Basics
The few words and phrases that get you through anything.
The words you need first
- sìyes
- nono
- per favoreplease
- graziethank you
- pregoyou're welcome
- mi scusiexcuse me
- Buongiorno!Hello!
- Arrivederci!Goodbye!
Helpful first phrases
language
tedescoGerman
ingleseEnglish
araboArabic
turcoTurkish
ucrainoUkrainian
russoRussian
spagnoloSpanish
vietnamitaVietnamese
polaccoPolish
grecoGreek
franceseFrench
slovenoSlovenian
italianoItalian
Parla inglese?
Do you speak English?
yes or no inglese.
yes or no English.
yes or no
- sìyes
- nono
how much? · optional
- un po'a little
what?
- mime
- questothis
- italianoItalian
Mi capisce?
Do you understand me?
yes or no.
yes or no you.
yes or no
- sìyes
- nono
how much? · optional
- un po'a little
Lo sa?
Do you know?
your answer.
your answer.
your answer
- sìyes
- nono
Asking for help
start with · optional
mi scusi,excuse me
Può can you …?
can you …?
can you …?
ripetererepeat- lentamentespeak more slowly
scriverewrite down
aiutarehelp me
end with · optional
per favoreplease
start with · optional
- mi scusi,excuse me
I need · I'm looking for
ho bisognoneed
cercolook for
Ho bisogno what.
I need what.
what?
- aiutohelp
medicodoctor
farmaciapharmacy
bagnotoilet
acquawater
fermatabus stop
albergohotel
end with · optional
- per favoreplease
Asking about words
start with · optional
- mi scusi,excuse me
ask?
ask?
ask
che cosa significamean
come si dicesay
come si scrivehow do you spell it
come si pronunciahow do you pronounce it
in which language?
- tedescoGerman
- ingleseEnglish
- araboArabic
- turcoTurkish
- ucrainoUkrainian
- russoRussian
- spagnoloSpanish
- vietnamitaVietnamese
- polaccoPolish
- grecoGreek
- franceseFrench
- slovenoSlovenian
- italianoItalian