Greetings and Basic Expressions in Italian

A list of the 30 most common words and phrases used for greetings and basic expressions in Italian.

29 words in this list

Come stai? (koh-meh stai) → How are you?

🗣️ Ciao, come stai? (Hello, how are you?)

Grazie (grah-tsee-eh) → Thank you

🗣️ Grazie mille! (Thank you very much!)

Va bene (vah beh-neh) → Okay/All right

🗣️ Va bene, ci vediamo alle 8. (Okay, we'll see each other at 8.)

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

🗣️ Mi scusi, dove si trova la stazione? (Excuse me, where is the train station?)

Buona fortuna (bwoh-nah fohr-too-nah) → Good luck

🗣️ Buona fortuna per l'esame! (Good luck on the exam!)

Addio (ahd-dee-oh) → Farewell

🗣️ Addio, amico mio. (Farewell, my friend.)

Auguri (ow-goo-ree) → Best wishes

🗣️ Auguri di buon compleanno! (Best wishes for a happy birthday!)

Bene, grazie. (beh-neh, grah-tsee-eh) → Fine, thank you.

🗣️ Come stai? Bene, grazie. (How are you? Fine, thank you.)

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

🗣️ Mi dispiace per il ritardo. (I'm sorry for the delay.)

Non capisco (nohn kah-pee-skoh) → I don't understand

🗣️ Non capisco l'italiano. (I don't understand Italian.)

Mi manchi (mee mahn-kee) → I miss you

🗣️ Mi manchi tanto. (I miss you so much.)

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

🗣️ Per favore, mi può aiutare? (Please, can you help me?)

Mi chiamo (mee kee-ah-moh) → My name is

🗣️ Mi chiamo Marco. (My name is Marco.)

No (noh) → No

🗣️ Vuoi un caffè? No, grazie. (Do you want a coffee? No, thank you.)

Mi piace (mee pee-ah-cheh) → I like it

🗣️ Mi piace questa canzone. (I like this song.)

Ci vediamo (chee veh-dyah-moh) → See you later

🗣️ Ci vediamo dopo. (See you later.)

Felice anno nuovo (feh-lee-cheh ahn-noh nwoh-voh) → Happy New Year

🗣️ Felice anno nuovo! (Happy New Year!)

Ciao (chow) → Hello/Goodbye

🗣️ Ciao, come stai? (Hello, how are you?)

Buonasera (bwoh-nah-seh-rah) → Good evening

🗣️ Buonasera, signore. Come va? (Good evening, sir. How's it going?)

Scusa (skoo-sah) → Excuse me/Sorry

🗣️ Scusa, posso passare? (Excuse me, can I pass?)

Come ti chiami? (koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee?) → What's your name?

🗣️ Ciao, come ti chiami? (Hello, what's your name?)

A presto (ah preh-stoh) → See you soon

🗣️ A presto, ci vediamo domani. (See you soon, we'll see each other tomorrow.)

Buon compleanno (bwohn kohm-pleh-ahn-noh) → Happy birthday

🗣️ Buon compleanno, cara amica! (Happy birthday, dear friend!)

Buongiorno (bwohn-jor-noh) → Good morning/afternoon

🗣️ Buongiorno, signora. Come sta? (Good morning, ma'am. How are you?)

Prego (preh-goh) → You're welcome

🗣️ Grazie! Prego! (Thank you! You're welcome!)

Sì (see) → Yes

🗣️ Vuoi un caffè? Sì, grazie! (Do you want a coffee? Yes, please!)

Perché (pehr-keh) → Why

🗣️ Perché non sei venuto? (Why didn't you come?)

Ti amo (tee ah-moh) → I love you

🗣️ Ti amo con tutto il mio cuore. (I love you with all my heart.)

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

🗣️ Arrivederci, ci vediamo presto! (Goodbye, see you soon!)

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