bianco/rosso, per favore | Oona bott-eelya dee veeno bian-ko/rosso, por favoray |
| A tea/coffee with milk, please |
Un tè/caffè al latte, per favore | Oon tay/kaf-fay al lattay, por favoray |
| A glass of mineral water, please |
Un bicchiere d'acgua minerale, per favore | Oon beek-yeray dakwa meenay-ralay, por favoray |
| Cheers! |
Salute! | Saloo-teh! |
| Can I have the bill, please? |
Il conto, por favore | Eel conto, por favoray |
| Where is the toilet? | Dove la toilette? | Do-ve lah twa-lettay? |
Help!
| English | Italian translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | Aiuto! | A-yoot-ow! |
| Where is the hospital? | Dove l'ospedale? | Do-ve los-pe-dalay? |
| Is there a pharmacy near here? | C'è una farmacia qui vicino? | Chay oona far-mach-eea kwee vi-chee-no? |
| Where is the dentist? | Dove la dentista? | Do-ve lah den-teesta? |
| Where is the police station? | Dov'è la questura? | Do-ve la kwes-toora? |
Numbers
| English | Italian translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | Zero | Zero |
| One | Uno | Oono |
| Two | Due | Doo-ay |
| Three | Tre | Tray |
| Four | Quattro | Kwat-tro |
| Five | Cinque | Cheen-kay |
| Six | Sei | Say |
| Seven | Sette | Set-tay |
| Eight | Otto | Ot-to |
| Nine | Nove | No-vay |
| Ten | Deice | Dee-e-chee |
| Eleven | Undici | Oon-deechee |
| Twelve | Dodici | Do-deechee |
| Thirteen | Tredici | Tray-deechee |
| Fourteen | Quattordici | Kwat-tor-deechee |
| Fifteen | Quindici | Kween-deechee |
| Sixteen | Sedici | Se-deechee |
| Seventeen | Diciasette | Deecha-settay |
| Eighteen | Diciotto | Dechot-to |
| Nineteen | Diciannove | Deechan-novay |
| Twenty | Venti | Vayntee |
| One hundred | Cento | Chento |
| Five hundred | Cinque-cento | Cheen-kway-chento |
| One thousand | Mille | Meel-lay |
