Familiarize yourself with these basic words and phrases. Read them aloud several times to memorize them.
Then hide the Italian column and test yourself. Check your answers and repeat.
;Translation
<b>Ciao</b>;Hello / Bye (Yes, in Italian we use it for both)
<b>Piacere</b>;Nice to meet you
<b>Sì</b>;Yes
<b>No</b>;No
<b>Per favore</b>;Please
<b>Grazie</b> ;Thank you
<b>Prego</b>;You're welcome
<b>Scusa</b>;Sorry / Excuse me (informal)
<b>Scusi</b>;Sorry / Excuse me (formal)
<b>Non capisco</b>;I don't understand
<b>Puoi ripetere?</b>;Can you repeat?
EXERCISE
;Translation
<b>Come si dice ... in italiano?</b>;How do we say ... in Italian?
<b>Come si dice questo in italiano?</b>;How do we say this in Italian?
<b>Cosa significa?</b>;What does it mean?
<b>Puoi parlare più lentamente?</b>;Can you speak more slowly?
EXERCISE
Pronomi soggetto
Subject pronouns
In grammar, the subject is the part of a sentence or clause that commonly indicates what it is about, or who or what performs the action.
As you can notice, in Italian there are two ways of saying "you" (singular): formally and informally.
"You" (singular) in Italian;Use
<b>Tu</b>;in informal situations to address people that we are well-acquainted with, such as friends or relatives, or to address children
<b>Lei</b>;in formal situations and to address strangers
The distinction between tu and lei is furthered with the verb conjugation. We will talk about it later on.
Parti della giornata
Parts of the day
Parte della giornata;Part of the day;Saluto;Greeting
<b>mattina</b>;morning;<b>buongiorno</b>;good morning
<b>pomeriggio</b>;afternoon;<b>buon pomeriggio</b>;good afternoon
<b>sera</b>;evening;<b>buonasera</b>;good evening
<b>notte</b>;night;<b>buonanotte</b>;good night
<b>mattina, buongiorno</b>; morning, good morning
<b>pomeriggio, buon pomeriggio</b>; afternoon, good afternoon
<b>sera, buonasera</b>; evening, good evening
<b>notte, buonanotte</b>; night, good night