Common Italian Phrases
Here are some common Italian phrases that can help you on your next trip.
In case of emergency
| Help! |
Aiuto! (eye-yoo-toh) |
| Stop! |
Fermate! (fair-mah-teh) |
| Call a doctor |
Chiama un medico
(kee-ah-mah oon meh-dee-koh) |
| Call an ambulance |
Chiama un ambulanza
(kee-ah-mah oon am-boo-lan-tsa) |
| Call the police |
Chiama la polizia
(kee-ah-mah lah pol-ee-tsee-ah) |
| The nearest hospital? |
L’ospedale più vicino?
(loss-peh-dah-leh pee oovee cheenoh?)
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Useful phrases in Italian
| Yes/No |
Si/No (see/noh) |
| Please |
Per favore (pair fah-vor-eh) |
| Thank you |
Grazie (grah-tsee-eh) |
| Excuse me |
Mi scusi (mee skoo-zee) |
| Hello |
Buon giorno (bwon jor-noh) |
| Goodbye |
Arrividerci (ah-ree-veh-dair-chee) |
| How are you? |
Come sta? (koh-meh stah)
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| Very well |
Molto bene (moll-toh beh-neh) |
| I don’t understand. |
Non capisco (non ka-pee-skoh)
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| Do you speak English? |
Parla inglese? (Par-lah een-gleh-zeh)
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| I’m sorry. |
Mi dispiace. (mee dee-spee-ah-cheh) |
Shopping
How much does this cost? |
Quant’è, per favore?
(kwan-teh pair fah-vor-eh)
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| I’m just looking. |
Sto soltanto guardando.
(stoh sol-tan-toh gward-dan-doh)
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| What time do you open/close? |
A che ora apre/chiude?
(ah keh or-ah ah-preh/kee-oo-deh)
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| size, clothes |
la taglia (lah tah-lee-ah) |
| size, shoes |
il numero (eel noo-mair-oh) |
Sightseeing
| post office |
l’ufficio postale
(loo-fee-choh pos-tah-leh) |
| bus stop |
la fermata dell’autobus
(lah fair-mah-tah dell ow-toh-booss)
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| railway station |
la stazione
(lah stah-tsee-oh-neh) |
| tourist information |
l’ufficio turistico
(loo-fee-choh too-ree-stee-koh)
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In a hotel
| Do you have any vacant rooms? |
Avete camere libere?
(ah-veh-teh kah-mair-eh leebair-eh)
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| I have a reservation. |
Ho fatto una prenotazione.
(oh fat-toh oona preh-noh-tah-tsee-oh-neh)
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At a restaurant
| menu |
il menu (eel meh-noo) |
| breakfast |
colazione (koh-lah-tsee-oh-neh) |
| lunch |
pranzo (pran-tsoh) |
| dinner |
cena (cheh-nah) |
| Food: rare, medium, well done |
al sangue (al sang-gweh),
al puntino (al poon-tee-noh),
ben cotto (ben kot-toh)
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| The bill, please. |
Il conto, per favore.
(eel kon-toh pair fah-vor-eh) |
When you’re traveling, the locals appreciate you making the effort of trying to speak their language. With these basic Italian phrases, you can do so and maybe you end up taking a course to learn Italian. It’s a lovely language.
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