Basic Italian Words

Here are some basic Italian Phrases and overused Italian words:

Buon giorno bwon zhor-no Hello / Good morning/afternoon	Buona sera bwoh-nah seh-rah Good evening	Buona notte bwoh-nah noht-teh Good night
Ciao chow Hi / Hello / Bye (informal)	Arrivederci ah-ree-vuh-dehr-chee Goodbye	ArrivederLa ah-ree-vuh-dehr-lah Goodbye (formal)
A più tardi ah pyoo tar-dee See you later	A presto ah press-toh See you soon	A domani ah doh-mahn-ee See you tomorrow
Per favore / Per piacere pehr fah-voh-reh / pehr pee-ah-cheh-reh Please	Grazie (mille) graht-zee-eh (mee-leh) Thank you (very much)	Prego preh-goh You’re Welcome
Mi dispiace mee dee-spyah-cheh Sorry	Scusi / Scusa skoo-zee / skoo-zah Excuse me (formal / informal)	Andiamo! on-dee-ah-mo Let’s go!
Come sta? / Come stai? koh-meh stah / koh-meh sty How are you? (formal / informal)	Sto bene. stoh beh-neh I am fine / well.	Non c’è male. nohn cheh mah-leh Not bad.
Abbastanza bene. ah-bah-stahn-tsah beh-neh Pretty good.	Così così. koh-zee koh-zee So so.	Sì / No see / noh Yes / No
Come si chiama? koh-meh see kee-ah-mah What’s your name? (formal)	Come ti chiami? koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee What’s your name? (informal)	Mi chiamo… mee kee-ah-mo My name is…
Piacere / Molto lieto. pee-ah-cheh-reh / mohl-toh lee-eh-toh Pleased / Nice to meet you.	Signore, Signora, Signorina seen-yoh-reh, seen-yoh-rah, seen-yoh-reen-ah Mister, Misses, Miss
Di dov’è? dee doh-veh Where are you from? (formal)	Di dove sei? dee doh-veh seh-ee Where are you from? (informal)	Sono di… soh-noh dee I am from…
Quanti anni ha? kwahn-tee ahn-nee ah How old are you? (formal)	Quanti anni hai? kwahn-tee ahn-nee ah-ee How old are you? (informal)	Ho ______ anni. oh ______ ahn-nee I am _____ years old.
Parla italiano? par-lah ee-tahl-ee-ah-no Do you speak Italian? (formal)	Parli inglese? par-lee een-gleh-zeh Do you speak English? (informal)	[Non] parlo… [non] par-lo I [don't] speak…
Capisce? / Capisci? kah-pee-sheh / kah-pee-shee Do you understand? (formal / informal)	[Non] capisco. [non] kah-pees-koh I [don't] understand.	Non so. / Lo so. non soh / low soh I don’t know. / I know.
Può aiutarmi? / Puoi aiutarmi? pwoh ah-yoo-tar-mee / pwoh-ee ah-yoo-tar-mee Can you help me? (formal / informal)	Certamente / D’accordo. cher-tah-mehn-teh / dah-kohr-doh Sure / OK.	Come? koh-meh? What? / Pardon me?
Desidera? / Desideri? deh-zee-deh-rah / deh-zee-deh-ree May I help you? (formal / informal)	Come si dice ____ in italiano? koh-meh see dee-cheh ____ een ee-tah-lee-ah-noh How do you say ____ in Italian?
Dov’è / Dove sono…? doh-veh / doh-veh soh-noh Where is / Where are… ?	Ecco… eh-koh Here is / Here are…	C’è / Ci sono… cheh / chee soh-noh There is / There are…
Cosa c’è? koh-zah cheh What’s the matter? / What’s wrong?	Non importa. / Di niente. nohn eem-por-tah / dee nee-ehn-teh It doesn’t matter.	Non m’importa. nohn meem-por-tah I don’t care.
Non ti preoccupare. nohn tee preh-ohk-koo-pah-reh Don’t worry. (informal)	Ho dimenticato. oh dee-men-tee-kah-toh I forgot.	Devo andare adesso. deh-voh ahn-dah-reh ah-des-soh I have to go now.
Ho fame. / Ho sete. oh fah-meh / oh seh-teh I’m hungry. / I’m thirsty.	Ho freddo. / Ho caldo. oh freh-doh / oh kal-doh I’m cold. / I’m hot.	Mi annoio. mee ahn-noh-ee-oh I’m bored.
Salute! sah-loo-teh Bless you!	Congratulazioni! kohn-grah-tsoo-lah-tsee-oh-nee Congratulations!	Benvenuti! behn-veh-noo-tee Welcome!
Buona fortuna! bwoh-nah for-too-nah Good luck!	Tocca a me! / Tocca a te! tohk-kah ah meh / tohk-kah ah teh It’s my turn! / It’s your turn! (informal)	Ti amo. tee ah-moh I love you. (informal)
È pazzo! / Sei pazzo! eh pats-soh / seh-ee pats-soh You’re crazy! (formal / informal)	Sta zitto! / Stai zitto! stah tseet-toh / sty tseet-toh Be quiet / Shut up! (formal / informal)	Va bene! vah beh-neh OK!