Basic Italian Phrases
with pronunciations

 

Italian
phrase sheet

Your next trip to Italy will be more enjoyable by learning these basic Italian phrases.

Hi / bye (casual)
Ciao  chow

Good day (formal)
Buon giorno  bwon ZHOR-no

Good evening (formal)
Buona sera  BWOH-nah SEH-rah

Good night (formal)
Buona notte  BWOH-nah NOHT-teh

Goodbye
Arrivederci  ah-ree-vuh-DEHR-chee

Please
Per favore  pehr fah-VOH-reh

Thank you
Grazie  GRAHT-zee

You're Welcome
Prego  PREH-goh

Excuse me / sorry
Scusi  SKOO-zee

Excuse me  (to pass)
Permesso  per-MESS-soh

Yes
Si  see

No
No  noh

The check (in restaurant)
Il conto  Eel KOHN toh

How much is it?
Quanto?  KWAHN-toh

What is your name? (caasual)
Come ti chiami?  KOH-meh tee kee-AH-mee

My name is ...
Mi chiamo ...  mee kee-AH-mo

Where?
Dove  DOH-veh

Do you speak English?
Parla inglese?  PAHR-lah een-GLEH-zeh

Italian phrase

tips & insights

When in doubt, put the stress on the second to last syllable of a word. You will usually be right.
In nearly all cases, you pronounce each consonant distinctly. Don't blend it with the following consonant.
Print this phrase list and take it with you on your trip.

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