Excuse me.
A polite way to get a stranger’s attention. Scusa is informal.
FREE BEGINNER LESSON 4 · ITALIAN
Italian: A little politeness
Make a polite request and respond to thanks.
Polite and neutral · everyday expressions. Learn the meaning, listen to the pronunciation, then practise in the interactive lesson.
Practise this lessonOpening vocabulary referenceUseful Italian phrases and their meanings
Please.
Add this to a request to make it polite.
You are welcome.
In a reply to grazie, prego means you are welcome.
No problem.
C’è means there is; non makes it negative.
How the sentence works
Per favore means please. Prego often replies to grazie and can also mean go ahead or here you are. Scusi politely addresses a stranger; scusa is informal. Non c’è problema is a friendly no problem.
A short conversation in Italian
Excuse me.
No problem.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
Words to recognise
please
you are welcome
excuse me (polite)
the problem
Listen to the whole phrase before focusing on each word. You can replay as often as you like, and the interactive lesson uses pictures and a short exchange to put the meaning in context.
Open the interactive lessonThe opening six teaching lessons are free, including the mini-tests after lessons three and six. A test accepts any answer and shows the score and corrections at the end. No typing or speaking aloud is required.
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