Useful phrases/Espressioni utili

Question 1

Cosa desidera? (formal)

Answer 1

What would you like?

Question 2

Gradirei…/Vorrei…

Answer 2

I would like to

Question 3

Mi può portare… (formal)

Answer 3

Can you bring me…?

Question 4

Cosa prende? (Formal)/
Cosa prendi? (Informal)

Answer 4

What are you having?

Question 5

Fare la dieta/essere a dieta

Answer 5

To go/to be on a diet

Question 6

Io prendo…/Prenderei…

Answer 6

I’ll have…

Question 7

Hai voglia di…?

Answer 7

Would you like…/I am in the mood for…

Question 8

Sì, ho voglio di…

Answer 8

Yes I would like…/I am in the mood for…

Question 9

Communque…

Answer 9

Anyway…

Question 10

Sembra

Answer 10

Seems/looks…”it looks good”

Question 11

Mi sembra

Answer 11

It seems to me

Question 12

Mi manchi

Answer 12

I miss you

Question 13

Mi pare

Answer 13

It seems to me

Question 14

Mi interessa

Answer 14

I’m interested

Question 15

Mi serve/mi occorre

Answer 15

This is useful to me

Question 16

Mi è piacuto

Answer 16

I liked it

Question 17

Anch’io/anche a me

Answer 17

Me too/me too w/and piacere type verbs

Question 18

Neanch’io

Answer 18

Me neither

Question 19

Mi sono sporcato/a

Answer 19

I’m dirty

Question 20

Intorno a/circondato(a) da

Answer 20

Surrounded by

Question 21

Ci riesco/non ci riesco

Answer 21

I can do it/I can’t do it

Question 22

Ci credo/non ci credo

Answer 22

I believe it/I can’t believe it

Question 23

Non ci posso credere!

Answer 23

I can’t believe (in) it!

Question 24

Ci provo!

Answer 24

I try!

Question 25

Ci tengo!

Answer 25

It means a lot to me

Question 26

Ci sto

Answer 26

I’m good/I stay in it/it’s good for me

Question 27

Devo pensarci

Answer 27

I need to think about it

Question 28

Ci penserò

Answer 28

I’ll think about it

Question 29

Ci conto!

Answer 29

I count on it!

Question 30

Dare un passaggio

Answer 30

To give a ride

Question 31

Ci sono stata

Answer 31

I was there

Question 32

Quanto tempo ci vuole… ? (A) Ci vuole + sing or Ci vogliano + plural

Answer 32

How long does it take…?

Question 33

Che ne dici di…?

Answer 33

What do you think about…?

Question 34

Non ne ho voglia!

Answer 34

I’m not in the mood!

Question 35

Non ne posso più!

Answer 35

I’ve had it!/I’ve had enough!

Question 36

Ce ne…

Answer 36

At least…(not sure why ci becomes ce in this scenario but the question begins with “ci sono…and the reply is ce me…)

Question 37

Che ne dici pensi?

Answer 37

What do you think?

Question 38

Penso di fare qualcosa

Answer 38

I think I’m doing something

Question 39

Chissa

Answer 39

Who knows? (Maybe)

Question 40

No, non ne so niente

Answer 40

I don’t know anything about it

Question 41

Quanti ne abbiamo oggi?

Answer 41

What’s the date? Answer…”ne abbiamo 21…” or whatever