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 Below you will find standard greetings in italian along with their meaning in english as well as how to pronounce the word. We have also shown in bold, where you should emphasise the word more.
| ENGLISH |
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ITALIAN |
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PRONUNCIATION & EMPHASIS |
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| Hi/Bye |
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Ciao |
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chow |
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| Goodmorning/Goodday |
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Buongiorno |
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bwonjorno |
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| Goodafternoon |
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Buon pommeriggio |
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bwon-pomereejo |
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| Goodbye |
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Arrivederci |
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arreevederchee |
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| Yes |
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Sì |
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see |
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| No |
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No |
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no (o as is not) |
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| Please |
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Per favore |
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per favore (e as in get) |
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| Thank you |
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Grazie |
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gratsye |
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| Thank you very much |
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Mille grazie |
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meelle gratsye |
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| You're welcome |
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Prego |
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prego |
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| Pardon?/Excuse me/Sorry |
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Scusa (if female)/Scusi (if male) |
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skooza/skoozee |
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| I only speak a little bit of Italian |
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Parlo solo un po' d'italiano |
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parlo solo oon po d'eetalyano |
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| I'm sorry |
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Mi dispiace |
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mee deespyache |
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| Ok, fine |
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Bene |
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bene |
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| That's all right |
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Va bene |
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va bene |
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| That's true/right |
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Esatto |
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ezatto |
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| It's not important/doesn't matter |
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Non importa |
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non eemporta |
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| How do you do? |
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Piacere/Molto lieto |
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peeachere/molto lee-eto |
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| How are you? |
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Come stai?,Come sta?/Come va? |
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kome staee?/kome sta?/kome va? |
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| I would like... |
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Vorrei |
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vorre-ee... |
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| I like it/I don't like it |
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Mi piace/Non mi piace |
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mee peeache/non mee peeache |
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| See you later |
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Ci vediamo dopo |
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chi vedyamo dopo |
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| See you soon |
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A presto |
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a presto |
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Greetings
