Saturday, April 19, 2008

Practise Your Italian!!

  • Arrivederci (ah-ree-vay-der-chee) - Good bye (formal).
  • Bene (behn-ay) - Well/good.
  • Buon giorno! (bwon gee-orno) - Good day.
  • Buona sera! (bwon-uh say-ruh) - Good afternoon/evening.
  • Ciao! (chow) - Hello or goodbye (informal, but used often).
  • Come sta? (koh-may stah) - How are you?
  • Sto bene (stoh behn-ay) - I am good
  • Parla inglese? (par-lah een-glay-zay) - Do you speak English?
  • Dov'รจ...? (doh-veh) - Where is...
  • Per favore (pehr fah-voh-ray) - Please
  • Grazie! (grah-tseeay) - Thanks!
  • Male (mah-lay) - Bad.
  • Mi scusi (mee skoo-zee) - Excuse me.
  • No (no) - No.
  • Si (see) - Yes.
  • Prego. (pray-go) - You're welcome. Sometimes used as a polite phrase for permission ("May I?" or "If you please."), such as a waiter saying "prego" before taking your empty plate.
  • Quanto e'... (kwahn-toh ay) - How much is...
  • Quanto costa? (kwahn-toh kos-tah) - How much is it?
  • Quello (kweh-loh) - That.
  • Questo/questi (kweh-stoh/kweh-stee) - This/these.

1 comment:

Paul Phillips said...

Hey guys, hope you have a great time in Italy!! Don't forget to post some pictures. (if you can)

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