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Basic Italian Phrases

Buongiorno! If you’re planning to visit Italy or just looking to strengthen your Italian speaking skills , commiting a few basic Italian phrases to memory will help you communicate with native Italian speakers while expanding your comprehension of the Italian Language. The helpful phrases below are intended as a quick reference for communicating simple requests, statements, and ideas to native Italian speakers. Phonetic pronunciation aids are included as well, but remember that nothing substitutes for hearing and practicing spoken Italian.

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Ready to learn? Let’s begin your Italian journey with the phrases below:

Salutations And Expressions

• Hello, how are you? = Ciao, come va? (Ch-ah-o, ko-me va?)
• Good Morning = Buongiorno (Bwon’ journo)
• Good Afternoon = Buon pomeriggio (Bwon’ po-mer-eej-jio)
• Good Evening = Buonasera (Bwon’ a-say-rah)
• Thank You = Grazie (Grot-see)
• Goodbye = Arrivederci (Ah-reeve-ah-dare-chee)
• What is your name? = Come si chiama? (Coome-see kee-ah-mah)
• My name is … = Mi chiamo si … (Mi-kee-ah-mo see …)

Questions

• How do you say … in Italian? = Come si dice … in italiano? (Coome-see dee-che … in it-al-e-an-o)
• Where is the hotel? = Dov’è l’hotel? (Do-vay lo-tel)
• Could you repeat that, please? = Potrebbe ripetere, per favore? (po-tre-bay ree-peh-tray per fa-vor-ay)
• Where are you from? = Di dov’è? (Dee do-vey)
• Do you speak English? = Parla inglese? (Pah-rlah eenglaysay)
• Yes, I speak English. = Sì, parlo inglese (See, pah-rloe eenglaysay.)
• What does that mean? = Cosa vuole dire? (Ko-sa vu-ol-ay dee-ray)
• How much is this? = Quanto costa questo? (Kwan-to cos-tah kwe-stow)

Responses

• Fine, thank you = Bene, grazie (Beh-ney, grot-see)
• My name is… = Mi chiamo… (Me kee-amo)
• I’m not sure = Non lo so (Non low so)
• Of course/Definitely = Ma certo (Ma chayr-toe)
• I’m an American = Sono Americano (So-no a-mare-i-can-o)
• Nothing else, thank you. = Nient’altro, grazie. (Nee-in-a-tro, grot-see)