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50 Italian Phrases for Beginners
If you are heading to Italy and your Italian is zero, start here. This free phrasesheet hands you the 100 Italian phrases an absolute beginner actually needs — buongiorno and grazie, ordering espresso the right way (never a cappuccino after 11am), train tickets, taxis, the bathroom, the doctor, the polite goodbye.
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A few phrases from the guide. The full PDF has the complete set.
- Ciao (CHOW)
- Hi / bye (informal, all-purpose)
Ciao, come stai? (Friends only — not strangers.) - Buongiorno (bwohn-JOR-noh)
- Good morning / good day (until early evening)
Buongiorno, vorrei un cappuccino, per favore. - Buonasera (bwoh-nah-SEH-rah)
- Good evening (from late afternoon onward)
Buonasera, una tavola per due? - Salve (SAL-veh)
- Polite hi (neutral, safe with anyone)
Salve, ho una prenotazione. - Arrivederci (ah-rree-veh-DEHR-chee)
- Goodbye (polite)
Arrivederci, buona giornata! - Grazie (GRAH-tsyeh)
- Thank you
Grazie, è perfetto. - Grazie mille (GRAH-tsyeh MEE-leh)
- Thanks a lot (literally "a thousand thanks")
Hai fatto tanto. — Grazie mille! - Prego (PREH-goh)
- You're welcome / go ahead / please (multipurpose!)
Grazie. — Prego. - Per favore (pehr fah-VOH-reh)
- Please
Un caffè, per favore. - Scusi (SKOO-zee)
- Excuse me (formal, to a stranger)
Scusi, dove si trova il bagno? - Come stai? (KOH-meh STAH-ee)
- How are you? (informal)
Ciao Marco, come stai? - Come sta? (KOH-meh STAH)
- How are you? (formal, with elders or strangers)
Signora, come sta? - Bene, grazie (BEH-neh GRAH-tsyeh)
- Fine, thanks
Come stai? — Bene, grazie, e tu? - Come ti chiami? (KOH-meh tee KYAH-mee)
- What's your name? (informal)
Come ti chiami? Io sono Anna. - Mi chiamo... (mee KYAH-moh)
- My name is...
Mi chiamo Sofia. - Di dove sei? (dee DOH-veh seh-EE)
- Where are you from? (informal)
Di dove sei? Io sono di Milano. - Sono di... (SOH-noh dee)
- I am from...
Sono di New York. - Piacere (pyah-CHEH-reh)
- Pleased to meet you
Sono Luca. — Piacere, Luca. - Parli inglese? (PAR-lee een-GLEH-zeh)
- Do you speak English? (informal)
After Italian: parli inglese? - Non capisco (nohn kah-PEES-koh)
- I don't understand
Speak too fast? Non capisco, scusi.
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