How to Say Common Phrases in Italian

65 phrases with pronunciation guides, grouped by topic.

Pronunciation & Basics

amore-love idea-idea uno-one capelli-hair cappelli-hats aglio-garlic famiglia-family lasagna-lasagna chiavi-keys Buongiorno-Good morning / Good day Buonasera-Good evening per favore-please grazie-thank you scusa-excuse me

Meeting People

Io sono-I am di-of / from Roma-Rome come ti chiami?-what is your name?di dove sei?-where are you from?come stai?-how are you?tu-you (informal)Lei-you (formal)americano-American italiano-Italian parlo-I speak arrivederci-goodbye a presto-see you soon

Numbers & Time

dieci-ten venti-twenty pezzi-pieces cento-one hundred mille-one thousand Che ore sono?-What time is it?Sono le...-It is... (plural)È l'una-It is one o'clock lunedì-Monday sabato-Saturday domenica-Sunday mese-month stagione-season compleanno-birthday

At the Café

un caffè-a coffee un cappuccino-a cappuccino un cornetto-a croissant un panino-a sandwich ha-you have (formal)Ho fame-I am hungry Ho sete-I am thirsty il conto-the bill la mancia-the tip

My World

padre-father madre-mother fratello-brother mio fratello-my brother tua sorella-your sister sua madre-his/her mother alto-tall gentile-kind simpatico-nice mi piace-I like cantare-to sing ballare-to dance cane-dog gatto-cat ho-I have

Practice speaking Italian

Learn these phrases through natural conversation with Orphi.

Download on iOS