Italian Phrases
Welcome and greetings
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Welcome! | Benvenuto!
Ben-veh-noo-toh if addressing a male Ben-veh-noo-tah if addressing a female Ben-veh-noo-tee if addressing a group of men or a mixed sex group Ben-veh-noo-teh if addressing a female group |
| Good morning, sir | Buongiorno, signore
Bwon-jor-no |
| Good morning, madam | Buongiorno, signora
Bwon-jor-no |
| Good afternoon, sir | Buon pomeriggio, signore
Bwon pom-air-ee-djoh sin-nyor-reh |
| Good afternoon, madam | Buon pomeriggio, signora
Bwon pom-air-ee-djoh sin-nyor-rah |
| Good evening, sir | Buonasera, signore
Bwon-a-sair-rah |
| Good evening, madam | Buonasera, signora
Bwon-a-sair-rah |
| Mr Rossi | Signor Rossi
Sin-nyor roh-see |
| Mrs Rossi | Signora Rossi
Sin-nyor-a roh-see |
| Miss Rossi | Signorina Rossi
Sin-nyor-ree-nah roh-see |
| Hello
less formal |
Salve
Sal-veh |
| What is your name please? | Scusi, come si chiama?
Sku-zee koh-meh see keeyah-mah |
| My name is… | Mi chiamo …
Mee keeyah-moh … |
| How are you? | Come sta?
Koh-meh stah |
| Very well, thank you.
in response to ‘How are you?’ |
Molto bene, grazie.
Mol-toh beh-neh |
| Ladies and gentlemen
to attract attention |
Signore e signori
Sin-nyor-reh eh |
Offering to help
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Can I help you? | Posso aiutarla?
Poss-oh ai-yoo-tar-lah |
| What would you like? | Cosa desidera?
Ko-zah dez-ee-dair-rah |
| Yes | Sì
See |
| No | No
Noh |
| Yes, certainly | Certamente
Cher-ta-men-teh |
| Sorry, no | No, mi dispiace
Noh mee |
| Please | Per favore
Pur fah-vor-reh |
| Thank you | Grazie
Grats-yeh |
| I speak a little Italian | Parlo poco l’italiano
Par-lo poh-koh |
| Can you repeat that slowly? | Potrebbe ripetere lentamente?
Po-treb-beh |
| I do not understand | Non capisco
Non ka-pee-sko |
| Do you understand? | Mi capisce?
Mee ka-pee-sheh |
| One moment please | Un attimo, prego
Oon ah-tee-moh |
| Please wait here | La prego, aspetti qui
Lah pray-go |
| I will call my colleague to help you | Chiamo il mio collega per aiutarLa
Kee-yah-moh eel mee-yoh ko-leh-gah per ai-yoo-tar-lah if your colleague is male Chiamo la mia collega per aiutarLa Kee-yah-moh la mee-ah ko-leh-gah per ai-yoo-tar-lah if your colleague is female |
| Don’t worry | Non si preoccupi
Non see |
| Please come with me | La prego, mi segua
La pray-go mee-seg-wah |
| You are welcome!
in response to thanks from a customer |
Prego!
Pray-go |
Directions
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Where do you want to go? | Dove vuole andare?
Doh-veh vwoh-leh |
| Where is …? | Dov’è …?
Doh-veh … |
| The toilets are there | La toilette è là.
La twah-let eh lah |
| The telephone is there | Il telefono è là.
Eel teh-leh-foh-noh eh lah |
| Can I show you? | Posso farle vedere?
Poh-soh fa-leh veh-dair-reh |
| Here is the map | Ecco la cartina
Eh-ko lah car-tee-nah |
| It is there | È là
Eh lah |
| It is here | È qui
Eh kwee |
| To the right | A destra
Ah des-trah |
| To the left | A sinistra
Ah sin-ee-strah |
| Straight on | Sempre dritto
Sem-preh dreet-toh |
| It is outside | È fuori
Eh fwor-ree |
| It is inside | È dentro
Eh den-troh |
Numbers, prices and time
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uno
Oon-o |
| 2 | Due
Doo-weh |
| 3 | Tre
Treh |
| 4 | Quattro
Kwa-tro |
| 5 | Cinque
Chin-kweh |
| 6 | Sei
Say |
| 7 | Sette
Set-teh |
| 8 | Otto
Ot-toh |
| 9 | Nove
No-veh |
| 10 | Dieci
Dee-yeh-chee |
| 11 | Undici
Oon-dee-chee |
| 12 | Dodici
Doh-dee-chee |
| How much is that? | Quanto costa?
Kwan-toh koh-sta |
| The price is … pounds and … pence | Costa … sterline e … pence
Koh-sta … stair-lee-neh eh … |
| What time is it? | Che ore sono?
Keh or-reh so-noh |
| It is one o’clock | È l’una
Eh loo-nah |
| It is eight o’clock | Sono le otto
Soh-noh leh ot-toh |
| It is twelve o’clock | Sono le dodici
Soh-noh leh |
| It is open from … to … | Apre dalle … alle …
Ap-reh dah-leh … ah-leh … |
| It is closed from … to … | Chiude dalle … alle …
Kyoo-deh dah-leh … |
Ending the conversation
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Is there anything else I can help you with? | Posso fare qualcos’altro per lei?
Poh-soh fah-reh kwal-koh-sal-troh per lay |
| Would you like anything else? | Desidera qualcos’altro?
Deh-zee-dair-rah kwal-kohs-al-troh |
| Have a good day! | Buona giornata!
Bwo-nah jor-nah-tah |
| Have a good evening! | Buona serata!
Bwo-nah sair-ah-tah |
| Enjoy your stay! | Le auguro un buon soggiorno!
Leh ow-goo-ro oon bwon soh-jor-noh |
| Enjoy your meal! | Buon appetito!
Bwon ah-peh-tee-toh |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci
Ah-ree-veh-dair-chee |
| Good night | Buonanotte
Bwon-ah-not-teh |
