SHOPPING & SERVICESI’d like to buy ... Vorreicomprare... vo·ray kom·pra·re ...How much is it? Quantocosta? kwan·to ko·staI don’t like it Nonmipiace non mee pya·cheMay I look at it? Possodareun’occhiata? po·so da·re oo·no·kya·ta I’m just looking Stosologuardando sto so·lo gwar·dan·do It’s cheap Nonècaro/cara non e ka·ro/ka·raIt’s too expensive Ètroppocaro/a e tro·po ka·ro/ka·raI’ll take it Lo/Lacompro lo/la kom·proDo you accept credit cards? Accettatecartedicredito? a·che·ta·te kar·te dee kre·dee·to

PLACESthe church lachiesa la kye·zathe city centre ilcentro eel chen·trothe embassy l’ambasciata lam·ba·sha·tathe market ilmercato eel mer·ka·tothe museum ilmuseo eel moo·ze·othe post office laposta la po·staa public toilet ungabinetto oon ga·bee·ne·tothe tourist office l’ufficioditurismo loo·fee·cho dee too·reez·mo

TRANSPORTWhat time does Acheora a ke o·ra the ... leave/arrive? parte/arriva...? par·te/a·ree·va ...boat lanave la na·vebus l’autobus low·to·boosplane l’aereo la·e·re·otrain iltreno eel tre·noI’d like a ticket Vorreiunbiglietto vo·ray oon bee·lye·to I want to go to ... Voglioandarea... vo·lyo an·da·re a ...The train has been Iltrenoè eel tre·no e cancelled/delayed soppresso/inritardo een ree·tar·do platform binario bee·na·ryoticket office biglietteria bee·lye·te·ree·atimetable orario o·ra·ryotrain station stazione sta·tsyo·ne

EMERGENCIESHelp! Aiuto! a·yoo·toI’m lost Misonoperso/a mee so·no per·so/aGo away! Lasciamiinpace! la·sha·mi een pa·che Vaivia!(inf ) va·ee vee·aCall ...! Chiami...! kee·ya·mee ... a doctor undottore/unmedico oon do·to·re/oon me·dee·ko the police lapolizia la po·lee·tsee·ya

SIGNSEntrance Ingresso/EntrataExit UscitaInformation InformazioneOpen ApertoClosed ChiusoProhibited Proibito/Vietato Rooms Available CamereLibereFull/No Vacancies CompletoPolice Polizia/CarabinieriPolice Station QuesturaToilets Gabinetti/BagniMen UominiWomen Donne

QUESTION WORDSHow? Come? ko·meWhat? Che? keWhen? Quando? kwan·doWhere? Dove? do·veWho? Chi? kee

CONVERSATION & ESSENTIALSHello Buongiorno bwon jor·no Ciao(inf ) chowGoodbye Arrivederci a·ree·ve·der·chee Ciao(inf ) chowYes Sì seeNo No noPlease Perfavore per fa·vo·re Perpiacere per pya·chay·reThank you Grazie gra·tsyeThat’s fine/You’re welcome Prego pre·goExcuse me Miscusi mee skoo·zeeI’m sorry Miscusi mee skoo·zee Miperdoni mee per·do·neeWhat’s your name? Comesichiama? ko·me see kya·ma Cometichiami?(inf ) ko·me tee kya·meeMy name is ... Michiamo... mee kya·mo ...Where are you from? Dadoveviene? da do·ve vye·ne Didovesei?(inf ) dee do·ve se·eeI’m from ... Vengoda... ven·go da ...I (don’t) like ... (Non)Mipiace... (non) mee pya·che ...Just a minute Unmomento. oon mo·men·to

DIRECTIONSWhere is ...? Dov’è...? do·ve ...Go straight ahead Sivasemprediritto see va sem·pre dee·ree·to Vaisemprediritto(inf ) va·ee sem·pre dee·ree·toTurn left Giriasinistra jee·ree a see·nee·straTurn right Giriadestra jee·ree a de·straat the next corner alprossimoangolo al pro·see·mo an·go·loat the traffic lights alsemaforo al se·ma·fo·ro

LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIESDo you speak English? Parlainglese? par·la een·gle·zeHow do you say ... in Italian? Comesidice...initaliano? ko·me see dee·che ...een ee·ta·lya·noWhat does ... mean? Chevuoldire...? ke vwol dee·re ...I (don’t) understand (Non)capisco (non) ka·pee·sko

TIME & DATESWhat time is it? Cheoresono? ke o·re so·noin the morning dimattina dee ma·tee·nain the afternoon dipomeriggio dee po·me·ree·join the evening disera dee se·ratoday oggi o·jeetomorrow domani do·ma·neeyesterday ieri ye·reeMonday lunedì loo·ne·deeTuesday martedì mar·te·deeWednesday mercoledì mer·ko·le·deeThursday giovedì jo·ve·deeFriday venerdì ve·ner·deeSaturday sabato sa·ba·toSunday domenica do·me·nee·ka

English-speakers will find Italian a beautiful language to listen to and an easy one to start speaking. The expressive rhythm and melody of the language, which has lent itself to the epic poetry of Dante and the grand operas of Verdi, has fascinated visitors for centuries. When even a simple sentence can sound like an aria you’ll find it difficult to resist striking up a conversation.

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