Pleasantries
Yes/No
Sì (see)/ No/(noh)
Hello! / Hi!
Salve / Ciao! (saal-veh / chow)
Parla Inglese? (parh-la een-glay-zeh)
Do you speak English?
i ristoranti (ee rees-toh-rahn-tee)
Restaurants
cinque (cheen-kweh)
5
Please
Per favore (pair fah-voh-reh)
Good day
Buon giorno (bwohn jor-noh)
Non capisco (non kah-pee-skoh)
I don’t understand
L’aeroporto (lah-eh-roh-poor-toh)
Airport
dieci (dee-yay-chee)
10
Thank you
Grazie (grah-tzee-yeh)
Good night
Buona notte (bwoh-nah noht-teh)
Mi dispiace (mee dees-pee-yah-cheh)
I’m sorry
la Stazione (lah stah-tzee-oh-neh)
Train Station
otto (oht-toh)
8
Excuse Me (to get past someone)
Permesso (pair-meh-soh)
Goodbye
Arrivederci (ah-ree-vah-dair-chee)
Quanto costa? (kwan-toh koh-stah)
How much is it?
Dov’è ....? / Dove sono (dohv-eh / doh-veh soh-noh)
Where is ...? Where are...? –
quattro (kwah-troh)
4
Excuse me (to get attention)
Scusi (skoo-zee)
Good evening
Buona sera (bwoh-nah sair-rah)
non parlo italiano
I don't speak Italian.
Gabinetto/Bagno (gah-bin-eh-toh/bahn-yoh)
Lavatory/Toilet
sette (set-teh)
7