Useful Italian - Hawthorne Public Schools

USEFUL ITALIAN
Essential Phrases and what to know when
walking around
Greetings
Informal – with other young people
Ciao (hi and bye; like “Aloha”)
Arrivederci (ah –ree –veh- DARE – chee)
Formal – In public places, with adults you don’t
know
Salve (SAHL –vay) = hi/hello (less familiar)
Arrivederci/ArrivederLa = goodbye
The “Buon’s”
Buon giorno / Buongiorno (boo-ohn
JOR-no)
Buon pomeriggio (poh – me – REE –
joe)
Buona sera (SAY –rah)
Buona notte (NOTE – tay)
Other goodbyes
• Ci vediamo
(presto/dopo/domani/piu’ tardi…)!
• “Chee ved-ee-AH-moe” (“press-toe, doh-poh, doh-MAHN-ee,
pee-u TAR-dee”)
• See you soon/after/tomorrow/later
• A (presto, etc…)!
• Same as above
• Buona giornata/ Buona serata
• Have a nice day/Have a nice night
Termini di Tenerezza/Soprannomi
terms of endearment/nicknames
• Amore
• Bello/Bella
• Caro/Cara
• Amico/Amica/Amici/Amiche
• Tesoro
• Ragazzi/Ragazze
• (a) Tutti
Titles (formal)
• Signore (Seen-your-ay)
• Signor Verdi
• Signora/Signorina (Seen-your-ah / Seen-your-eena)
Professional
• Professore/Professoressa
• Dottore/Dottoressa
• Ingegnere
• Avvocato
Useful phrases
• Grazie (GRAH-tsee- ay) / grazie mille (MEEL – LAY)
• Thank you / thanks a lot
• Prego (PRAY- go)
• You’re welcome / go ahead
• Scusi / Scusi? (SKOO – zee)
• Excuse me / Pardon? (formal)
• Scusa / Scusa? (SKOO – zah)
• Excuse me / Pardon? (informal)
• Permesso (Pair-mess-so)
• Excuse me (to get past someone)
• Per favore / per piacere (pair fah-VO –ray)(pee–ah- CHAIR- ay)
• Please
Altre espressioni (cont’d)
• Salute! (sah – LOO – tay)
• Bless you
• Mi dispiace (mee dee-spee-AH-chay)
• I’m sorry
• Non ho capito ( nohn oh cah – PEE –toe)
• I didn’t understand
• Non lo so (nohn low sow)
• I don’t know
• Puoi (inf.) /Può (form.) ripetere? (pwoy / pwoh ree-PEH –teh
– ray)
• Can you repeat …?
• Parla Inglese? (PAR-la een-GLAY-zay)
• Do you
Phrases for sightseeing
• Where is?... Dov'é (doh-VAY) ...
• the museum il museo eel moo-ZAY-yo
• ...the church la chiesa lah key-YAY-zah
• ...the cathedral il duomo [or] la cattedrale eel DUO-mo [or] lah
cah-teh-DRAH-leh
• When is it open?...Quando é aperto? (KWAN-doh ay
ah-PAIR-toh)
• When does it close?...Quando si chiude? (KWAN-doh
see key-YOU-day)
• Ticket…biglietto (beel-YET-toh)
Signage and schedules
Il Bagno!
Dov’è il bagno?
In fondo…In the back
A destra…to the right
A sinistra…to the left
Dritto…straight
MEN
WOMEN
UOMINI (woah-mee-nee)
DONNE (dohn-nay)
WC = Water Closet
(Public Restroom)
Ancient Indoor Toilet, Pompeii
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/health/toilet-tricks
Drinking water
• Acqua potabile
• NON potabile
• Frizzante
• Naturale
Last few tips…
• http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/2010/06/09/10-
tourist-mistakes-when-visiting-italy-tipping-tickets-andmore/