hi / bye
A WORD TO HAND
Essential Italian words and phrases for beginners
Hear the words from your first six lessons, check their English meaning and see a useful phrase. This free reference follows the opening unit, so it connects with what you are learning.
Open the searchable dictionaryStart your first lessonFirst words
Say hello, greet someone politely and say goodbye.
day
thank you
goodbye
A phrase you can use
— Hi!
Use this with friends or people you address informally. It can also mean bye.
Read lesson 1: First wordsHow are you?
Ask how someone is and return the question.
how
well
and
also / too
A phrase you can use
— How are you?
Use stai with someone you address as tu.
Read lesson 2: How are you?Nice to meet you
Introduce yourself and ask someone their name.
I
you (informal singular)
the name
to be called
A phrase you can use
— What is your name?
Literally, what do you call yourself? Use with one person informally.
Read lesson 3: Nice to meet youA little politeness
Make a polite request and respond to thanks.
please
you are welcome
excuse me (polite)
the problem
A phrase you can use
— Excuse me.
A polite way to get a stranger’s attention. Scusa is informal.
Read lesson 4: A little politenessWhere are you from?
Say where you are from and where you live.
where
London
Rome
Italy
A phrase you can use
— Where are you from?
Use sei with a person you address informally.
Read lesson 5: Where are you from?When you do not understand
Ask for English, a slower pace or a repetition.
English
slowly
to repeat
a little
A phrase you can use
— I do not understand.
Capisco means I understand. Put non before it.
Read lesson 6: When you do not understandMake the sound and meaning familiar
Use a word in a whole sentence, hear it again, then try the interactive lesson. Each set of three teaching lessons leads to a short mini-test. Revision returns previously learnt phrases using spaced repetition; it does not require a streak or score target.
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