1. Lezione Preliminare Flashcards
piacere
Pleasure (to meet you)
Pia-chair-eh
Come ti chiami?
What is your name?
(how yourself call)
Informal
Co-meh tee key-ah-mi
Ciao
Hello, goodbye
Informal
A domani
See you tomorrow
doe-man-ee
Ci vediamo domani
We will see each other tomorrow
Chee ved-eeamo doe-man-ee
A presto
See you soon
Alla settimana prossima
See you next week
literally “to next week”
Alla prossima
Until next time
Cosa c’è che non va?
What’s wrong?
(What doesn’t go?
Thing there is that not go)
(Cosa chey kay non va)
Piove
It’s raining
pee-OH-veh
Lei come si chiama?
What is your name? Formal second person (How do you call yourself?) or third person feminine (How does she call herself?)
Buon pomeriggio
Good afternoon
(pom-err-REE-jo)
Not -gee-oh
Buona sera
Good evening
Buona notte
Good night
Said only when leaving
Luciana (pronunciation)
Pronounced
Loo-chah-nah
Not L00-chee-ah-na
Così così
So so
Buona Giornata
Have a good day
(Said when leaving)
(Jor-nata, not gee-or-nata)
A più tardi
See you later
Prego
You’re welcome
Prego, da questa parte.
This way please.
Di nulla.
It is nothing.
Literally “of nothing”
Non c’è di che.
There is nothing to thank for.
Non chey dee kay
Per favore
Please
Also “Per piacere” is the same.
Ecco
Here is _____
Waiter: Ecco caffè = Here is your coffee.