Italian basic holiday phrases

By Passione_Italiana | Sep 4, 2018
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Italian basic holiday phrases

* Buongiorno — Good morning
* Buona sera — Good evening
* Buona notte — Good night
* Ciao — Hi/Hello
* Grazie — Thank you
* Prego — You’re welcome
* Scusa — Excuse me (informal)
* Mi scusi — Excuse me (formal)
* Mi dispiace — I’m sorry
* Arrivederci — See you later
* Alla prossima — ‘Til next time
* Sì — Yes
* No — No
* Forse — Maybe
* Non lo so — I don’t know
* Certo — Definitely/Of course
* Per favore — Please
* Non parlo italiano — I don’t speak Italian
* Parla inglese? — Do you speak English? (formal)
* Parli inglese? — Do you speak English? (informal)
* Non capisco. — I don’t understand.
* Parli piano, per favore. — Please speak slowly. (formal)
* Ripeta, per favore. — Please repeat. (formal)
* Come si chiama? — What’s your name? (formal)
* Mi chiamo, _. — My name is .
* Piacere di conoscerla. — Nice to meet you. (formal)
* Dove abita? — Where do you live? (formal)
* Abito a Londra. — I live in London.
* Sono di Chicago. — I’m from Chicago.
* Sono americano/a. — I’m American.
* Che lavoro fa? — What’s your job? (formal)
* Sono dottore. — I’m a doctor.
* Sono sposato/a. — I’m married.
* Dove? — Where?
* Dov’è il museo? — Where is the museum?
* Il teatro —Theater
* Il supermercato — Supermarket
* La stazione — Train station
* L’aeroporto — Airport
* L’ospedale — Hospital
* La stazione di polizia — Police station
* Il parco — Park
* Il centro — Town center
* Giri a destra — Turn right
* Giri a sinistra — Turn left
* Vada diritto — Go straight ahead
* Torni indietro — Go back
* Vicino — Near
* Lontano — Far
* Posso aiutarla?/Mi dica? — Can I help you?
* Quanto costa? — How much?
* È troppo caro! — That’s too expensive!
* Mi fa uno sconto? — Can you give me a discount? (formal)
* Lo compro! — I’ll take it!
* Altro? — Anything else?
* Nient’altro, grazie. — Nothing else, thank you.
* Posso ordinare ____? — Can I order the ____ ?
* Da bere? — To drink?
* Un altro, per favore. — Another one, please.
* È delizioso. — It’s delicious.
* Il conto, per favore. — The check, please.
* Aiuto! C’è stato un incidente. — Help! There’s been an accident.
* Dov’è il bagno? — Where’s the bathroom?
* Chiamate un’ambulanza! — Call an ambulance!
* Ospedale — Hospital
* Farmacia — Pharmacy
* Dolore — Pain
* Chiamate la polizia! — Call the police!
* Ho perso il passaporto. — I lost my passport.
* Mi sono perso. — I’m lost.
* Dov’è l’ambasciata americana? — Where is the American embassy?

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