The Very Basic Guide to Italian

Even beautiful without a bathing beauty

Italian is spoken in Italy and even in the U.S., capisce? Italian has its ancestry in Latin. But if you know some Spanish, you already may understand quite a lot. If not, you're welcome to look at these very basic words and expressions.

Thanks – grazie

Yes - si

No - no (no kidding!)

Do you speak English? - parla inglese?

Please – per favore

Excuse me – mi displace  

Sorry – scusi

Good morning – buon giorno

Good evening/night – buona notte

Hello – ciao

Goodbye – arrividerci

How are you? come sta?

I would like ... - vorrai ...

How much is it? – quanto costa?

Please write it down - si prega di scrivere

I don’t understand – no capisco

Where is – dove si trova

Where's the nearest ... - dove la più vicina ...

Where are the toilets? – dove sono i bagni?

I'm lost - mi sono perso/persa

What is your name? – qual è il tuo nome?

My name is LMK – il mio nome è LMK

Left – sinistra

Right – destra

Please call a doctor quickly - mi chiami pronto un medico, per favore
The bill, please - il conto per favore

Links:

The Very Basic Guide to Afrikaans http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2015/04/the-very-basic-guide-to-afrikaans.html

The Very Basic Guide to Turkmenian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2014/10/the-very-basic-guide-to-languages-of.html

The Very Basic Guide to French http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2014/05/the-very-basic-guide-to-french.html

The Very Basic Guide to Russian http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2012/10/the-very-basic-guide-to-russian.html

The Very Basic Guide to Japanese http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/03/the-very-basic-guide-to-japanese.html

The Very Basic Guide to Mandarin Chinese http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/04/the-very-basic-guide-to-mandarin-chinese.html

The Very Basic Guide to Spanish http://rheumatologe.blogspot.de/2013/05/the-very-basic-guide-to-spanish.html

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