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100

piccolo

What is small?

100

la colazione

What is breakfast?

100

la vista mare

What is an ocean view?

100

per piacere

What is, Please?

100

otto

What is 8?

100

Based in Latin, Italian is considered this kind of language.

What is a romance language?

200

la taglia

What is size?

200

il contorno

What is a side dish?

200

la piscina

What is a pool?

200

Mi chiamo...

What is, My name is?

200

dodici

What is 12?

200

Appropriate amount of tip to add to a restaurant bill

What is rounding up, or a few Euros?

300

il prezzo

What is the price?

300

la cameriera

What is a waitress?

300

il cuscino

What is a pillow?

300

Buon pomeriggio

What is, Good afternoon?

300

quarantacinque

What is 45?

300

The time of day after which you should not order a cappuccino

What is 10 am?

400

il cestino

What is a basket?

400

la mela

What is an apple?

400

il riscaldimento

What is heat?

400

A presto!

What is, See you soon?

400

sessantasette

What is 67?

400

Type of market where bargaining is common and acceptable

What is an open air market?

500

la pescheria

What is the fish market?

500

il tovagliolo

What is a napkin?

500

l'asciugacapelli

What is a hair dryer?

500

Buonasera vs. Buonanotte

What is, Good evening (general evening greeting) vs. Good night (going to bed)?

500

cinquecentocinquantotto

What is 558?

500

This dialect became the basis for the formal Italian language

What is Tuscan?