ITALIAN |
PRONOUNCIATION |
ENGLISH |
| Buon giorno |
bwon zhor-no |
Hello / Good morning or afternoon |
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| Buona sera |
bwoh-nah seh-rah |
Good evening |
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| Buona notte |
bwoh-nah noht-teh |
Good night |
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| Ciao |
chow |
Hi / Hello / Bye |
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| (informal) Arrivederci |
ah-ree-vuh-dehr-chee |
Goodbye |
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| ArrivederLa |
ah-ree-vuh-dehr-lah |
Goodbye (formal) |
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| A presto |
ah press-toh |
See you soon |
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| A domani |
ah doh-mahn-ee |
See you
tomorrow |
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| Per favore / Per piacere |
pehr
fah-voh-reh / pehr pee-ah-cheh-reh |
Please
|
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| Grazie (mille) |
graht-zee-eh
(mee-leh) |
Thank
you (very much) |
|
| Prego |
preh-goh |
You're
Welcome |
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| Mi dispiace |
mee dee-spyah-cheh |
Sorry
|
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| Scusi / Scusa |
skoo-zee
/ skoo-zah |
Excuse
me (formal / informal) |
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| Come sta? / Come stai? |
koh-meh
stah / koh-meh sty |
How are
you? (formal / informal) |
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| Sto bene |
stoh
beh-neh |
I am
fine / well. |
|
| Non c'è male. |
nohn
cheh mah-leh |
Not bad.
|
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| Abbastanza bene. |
ah-bah-stahn-tsah
beh-neh |
Pretty
good. |
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| Così
così. |
koh-zee
koh-zee |
So so. |
|
Sì
/ No
|
see /
noh |
Yes /
No |
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| Come
si chiama? |
koh-meh
see kee-ah-mah |
What's
your name? (formal) |
|
| Come
ti chiami? |
koh-meh
tee kee-ah-mee |
What's
your name? (informal) |
|
| Mi chiamo... |
mee kee-ah-mo |
My name
is... |
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| Piacere |
pee-ah-cheh-reh |
Pleased
/ Nice to meet you. |
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| Di dov'è? |
dee doh-veh |
Where
are you from? (formal) |
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| Sono
di... |
soh-noh
dee |
I am
from... |
|
Parla italiano? |
par-lah
ee-tahl-ee-ah-no |
Do you
speak Italian? |
|
| [Non]
parlo... |
[non]
par-lo |
I [don't]
speak... |
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| Capisce?
/ Capisci? |
kah-pee-sheh
/ kah-pee-shee |
Do you understand? (formal / informal) |
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| Dov'è
/ Dove sono...? |
doh-veh
/ doh-veh soh-noh |
Where
is / Where are... ? Ecco.. |
