Italian Ch. 1: Greetings and Introductions

Question 1

yes

Answer 1

sì

see

Question 2

no

Answer 2

no

noh

Question 3

please

Answer 3

per favore
payr fah-voh-ray

per piacere
payr pyah-chay-ray

Question 4

thank you (very much)

Answer 4

(mille) gratzie

(meel-lay) graht-tsyay / graht-tsee

Question 5

pardon me / excuse me

Answer 5

(mi) scusi

(mee) skoo-zee

Question 6

Hi! / Bye!

informal

Answer 6

Ciao!

chow

Question 7

Good morning! / Good day!

Answer 7

Buon giorno!

bwohn johr-noh

Question 8

Good evening!

Answer 8

Buona sera!

bwohn-ah say-rah

Question 9

Go away!

Answer 9

Vai via!

vah-ee vee-ah

Question 10

What’s your name?

Lit., How do you call yourself?

Answer 10

Come si chiama?

koh-may see kyah-mah

Question 11

My name is…

Lit., I call myself…

Answer 11

Mi chiamo…

mee kyah-moh

Question 12

Pleased to meet you.

Answer 12

Piacere!

pyah-chay-ray

Question 13

And you?

Answer 13

E Lei?

ay leh-ee

Question 14

How are you?

Answer 14

Come sta?

koh-may stah

Question 15

(I’m) fine, thanks.

Answer 15

(Sto) bene, grazie.

(stoh) beh-nay, graht-tsyay

Question 16

from

Answer 16

da

dah

Question 17

where

Answer 17

dove

doh-vay

Question 18

where from?

Answer 18

da dove?

dah doh-vay

Question 19

Where do you come from?

Answer 19

Da dove viene?

dah doh-vay vyay-nay

Question 20

I come from

Answer 20

Vengo da

vayn-goh dah

Question 21

from the U.S.

Answer 21

dagli Stati Uniti

dah-lyee stah-tee oo-nee-tee

Question 22

Italy

Answer 22

Italia

ee-tahl-yah

Question 23

England

Answer 23

Inghilterra

een-geel-teh-rah

Question 24

the United States

Answer 24

gli Stati Uniti

lyee stah-tee oo-nee-tee

Question 25

Cananda

Answer 25

Canada

kah-nah-dah

Question 26

Germany

Answer 26

Germania

jayr-mahn-yah

Question 27

Austria

Answer 27

Austria

ow-stree-ah

Question 28

Switzerland

Answer 28

Svizzera

zveet-tsay-rah

Question 29

France

Answer 29

Francia

frahn-chah

Question 30

Spain

Answer 30

Spagna

spahn-nyah

Question 31

north of

Answer 31

al nord da

ahl nord dah

Question 32

south of

Answer 32

al sud da

ahl sood dah

Question 33

east of

Answer 33

all’est da

ahl-ehst dah

Question 34

west of

Answer 34

all-ovest da

ahl-oh-vayst da

Question 35

close to

Answer 35

vicino a

vee-chee-noh ah

Question 36

Goodbye!

Answer 36

Arrivederci!

ah-reev-ay-dayr-chee

Question 37

Goodnight!

Answer 37

Buona notte!

bwohn-ah noht-tay

Question 38

You’re welcome.

Answer 38

Prego.

preh-goh

Question 38

May I get past?

Answer 38

Permesso?

payr-mays-soh

Question 39

I’m sorry.

Answer 39

Mi dispiace.

mee dees-pyah-chay

Question 40

That’s ok.

Answer 40

Va bene.

vah beh-nay

Question 41

maybe

Answer 41

forse

fohr-say

Question 42

and

Answer 42

e

ay

Question 43

or

Answer 43

o

oh

Question 44

but

Answer 44

ma

mah

Question 45

Just a moment.

Answer 45

un momento

oon moh-mayn-toh

Question 46

Right away.

Answer 46

subito

soo-bee-toh

Question 47

I don’t understand.

Answer 47

Non capisco.

nohn kah-pees-koh

Question 48

Can you…?

Answer 48

Può…?

pwoh

Question 49

to repeat

Answer 49

ripetere

ree-peh-tay-ray

Question 50

Can you repeat?

Answer 50

Può ripetere?

pwoh ree-peh-tay-ray

Question 51

to speak

Answer 51

parlare

pahr-lah-ray

Question 52

slowly

Answer 52

lentamente

lahn-tah-mayn-tay

Question 53

Can you speak slowly?

Answer 53

Può parlare lentamente?

pwoh pahr-lah-ray layn-tah-mayn-tay

Question 54

more

Answer 54

più

pyoo

Question 55

More slowly, please?

Answer 55

Più lentamente, per favore?

pyoo layn-tah-mayn-tay, payr fah-voh-ray

Question 56

more loudly

Answer 56

più forte

pyoo fohr-tay