Common phrases Flashcards
Good day
Buon giorno (bwohn jor-noh)
Good evening
Buona sera (bwoh-nah say-rah)
Good night.
Buona notte. (bwoh-nah noh-tay)
Mr. / Mrs.
Signore I Signora (seen-yoh-ray / seen-yoh-rah)
Miss
Signorina (seen-yoh-ree-nah)
How are you?
Come sta? (koh-may stah)
very well.
Molto bene. (mohl-toh behn-ay)
Thank you.
Grazie. (graht-seeay)
And you?
E lei? (ay lehee)
My name is _.
Mi chiamo _. (mee keeah-moh )
What’s your name?
Come si chiama? (koh-may see keeah-mah)
Pleased to meet you.
Piacere. (peeah-chay-ray)
Goodbye.
Arrivederci. (ah-ree-vay-dehr-chee)
Do you speak English?
Parla inglese? (par-Iah een-glay-zay)
Yes. / No.
Si./No. (see / noh)
I don’t speak Italian.
Non parlo l’italiano. (nohn par-Ioh lee-tah-Ieeah-noh)
l’m sorry.
Mi dispiace. (mee dee-speeah-chay)
Please.
Per favore. (pehr fah-voh-ray)
Thank you.
Grazie. (graht-seeay)
Thank you very much.
Grazie mille. (graht-seeay mee-Iay )
Good. / Great. / Excellent.
Bene. / Benissimo. / Perfetto. (pehr-feht-toh)
lt’s good.
Va bene. (vah behn-ay)
You are very kind.
Lei è molto gentile. (ehee eh mohl-toh jehn-tee-Iay)
Excuse me. (to get attention)
Mi scusi. (mee skoo-zee)
Excuse me. (to pass)
Permesso. (pehr-may-soh)
You’re welcome.
Prego. (pray-goh)
Sure.
Certo. (chehr-toh)
Let’s go.
Andiamo. (ahn-deeah-moh)
How much is it?
Quanto costa? (kwahn-toh koh-stah)
Write it?
Me lo scrive? (may loh skree-vay)
Please speak English.
Parli inglese, per favore. (par-Iee een-glay-zay pehr fah-voh-ray)
I don’t speak Italian.
Non parlo l’itatiano. (nohn par-Ioh lee-tah-Ieeah-noh)
We don’t speak Italian.
Non parliamo l’itatiano (nohn par-Ieeah-moh lee-tah-Ieeah-noh)
Sorry, I speak only English.
Mi dispiace, parlo solo inglese. (mee dee-speeah-chay par-Ioh soh-Ioh een-glay-zay)
What does this mean?
Cosa significa? (koh-zah seen-yee-fee-kah)
What is this in English?
Come si dice questo in inglese? (koh-may see dee-chay kweh-stoh een een-glay-zay)
Repeat?
Ripeta? (ree-pay-tah)
Speak slowly.
Parli lentamente. (par-Iee layn-tah-mayn-tay)