Etiquette and Manners in Italian

List of 30 common words and phrases related to etiquette and manners in Italian with English translations and examples.

31 words in this list

Mi scusi (mee skoo-zee) → Excuse me (formal)

🗣️ Mi scusi, potrebbe ripetere per favore? (Excuse me, could you please repeat that?)

Grazie (grah-tsee-eh) → Thank you

🗣️ Grazie mille per l'aiuto! (Thank you very much for your help!)

Mi scusi il disturbo (mee skoo-zee eel dees-toor-boh) → Excuse me for bothering you (formal)

🗣️ Mi scusi il disturbo, potrebbe aiutarmi per favore? (Excuse me for bothering you, could you help me please?)

Faccia pure (faht-chah poo-reh) → Go ahead / Please (formal)

🗣️ Faccia pure, prenda pure quello che vuole. (Please, take whatever you want.)

Per cortesia (pehr kohr-teh-zee-ah) → Please (formal)

🗣️ Per cortesia, potrebbe ripetere? (Please, could you repeat that?)

Mi scusi se la disturbo (mee skoo-zee seh lah dees-toor-boh) → Excuse me for bothering you (formal)

🗣️ Mi scusi se la disturbo, avrebbe un minuto per favore? (Excuse me for bothering you, would you have a minute please?)

Mi faccia sapere (mee faht-chah sah-peh-reh) → Let me know (formal)

🗣️ Mi faccia sapere quando arriva il treno. (Let me know when the train arrives.)

Buongiorno (bwohn-johr-noh) → Good morning

🗣️ Buongiorno, signore! (Good morning, sir!)

Permesso (pehr-mehs-soh) → May I come in? / Excuse me (informal)

🗣️ Permesso, posso entrare? (Excuse me, may I come in?)

Ciao (chow) → Hi / Bye (informal)

🗣️ Ciao, ci vediamo domani! (Hi, see you tomorrow!)

Arrivederci (ahr-ree-veh-dehr-chee) → Goodbye (formal)

🗣️ Arrivederci, signora! (Goodbye, madam!)

Mi dica (mee dee-kah) → Tell me (formal)

🗣️ Mi dica, cosa posso fare per lei? (Tell me, what can I do for you?)

Perdoni (pehr-doh-nee) → Sorry / Excuse me (formal)

🗣️ Perdoni, potrebbe aiutarmi? (Sorry, could you help me?)

Mi scusi se la interrompo (mee skoo-zee seh lah een-teh-rohm-poh) → Excuse me for interrupting you (formal)

🗣️ Mi scusi se la interrompo, ma devo andare. (Excuse me for interrupting you, but I have to go.)

Mi dispiace (mee dee-spee-ah-cheh) → I'm sorry

🗣️ Mi dispiace di aver tardato. (I'm sorry for being late.)

Mi raccomando (mee rah-koh-mahn-doh) → I recommend / Please (formal)

🗣️ Mi raccomando di essere puntuali. (I recommend being punctual.)

Fa piacere conoscerti (fah pyah-cheh-reh koh-noh-shehr-tee) → Nice to meet you

🗣️ Fa piacere conoscerti, come ti chiami? (Nice to meet you, what's your name?)

Con permesso (kohn pehr-mehs-soh) → Excuse me (formal)

🗣️ Con permesso, posso uscire un attimo? (Excuse me, can I step out for a moment?)

Mi dia retta (mee dee-ah reh-tah) → Believe me / Trust me (formal)

🗣️ Mi dia retta, questo è il modo migliore. (Believe me, this is the best way.)

Grazie mille (grah-tsee-eh meel-leh) → Thank you very much

🗣️ Grazie mille per l'aiuto. (Thank you very much for the help.)

Prego (preh-goh) → You're welcome / Please

🗣️ Prego, accomodatevi! (Please, make yourself comfortable!)

Scusa (skoo-zah) → Sorry / Excuse me (informal)

🗣️ Scusa, posso chiederti una cosa? (Sorry, can I ask you something?)

Mi sa dire... (mee sah dee-reh) → Can you tell me...?

🗣️ Mi sa dire dove si trova la stazione? (Can you tell me where the station is?)

Mi permetta (mee pehr-meh-tah) → Allow me / Excuse me (formal)

🗣️ Mi permetta di presentarmi, sono Marco. (Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Marco.)

La ringrazio (lah reen-grah-tsee-oh) → Thank you (formal)

🗣️ La ringrazio per l'invito. (Thank you for the invitation.)

Mi permetta di chiederle (mee pehr-meh-tah dee kee-eh-dehr-leh) → May I ask you (formal)

🗣️ Mi permetta di chiederle, come ha detto che si chiama? (May I ask you, how did you say your name was?)

Per favore (pehr fah-voh-reh) → Please

🗣️ Potrebbe passarmi il sale, per favore? (Could you please pass me the salt?)

Per piacere (pehr pyah-cheh-reh) → Please

🗣️ Potrebbe aiutarmi, per piacere? (Could you help me, please?)

Scusi il ritardo (skoo-zee eel ree-tahr-doh) → Sorry for being late (formal)

🗣️ Scusi il ritardo, c'è stato un imprevisto. (Sorry for being late, there was an unexpected event.)

Facciamo così (faht-chyah-moh kohs-see) → Let's do it this way

🗣️ Facciamo così, ti sembra giusto? (Let's do it this way, does it seem right to you?)

Mi scusi se sbaglio (mee skoo-zee seh sbah-lyoh) → Sorry if I'm wrong (formal)

🗣️ Mi scusi se sbaglio, potrebbe correggermi? (Sorry if I'm wrong, could you correct me?)

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