GREETINGS Hello : Salve Good morning : Buongiorno Good evening : Buonasera Good night : Buonanotte Hi : Ciao Good bye : Arrivederci See you soon : A presto
GENERAL RESPONSES Yes : Si No : No That depends : Questo dipende I don't know : Io non lo so I don't think so : Io non penso I suppose so : Io suppongo di s� I think so : Io penso di s� It doesn't matter : Non importa I don't mind : Mi � indifferente Of course : Ovviamente True : � vero With pleasure : Con piacere
QUESTION WORDS Where? Dove? When? Quando? Why? Perch�? What? Che cosa? Who? Chi? Which?Quale? How? Come? How much? Quanto? How many? Quanti? Is there? C'�? Are there? Ci sono?
SPECIAL OCCASIONS Congratulations! Congratulazioni! / Felicitazioni! Happy Birthday! Buon compleanno! Merry Christmas! Buon Natale! Happy New Year! Felice Anno Nuovo! Happy Easter! Buona Pasqua! Good Luck! Buona fortuna! Enjoy the meal! Buon appetito! Have a safe journey! Buon viaggio! Have a good holiday! Buone vacanze! Take Care! Stai (stia) attento Have a nice day! Buona giornata!
ETIQUETTE Please Per piacere / Per favore Thank you (very much) (Mille) grazie Excuse me Mi scusi I'm sorry, but... Mi spiace, ma... That's a shame E' un peccato! May I... ? Posso... ?
It's a bit like... E' un po' come... It's a sort of... E' una specie di... It's as small/big as... E' piccolo / grande come... It's shorter/longer than... E' piu' corto / lungo di... What is it? Che cos'e'?
PHRASES TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING I don't understand. Io non capisco. Could you speak slower. Pu� parlare pi� lentamente. Would you write that down please. Lo puo' scrivere, per piacere. Could you explain that please. Me lo puo' spiegare, per piacere. How is that pronounced? Come si pronuncia? I have forgotten the word for... Ho dimenticato come si dice... How do you say that in Italian/English? Come si dice in Italiano / Inglese? What does that mean? Cosa significa? Can you repeat that. Pu� ripeterlo.
Source: http://www.smartphrase.com/Italian/
And a fantastic illustrated guide to Italian hand gestures at: http://italian.about.com/library/handgestures/blgesturesindex.htm Most essential reading as Italian cannot be spoken without hand gestures.
Viva Italia!!
Cecil
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