Italian

Essentials
Guide

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Hello Goodbye
Learning a few ways to say hello and
goodbye in Italian will take no time
and will go a long way with Italian
speakers.

English Italian Italian pronunciation

Goodbye. Salve. sal-veh

Hi, how are you?
Till next time. Alla prossima. ahl-lah prohs-see-mah
Ciao, come stai?
ˈtʃaoˈkome ˈsstai ̯ See you. Ci vediamo. chee-veh-dee-ah-moh

How is it going? See you later. A dopo. ah doh-poh

Ciao, come va? We will see each

Ci vediamo presto. chee veh-dee-ah-mo prah-stoh
ˈtʃaoˈkome ˈsstai ̯ other soon.
Hi, long time
no see! See you soon. A presto. ah prah-stoh
Hello, nice
to meet you. Ciao, da quanto
tempo! See you tomorrow. A domani. ah doh-mah-nee
Ciao, piacere di t͡ʃˈao, dˈa kwˈanto
conoscerti tˈɛmpo! Speak to you
Ci sentiamo domani.
chee sen-tee-ah-moh doh-mah-
t͡ʃˈao, pjat͡ʃˈere dˈi tomorrow. nee
konˈoʃertɪ
Bye, I’m off. Ciao, ti saluto. chow tee sah-loo-toh
Hello, friend!
Fai il bravo. (male)/
Ciao! faee il brah-voh/
Be good. Fai la brava.
faee lah brah-vah
(female)

Have a good day. Buona giornata. boo-ohn-ah jor-nah-tah

Hi, are you doing well?
Have a nice Buon fine boo-ohn fee-neh seht-tee-mah-
Ciao, va tutto bene? weekend. settimana. nah
t͡ʃˈao, vˈa tˈutːo. bˈɛne?
I must be going. Devo andare. deh-voh ah-ndah-reh

I’m going now. Vado. vah-doh

Gotta go. Scappo. skahp-poh

Farewell. Addio. ah-dee-oh

You’re Thank you
How else would you be able to
show appreciation in Italian?
Saying ‘thank you’ and ‘you’re

welcome welcome’ are some of the

building blocks of society, as
they help us show each other
that we care about them and
appreciate what they do for us.
English Italian Italian pronunciation

Thank you. Grazie grah-tsee-eh

Don’t mention it! Thanks a lot. Molte grazie moll-teh grah-tsee-eh

Figurati! Thank you very much. Grazie mille. grah-tsee-eh meel-leh

fee-goo-rah-tee What for?
No problem. No, thank you. No, grazie. noh grah-tsee-eh
E di che?
Non c’è problema. Eh dee keh Yes, please. Sì, grazie. see grah-tsee-eh
Nonn cheh proh-
bleh-mah
Okay thank you. Va bene, grazie. vah beh-neh grah-tsee-eh

No need to say Grazie amico/a grah-tsee-eh ah-mee-coh/

Thank you my friend.
thank you. mio/a cah mee-oh/ah

Non c’è di che. Thank you for everything. Grazie di tutto. Grah-tsee-eh dee toot-toh
Nonn cheh dee keh
It’s nothing.
Di niente. / Di nulla. Grazie, buona Grah-tsee-eh boo-oh-nah
Thank you, have a nice day.
You’re welcome. giornata. djor-nah-tah
Dee nyen-teh/ dee
noo-lah
Prego. Grah-tsee-eh pehr lah-yoo-
Thank you for your help. Grazie per l’aiuto.
preh-goh
toh
Grazie di essere Grah-tsee-eh dee ess-seh-
Thank you for coming.
By all means! venuto/a. reh veh-noo-toh/tah

Ci mancherebbe! Many thanks. Tante grazie. Tann-teh grah-tsee-eh

Chee
Chee mann-keh-
mann-keh-reh-bbeh
reh-bbeh
Months Whether planning to meet up Days
of the of the
with friends, remembering an
appointment or scheduling an
online friend-date, things get

year going so much easier when

you can pinpoint a date. week

Pronunciation for English English Italian Italian pronunciation

English Italian
speakers
Monday lunedì loo-neh-dee
January gennaio jen-nah-yo
Tuesday martedì mahr-teh-dee
February febbraio feb-brah-yo
Wednesday mercoledì mehr-koh-leh-dee
March marzo mar-tsoh
Thursday giovedì joh-veh-dee
April aprile ah-pree-leh
Friday venerdì veh-nehr-dee
May maggio maj-joh
Saturday sabato sah-bah-toh
June giugno joo-ñyoh
Sunday domenica doh-meh-nee-kah
July luglio loo-llioh

August agosto ah-gos-toh

September settembre set-tehm-breh

October ottobre ot-toh-breh

November novembre noh-vem-breh

December dicembre dee-chem-breh

What Introducing yourself in a new
My name is
is your
language can be intimidating,
which is why it pays off to
learn how to ask someone for

name?
their name and say “my name
is” in Italian.
English Italian Pronunciation

Let me introduce myself. Mi presento, sono mee preh-sehn-toh soh-noh

I'm Ilaria. And what is Ilaria. E tu come ti ee-lah-ree-ah eh too koh-
your name? chiami? meh tee kee-ah-mee
mee preh-sehn-toh eel mee-
Let me introduce myself. Mi presento, il mio
Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ilaria. And nome è Ilaria. E tu
oh noh-meh eh ee-lah-ree-ah
What’s your name? what is your name? come ti chiami?
eh too koh-meh tee kee-ah-
mee
Ciao, piacere di conoscerti.
Come ti chiami? Hello, my name is Ilaria.
Ciao, mi chiamo cha-oh mee kee-ah-moh ee-
What’s your cha-oh pee-ah-che-reh dee koh-noh- Ilaria. lah-ree-ah
name? sher-tee koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee
Ciao, il mio nome è cha-oh eel mee-oh noh-meh
Hello, my name is Ilaria.
Qual è il tuo nome? Ilaria. eh ee-lah-ree-ah
koo-ahl eh eel
too-oh noh-meh cha-oh ee-oh soh-noh ee-
Hello, I'm Ilaria. Ciao, io sono Ilaria.
lah-ree-ah
Your name? What’s your last
name? Hello, my name is Ilaria, Ciao, mi chiamo cha-oh mee kee-ah-moh ee-
and yours? Ilaria, e tu? lah-ree-ah eh too
Il tuo nome? Come ti chiami Ciao, piacere di cha-oh pee-ah-che-reh dee
eel too-oh noh-meh di cognome? Hi, nice to meet you!
conoscerti. Sono koh-noh-sher-tee soh-noh
koh-meh tee kee- My name is Ilaria.
ah-mee dee kohn- Ilaria. ee-lah-ree-ah
Your name? yoh-meh
Ciao, piacere di cha-oh pee-ah-che-reh dee
Hi, nice to meet you!
conoscerti. Mi koh-noh-sher-tee mee kee-
Il tuo nome? My name is Ilaria.
chiamo Ilaria. ah-moh ee-lah-ree-ah
eel too-oh noh-meh
Ciao, piacere di cha-oh pee-ah-che-reh dee
May I know your Hi, nice to meet you!
conoscerti. Il mio koh-noh-sher-tee eel mee-oh
name? My name is Ilaria.
nome è Ilaria. noh-meh eh ee-lah-ree-ah
Posso sapere il tuo mee kee-ah-moh beh-ah-
nome? Mi chiamo Beatrice,
My name is Beatrice, but tree-che mah puu-oh-ee kee-
ma puoi chiamarmi
poh-soh sah-peh-reh eel you can call me Bea. ah-mahr-mee sehm-plee-
too-oh noh-meh semplicemente Bea.
che-mehn-teh beh-ah
Order Trying a country’s foods Order
food drink
and drinks might just be
our favorite part about
discovering a new culture.
It’s definitely the best reward
for all the hard work you put
into studying a new language. English Italian (Singular) Pronunciation

Salve, posso avere sal-veh, pos-so ah-veh-reh

Hi, can I have a ______
un ____ oon
Salve, vorrei un
Hi, I’d like a ______ sal-veh, vor-reh-ee oon
_____
I’ll have the... I would like... For me, a _____ Per me un _____ per may oon
Io prendo... Vorrei... Salve, posso avere sal-veh, pos-so ah-veh-reh
Hi, can I have a draught
una birra alla spina oona beer-rah al-lah speen-
beer please?
per favore? ah per fav-or-eh
Salve, vorrei una sal-veh, vor-reh-ee oona coh-
Hi, I’d like a coke please
Per me una pizza ai coca per favore cah per fav-or-eh
A four-cheese pizza for
quattro formaggi,
me, please. For me, an espresso Per me un caffè per may oon kahf-feh mach-
grazie.
with milk thanks. macchiato, grazie. key-at-toh grat-zee-eh
Vorrei le tagliatelle
I would like tagliatelle
con ragù alla
with Bolognese sauce.
bolognese.
Posso avere una
May I order a rare
bistecca Fiorentina
Florentine steak,
al sangue, per
please?
favore?
I will have an ossobuco Io prendo il risotto
alla milanese with alla milanese con
saffron risotto. ossobuco.
Salve, vorrei una
Hi, I’d like a coke please
coca per favore
For me, an espresso Per me un caffè
with milk thanks. macchiato, grazie.
Colors Seasons
English Italian Pronunciation

Purple Orange Season / Seasons la stagione / le stagioni sta-joe-neh / sta-joe-nee

viola arancione
vee-oh-lah Summer l’estate eh-sta-teh
ah-raan-choh-neh
Autumn / Fall l’autunno ow-two-no

Winter l’inverno een-ver-no

Blue Spring la primavera pree-ma-ver-ah

Red
blu
Yellow blooh
rosso The rainy season la stagione delle piogge sta-joan-na deh-leh pyo-ja
giallo ross-soh
jaal-loh The dry season la stagione secca sta-joan-na seh-ka

Green
Brown
verde
marrone verr-deh
maar-roh-neh
Pink
rosa
roh-zah

White
bianco
Black bee-ann-coh
nero
neh-roh