Coffee Break Italian 1-10 Flashcards
Let’s begin
Cominciamo
Hello (informal)
Ciao
1) How are you? (informal)
2) How are you? (formal)
1) Come stai?
2) Come sta?
(stai or sta comes from verb “stare” which is “to be” in this case (“to stay” in other cases)
1) I am well / fine
2) I am very well
3) I am fantastic
1) Sto bene (sto = I am)
2) Sto molto bene (Molto = very)
3) Sto benissimo
Use “Io” sto bene if you want to stress “I” am…
To say I am not well, add “non” before the verb: “Non sto bene”
1) I am not well
2) I am very bad
3) I am very, very bad
1) Sto male
2) Sto molto male
3) Sto malissimo
Hello / Good Day
Buongiorno
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buon = good for masculine word
(giorno = day (mas.))
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Good evening
Buonasera
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Buona = good for feminine word
(Sera = evening (feminine))
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Good night
Buonanotte
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Buona = good for feminine word
(Notte = night (feminine))
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My name is _____
Mi chiamo ______
("chiamo" = I call)
("mi" = myself)
Use “Io” mi chiamo if you want to stress “I” am called.
1) What is your name? (informal)
2) What is your name? (formal)
1) Come ti chiami?
2) Come si chiama?
(what are you called?)
It is true.
Is it true?
e vero (?)
I am Bryn
Sono Bryn
sono = “I am”, part of verb “essere” for “to be”
Me, too
Anch’io
“Also, I”
1) My pleasure / It’s nice to meet you
2) The pleasure is all mine
(use w/ formal and informal)
1) Piacere
2) Piacere mio
1) And you? (informal)
2) And you? (formal)
1) e tu?
2) e Lei?
Are you ready?
Siete pronti?
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siete = from verb “essere” which is “to be”
(pronti = ready (adj))
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Not too bad
Non che male
“There is nothing bad”
1) Where are you from? (informal)
2) Where are you from? (formal)
1) Di dove sei? (pronounced more like “say”)
2) Di dov’e? (is actually dove-e, but runs together)
(Di = from)
(Dove = where)
(Sei or e = are you - from verb “essere” which is “to be”.) (Tu sei, or Lei e)
I am Scottish (nationality / adjective) I am English I am Irish I am Canadian I am French I am Chinese
Sono scozzese (scot-sez-e) Sono inglese Sono irlandese Sono canadese Sono francese (fran-chez-ay) Sono cinese (chin-eh-zay)
*end in “-ese” = don’t change based on gender
I am Italian
I am American
I am Australian
I am Swiss
Sono italiano / italiana Sono americano / americana Sono australiano / australiana Sono svizzero / svizzera (sviss-e-ro) *these change based on gender of speaker
It is easy
e facile (fa-chi-lay)
1) I am from Florence
2) I am from Venice
3) I am from Naples
4) I am from Paris
1) Sono di firenze (feer-en-ze)
2) Sono di venezia (ven-et-zia)
3) Sono di napoli
4) Sono di parigi
(di = use when saying from a city)
Good question!
Buona domanda
Are you Italian?
Sei Italiana?
Sei = are you
No, I am not Italian
No, non sono Italiana
“No” is less harsh = almost like noa vs. no with a hard “o”
1) Where do you live? (informal)
2) Where do you live? (formal)
1) Dove abiti?
2) Dove abita?
(Dove = "where") (Abitare = verb for "to live")
I live in _____ (city)
I live in ______ (country)
abito a ______ (city)
abito in _______ (country) (like “een”)
I live in Florence, in Italy
Abito a firenze, in Italia
Florence = feer-en-say
Countries:
1) England
2) Ireland
3) Canada
4) Australia
5) (the) United States
1) Inghilterra (ing-hil-terra)
2) Irlanda (eer-land-da)
3) Canada
4) Australia (ow-stral-ya)
5) Negli (“nel-yi) Stati Uniti
I am from Glascow, but now I live in London
Sono di Glascow, ma adesso abito a Londra
"sono" = I am "di" = from "ma" = "but" "adesso" = "now" "abito" = live "a" = in (city)
But, now…
ma adesso…
I am French, from Paris, but now I live in Seattle, in the United States
Sono francese di parigi, ma adesso abito a Seattle, in negli stati uniti
Exceptional!
Eccezionale!
e-chets-zion-ale
1) My Mother
2) This is my mother
1) Mia madre
2) Questa e mia madre
e = eh
1) My Sister
2) This is my sister
1) Mia sorrella
2) Questa e mia sorella
(accentuate the double L)
1) My wife
2) This is my wife
1) Mia moglie (mol-yay)
2) Questa e mia moglie
1) My daughter
2) This is my daughter
1) Mia figlia
2) Questa e mia figlia
1) My father
2) This is my father
1) Mio padre
2) Questo e mio padre
1) My brother
2) This is my brother
1) Mio fratello
2) Questo e mio fratello
1) My husband
2) This is my husband
1) Mio marito
2) Questo e mio marito
1) My son
2) This is my son
1) Mio figlio
2) Questo e mio figlio
1) My partner (male)
2) This is my partner (male)
1) il mio compagno (use “il” because you only use mio/mia with direct family members)
2) Questo e il mio compagno
1) My partner (female)
2) This is my partner (female)
1) La mia compagna (use “La” because you only use mio/mia with direct family members)
2) Questa e la mia compagna
1) She is called / Her name is
2) This is my mother. Her name is Anne
3) This is my father. His name is Allen
1) Si chiama
2) Questa e mia madre. Si chiama Anne
3) Questo e mio padre. Si chiama Allen
* chiama = from verb “chiamarsi” / to be called
(key-ama)
1) Your mother, what is her name (what is she called)?
2) Your father, what is his name (what is he called)
1) Tua madre, come si chiama?
2) Tuo padre, come si chiama?
Tua / Tuo = your (feminine and masculine)
I’m a little tired
Sono un po ‘stanco / ‘stanca
“un po” = “a little”
I have too much work
Ho troppo lavoro
"Ho" = "I have" (pronounced with a short "o") "troppo" = "too much" "lavoro" = "work"
One
Uno
Two
Due
doo-ay
Three
Tre
Four
Quattro
quat-tro) = (“bounce” on double consonants
Five
Cinque
cheen-quay
Six
Sei
pronounced say
Seven
Sette
Set-tay) = (“bounce” on double consonants
Eight
Otto
ot-toe) (“bounce” on double consonants
Nine
Nove
Ten
dieci
di-et-chi
And then there’s also
e poi c’e anche
“e poi” = “and then”
“c’e” = “there is”
“anche” = “also”
(ay poi chi-anch-key)
Zero
Zero
zed-ro = slight d sound
Say these Italian phone numbers:
1) 02-349-26-78
2) 040-51-67-03
3) 03-288-6479
1) Zero | due | tre | quattro | nove | due | sei | sette | otto
2) zero | quattro | zero | cinque | uno | sei | sette | zero | tre
3) zero | tre | due | otto | otto | sei | quattro | sette | nove
I have
Ho
1) I have a brother
2) I have a sister
ho un fratello
ho una sorello
*note = un is used for masculine words
I have 2 brothers
Ho due fratelli
“due” = “2”
(fratelli is plural for masculine fratello)
(like spagetti)
Do you have a brother?
Hai un fratello
Hai is pronounced like “I”
I have two sisters
Ho due sorelle
(sorelle is plural for feminine sorello)
(Like pennE pasta)
I don’t have a sister
- or -
I don’t have sisters
Non ho una sorella
- or -
Non ho sorelle
Do you have a sister?
Hai una sorella?
Hai = you have
una = a (feminine)
Pronounced like a long “I”
What are their names?
Come si chiamano
what are they called
(Key-am-ano)
Plurals for:
1) Sons
2) Daughters
3) Children
1) Figli (plural for figlio) (feel-yi)
2) Figlie (plural for flglia) (feel-yay)
3) Figli (can be used for sons and daughters)
I have 4 brothers, 3 sisters and 7 children
Ho quattro fratelli, tre sorelle, e sette figli
Excuse me
Scusi
Tell me / Say
Dica
Where is…?
Dov’e…?
(Dove = where) (e = is)
Combine them for Dov’e (instead of dove e)
“Doh-vay”
Where is the restaurant?
Dov’e il ristorante?
Where is the park?
Dov’e il parco?
Where is the city center?
Dov’e il centro?
“Chentro”
Where is the main church?
Dov’e il duomo?
Where is the station?
Dov’e la stazione
“stat-si-onay”
Where is the square?
Dov’e la piazza?
Where is the beach?
Dov’e la spiaggia?
“spi-ah-gga”
Where is the pharmacy?
Dov’e la farmacia?
“farm-a-chi-a”
It is here
e qui
The church is here
il duomo e qui
Look
ex: “look here, the cathedral is here”
Guardi, il duomo e qui
Is it far?
e lontano?
It is close by
e vicino
“vi-chino”
It is 5 minutes from here
e a cinque minuti da qui
Vacation
Vacanza
Can you help me?
Mi puo aiutare
“p-u-o”
“Ay-u-tar-ey”
To me, can you help?
Aiutare = to help
The hospital
L’ospedale (Masculine)
L-oh-s-pe-dal-eh
Using L’ instead of “IL” because it starts with a vowel
The post office
L’ufficio postale (Masucline)
“Lu-ficho post-ale”
Using L’ instead of “IL” because it starts with a vowel
The travel agency
L’agenzia di viaggi (feminine)
La-gen-sia di vi-ag-gi
Using L’ instead of “IL” because it starts with a vowel
The university
L’universita (Feminine)
Lun-i-ver-si-ta (accent on a)
Using L’ instead of “IL” because it starts with a vowel
“The” for masculine words
“The” for feminine words
IL = masculine (or L' if start with a vowel) La = feminine (or L' if start with a vowel)
Romantic
Romantica (feminine)
Romantico (masculine)
“Ro-maann-ti-ca / co”
To the right
A destra
To the left
A sinistra
“Sin-eest-tra”
Straight ahead
Sempra dritto
Is there a pharmacy near here?
Che una pharmacia qui vicino
Che = is there (Like Che in chess)
Una = a
Qui - here (“Kwee”)
Vicino = near
Is there
Che
Here
Qui
kwee
Is there a beach near here?
Che una spiagga qui vicino?
“A” for masculine words
“A” for feminine words (a beach)
Un = masculine Una = feminine
A bookstore
Una libreria (feminine)
Lib-er-er-ia (sounds like dia?)
*not a library!
A Library
Una biblioteca (feminine)
A bakery
Una panetteria (feminine)
“Pa-net-ter-ia”
There is one of them nearby
Ce n’e una qui vicino
“che-n-ey-una qui vicino”
*we’ll learn how this is formed later)
It is 5 minutes away on foot
e a cinque minuti a piedi
“a-pi-e-di”
Straight ahead
Sempre dritto
A restaurant
Un ristorante (masculine)
A castle
Un castello
A theatre
Un teatro
“they-at-tro”
Is there a theatre nearby?
Che un teatro qui vicino?
they-atro
