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Phrases in Italian
Phrases in Italian
Si – See
No – No – Noh
Please – Per favore – Pehr fah-voh-reh
Thank you – Grazie – Grah-tsee-eh
You’re welcome – Prego – Preh-goh
Cheers! (To your health) – Salute! – Sah-loo-tay
Excuse me (for attention) – Scusi – Skooh–zee
Excuse me (to pass by) – Permesso – Pehr-mehs-soh
Do you speak English? – Parla Inglese? – Parh-la een-glay-
zeh
I don’t understand – Non capisco – Non kah-pee-skoh
I’m sorry – Mi dispiace – Mee dees-pyah-cheh
Good morning (formal) – Buon giorno – Bwohn-johr-noh
Good afternoon (formal) – Buona sera – Bwoh-nah-seh-rah
Good night (formal) – Buona notte – Bwoh–nah–noh–teh
Hi / Bye (informal) – Ciao! – Chow
Good bye (formal) – Arrivederci – Ahr-ree-veh-dehr-chee
My name is … – Mi chiamo – Mee kyah-moh
What is your name? – Come si chiama? – Koh-meh see kyah-
mah?
Pleased to meet you – Piacere – Pyah-cheh-reh
How are you? (formal) – Come sta? – Koh-meh stah?
Good thank you – Bene grazie – Beh-neh grah-tsee-eh
One – Uno – Oo-noh
Two – Due – Doo-eh
Three – Tre – Treh
Four – Quattro – Kwah-troh
Five – Cinque – Cheen-kweh
Six – Sei – Say
Seven – Sette – Seht-tey
Eight – Otto – Oh-toh
Nine – Nove – Noh-veh
Ten – Dieci – Dee-EH-chee
Eleven – Undici – Oon–dee-chee
Twelve – Dodici – Doh-dee-chee
In the morning – Di Mattina – Dee mah-teen-ah
In the afternoon – Di pomeriggio – Dee poh-meh-reed-joh
In the evening – Di Sera – Dee seh–rah
Noon – Mezzogiorno – Mehd-dzoh-johr-noh
At what time? – A che ora? – Ah kay oar-ah?
Nine o’clock in the morning – Le nove – Le noh-vay
Eight o’clock in the evening – Le otto di sera / – Le ot-to dee
seh-rah
Monday – Lunedì – Loo-neh-dee
Tuesday – Martedì – Mahr-teh-dee
Wednesday – Mercoledì – Mehr-koh-leh-dee
Thursday – Giovedì – Joh-veh-dee
Friday – Venerdì – Veh-nehr-dee
Saturday – Sabato – Sah-bah-toh
Sunday – Domenica – Doh-meh-nee-kah
Today – Oggi – Ohd-jee
Yesterday – Ieri – Yeh-ree
Tomorrow – Domani – Doh-mah-nee
Can I see the menu please? – Il menu, per favore – Eel men-
oo, pehr fah-voh-reh
What do you recommend? – Che cosa ci consiglia? – Kay koh-
za chee kon-seel-ya?
I’m allergic to… – Sono allergica/o a... – Son-oh ah-ler-gee-
koh / kah ah
Gluten / Dairy / Fish – Glutine / Lattecini / Pesce – Gloo-teen-
ay / Lah-tay-cheen-ee / Pesh-ay
House wine – Vino della casa – Vee-noh del-lah car-sah
Red / white wine – Vino rosso / bianco – Vee–noh ross-oh /
bee-ahn-koh
A glass / bottle – Una bicchiere / una bottiglia – OO-nah beek-
kyeh-reh / boht-tee-lyah
Appetizer – Antipasto – Ahn-tee-pah-stoh
First course – Primo – Pree-moh
Second course – Secondo – Sek-kon-doh
Dessert – Dolci – Doll-chee
Two flavors please – Due gusti, per favore – Doo-eh goo-stee,
pehr fah-voh-reh
Where’s the bathroom? – Dov’è il bagno? – Doh-
veh eel bahn-yoh?
The check (bill) please – Il conto, per favore – Eel kon-toh,
pehr fah-voh-reh
Can I pay by card? – Posso pagare con la carta? – Pohs-soh
pah-gah-reh kon la cahr-tah?
When does it open / close? – Quando si apri /
chiude? – Kwahn-doh see ah-pree / chee-oo-deh?
Two adults / one child – Due adulti / un bambino – Doo-eh ah-
dool-tee / oon bahm-bee-noh
One / two ticket/s – Un / due biglietto/i – Oon beel-yet-toh / tee
One senior – Un pensionato – Oon pen-seyoh-nah-toh
One student – Uno studente – Ooh-noh stoo-den-teh
Where is the bag store / cloak room? – Dov’è la
guardaroba? – Doh-veh lah gard-ah-robe-ah?
Where is the train station? – Dov’è la stazione? – Doh-veh lah
stah-tzee-oh-neh?
Where is the bus stop? – Dov’è la fermata – Doh-veh lah fur-
mah-tah?
One / two ticket/s – Un / due biglietto/i – Oon beel-yet-toh / tee
One way – Andata – Ahn–dah-tah
Return – Ritorno – Ree-torn-oh
What platform for Rome? – Da quale binario per Roma? – Dah
kwah-lay bin-ah-rio pehr Roh-mah?
Newstand (for bus tickets) – Tabacchi – Tah-back-kee