Italian Ch. 1: Greetings and Introductions Flashcards by Elissa Cutter

Q

yes

A

sì

see

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no

A

no

noh

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please

A

per favore
payr fah-voh-ray

per piacere
payr pyah-chay-ray

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thank you (very much)

A

(mille) gratzie

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

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pardon me / excuse me

A

(mi) scusi

(mee) skoo-zee

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Hi! / Bye!

informal

A

Ciao!

chow

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Good morning! / Good day!

A

Buon giorno!

bwohn johr-noh

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Good evening!

A

Buona sera!

bwohn-ah say-rah

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Go away!

A

Vai via!

vah-ee vee-ah

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What’s your name?

Lit., How do you call yourself?

A

Come si chiama?

koh-may see kyah-mah

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My name is…

Lit., I call myself…

A

Mi chiamo…

mee kyah-moh

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Pleased to meet you.

A

Piacere!

pyah-chay-ray

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And you?

A

E Lei?

ay leh-ee

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How are you?

A

Come sta?

koh-may stah

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(I’m) fine, thanks.

A

(Sto) bene, grazie.

(stoh) beh-nay, graht-tsyay

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Q

from

A

da

dah

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where

A

dove

doh-vay

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where from?

A

da dove?

dah doh-vay

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Where do you come from?

A

Da dove viene?

dah doh-vay vyay-nay

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I come from

A

Vengo da

vayn-goh dah

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from the U.S.

A

dagli Stati Uniti

dah-lyee stah-tee oo-nee-tee

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Italy

A

Italia

ee-tahl-yah

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England

A

Inghilterra

een-geel-teh-rah

Q

the United States

A

gli Stati Uniti

lyee stah-tee oo-nee-tee

Cananda

Canada | kah-nah-dah

Germany

Germania | jayr-mahn-yah

Austria

Austria | ow-stree-ah

Switzerland

Svizzera | zveet-tsay-rah

France

Francia | frahn-chah

Spain

Spagna | spahn-nyah

north of

al nord da | ahl nord dah

south of

al sud da | ahl sood dah

east of

all'est da | ahl-ehst dah

west of

all-ovest da | ahl-oh-vayst da

close to

vicino a | vee-chee-noh ah

Goodbye!

Arrivederci! | ah-reev-ay-dayr-chee

Goodnight!

Buona notte! | bwohn-ah noht-tay

You're welcome.

Prego. | preh-goh

May I get past?

Permesso? | payr-mays-soh

I'm sorry.

Mi dispiace. | mee dees-pyah-chay

That's ok.

Va bene. | vah beh-nay

maybe

forse | fohr-say

and

e | ay

or

o | oh

but

ma | mah

Just a moment.

un momento | oon moh-mayn-toh

Right away.

subito | soo-bee-toh

I don't understand.

Non capisco. | nohn kah-pees-koh

Can you...?

Può...? | pwoh

to repeat

ripetere | ree-peh-tay-ray

Can you repeat?

Può ripetere? | pwoh ree-peh-tay-ray

to speak

parlare | pahr-lah-ray

slowly

lentamente | lahn-tah-mayn-tay

Can you speak slowly?

Può parlare lentamente? | pwoh pahr-lah-ray layn-tah-mayn-tay

more

più | pyoo

More slowly, please?

Più lentamente, per favore? | pyoo layn-tah-mayn-tay, payr fah-voh-ray

more loudly

più forte | pyoo fohr-tay