LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Italian #2
Greetings

CONTENTS
2 Italian
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 ITALIAN

1. Ciao.

2. Buon giorno.

3. Ci vediamo.

4. Arrivederci.

ENGLISH

1. Hi. (informal)

2. Good day. (formal)

3. See you. (informal)

4. Goodbye. (formal)

VOCABULARY

Italian English C lass Ge nde r

ciao hello, hi, bye greeting expression

buon good adjective masculine

giorno day noun masculine

ci us, each other pronoun

Vediamo. Let's see. expression

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 arrivederci goodbye parting greeting

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ciao mamma! Ciao, Laura.

"Hi, mom!" "Hello, Laura."

Mangio lo yogurt ogni giorno. Vediamo. Forse c'è un modo migliore

per convincerlo.
"I eat yogurt every day."
"Let's see. Maybe there is a better way to
convince him."

Arrivederci. Torni presto.

"Goodbye. Come back soon."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to introduce

Important
Register Italian English notes

Phrase 1 informal Ciao. Hi

Word 1 ciao hi

Phrase 2 formal Buon giorno. Good day.

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Word 1 masculine
buon good
form of buono

Word 2 giorno day

Phrase 3 informal Ci vediamo. See you.

personal
pronoun in first
Word 1 ci us, each other
person plural

conjugated
Word 2 vediamo let's see form of vedere

Phrase 4 formal Arrivederci. Goodbye.

Word 1 arrivederci goodbye

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Italy, and if you are not sure
whether to use the formal or informal version, just say simply piacere!, with a loud tone of
voice.

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