Problem
I just want the easy words, yes and no and please and thank you and the bill and the bathroom.
Answers
Earworms
I have the simplified Berlitz course discs with music, Earworms, to play in the car, to learn simple sentences. I paid about £20 and you can buy it new or secondhand from Amazon and Ebay and other places. The accompanying booklet has small faint text. That's not ideal for bedtime at home or in a badly lit hotel room. However it's ok to read once or twice, in good light in daytime.
Duolingo
I'm learning Italian on Duolingo (along with 14 million others around the world). I have this on my laptop and my phone. I love it.
Wikipedia
If you want text, it's all on one page in the English language Wikipedia, subject Italian. I've copied it here.
| Italian (italiano) | Pronunciation |
|---|
| Yes | Sì | (listen) /ˈsi/ |
| No | No | (listen) /ˈnɔ/ |
| Of course! | Certo! / Certamente! / Naturalmente! | /ˈtʃɛrto/ /ˌtʃɛrtaˈmente/ /naturalˈmente/ |
| Hello! | Ciao! (informal) / Salve! (formal); | /ˈtʃaːo/ |
| Cheers! | Salute! | /saˈluːte/ |
| How are you? | Come stai? (informal) / Come sta? (formal) / Come state? (plural) / Come va? (general, informal) | /ˌkomeˈstai/; /ˌkomeˈsta/ /ˌkome ˈstaːte/ /ˌkome vˈva/ |
| Good morning! | Buongiorno! (= Good day!) | /ˌbwɔnˈdʒorno/ |
| Good evening! | Buonasera! | /ˌbwɔnaˈseːra/ |
| Good night! | Buonanotte! (for a good night sleeping) / Buona serata! (for a good night awake) | /ˌbwɔnaˈnɔtte/ /ˌbwɔna seˈraːta/ |
| Have a nice day! | Buona giornata! (formal) | /ˌbwɔna dʒorˈnaːta/ |
| Enjoy the meal! | Buon appetito! | /ˌbwɔn‿appeˈtiːto/ |
| Goodbye! | Arrivederci (general) / ArrivederLa (formal) / Ciao! (informal) | (listen) /arriveˈdertʃi/ |
| Good luck! | Buona fortuna! (general) | /ˌbwɔna forˈtuːna/ |
| I love you | Ti amo (between lovers only) / Ti voglio bene (in the sense of "I am fond of you", between lovers, friends, relatives etc.) | /ti ˌvɔʎʎo ˈbɛːne/; /ti ˈaːmo/ |
| Welcome [to...] | Benvenuto/-i (for male/males or mixed) / Benvenuta/-e (for female/females) [a / in...] | /beɱveˈnuːto/ |
| Please | Per favore / Per piacere / Per cortesia | (listen) /per faˈvoːre/ /per pjaˈtʃeːre/ /per korteˈziːa/ |
| Thank you! | Grazie! (general) / Ti ringrazio! (informal) / La ringrazio! (formal) / Vi ringrazio! (plural) | (listen) /ˈɡrattsje/ /ti riŋˈɡrattsjo/ |
| You are welcome! | Prego! | /ˈprɛːɡo/ |
| Excuse me / I am sorry | Mi dispiace (only "I am sorry") / Scusa(mi) (informal) / Mi scusi (formal) / Scusatemi (plural) / Sono desolato ("I am sorry", if male) / Sono desolata ("I am sorry", if female) | (listen) /ˈskuːzi/; /ˈskuːza/; /mi disˈpjaːtʃe/ |
| Who? | Chi? | /ki/ |
| What? | Che cosa? / Cosa? / Che? | /kekˈkɔːsa/ /ˈkɔːsa/ /ˈke/ |
| When? | Quando? | /ˈkwando/ |
| Where? | Dove? | /ˈdoːve/ |
| How? | Come? | /ˈkoːme/ |
| Why / Because | perché | /perˈke/ |
| Again | di nuovo / ancora | /di ˈnwɔːvo/; /aŋˈkoːra/ |
| How much? / How many? | Quanto? / Quanta? / Quanti? / Quante? | /ˈkwanto/ |
| What is your name? | Come ti chiami? (informal) / Qual è il suo nome? (formal) / Come si chiama? (formal) | /ˌkomettiˈkjaːmi/ /kwal ˈɛ il ˌsu.o ˈnoːme/ |
| My name is ... | Mi chiamo ... | /mi ˈkjaːmo/ |
| This is ... | Questo è ... (masculine) / Questa è ... (feminine) | /ˌkwesto ˈɛ/ /ˌkwesta ˈɛ/ |
| Yes, I understand. | Sì, capisco. / Ho capito. | /si kaˈpisko/ /ɔkkaˈpiːto/ |
| I do not understand. | Non capisco. / Non ho capito. | (listen) /noŋ kaˈpisko/ /nonˌɔkkaˈpiːto/ |
| Do you speak English? | Parli inglese? (informal) / Parla inglese? (formal) / Parlate inglese? (plural) | (listen) /parˌlate iŋˈɡleːse/(listen) /ˌparla iŋˈɡleːse/ |
| I do not understand Italian. | Non capisco l'italiano. | /noŋ kaˌpisko litaˈljaːno/ |
| Help me! | Aiutami! (informal) / Mi aiuti! (formal) / Aiutatemi! (plural) / Aiuto! (general) | /aˈjuːtami/ /ajuˈtaːtemi/ /aˈjuːto/ |
| You are right/wrong! | (Tu) hai ragione/torto! (informal) / (Lei) ha ragione/torto! (formal) / (Voi) avete ragione/torto! (plural) | |
| What time is it? | Che ora è? / Che ore sono? | /ke ˌora ˈɛ/ /ke ˌore ˈsono/ |
| Where is the bathroom? | Dov'è il bagno? | (listen) /doˌvɛ il ˈbaɲɲo/ |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? | /ˌkwanto ˈkɔsta/ |
| The bill, please. | Il conto, per favore. | /il ˌkonto per faˈvoːre/ |
| The study of Italian sharpens the mind. | Lo studio dell'italiano aguzza l'ingegno. | /loˈstuːdjo dellitaˈljaːno aˈɡuttsa linˈdʒeɲɲo/ |
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| what (adj.) | che | ke |
| what (standalone) | cosa | ˈkɔsa |
| who | chi | ki |
| how | come | ˈkome |
| where | dove | ˈdove |
| why, because | perché | perˈke |
| which | quale | ˈkwale |
| when | quando | ˈkwando |
| how much | quanto | ˈkwanto |
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| today | oggi | ˈɔddʒi |
| yesterday | ieri | ˈjɛri |
| tomorrow | domani | doˈmani |
| second | secondo (-a) | /seˈkondo/ |
| minute | minuto | (miˈnuto |
| hour | ora | ˈora |
| day | giorno | ˈdʒorno |
| week | settimana | settiˈmana |
| month | mese | ˈmese |
| year | anno | ˈanno |
Numbers[edit]
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| one | uno | /ˈuːno/ |
| two | due | /ˈduːe/ |
| three | tre | /ˈtre/ |
| four | quattro | /ˈkwattro/ |
| five | cinque | /ˈtʃiŋkwe/ |
| six | sei | /ˈsɛi/ |
| seven | sette | /ˈsɛtte/ |
| eight | otto | /ˈɔtto/ |
| nine | nove | /ˈnɔve/ |
| ten | dieci | /ˈdjɛːtʃi/ |
|
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| eleven | undici | /ˈunditʃi/ |
| twelve | dodici | /ˈdoːditʃi/ |
| thirteen | tredici | /ˈtreːditʃi/ |
| fourteen | quattordici | /kwatˈtorditʃi/ |
| fifteen | quindici | /ˈkwinditʃi/ |
| sixteen | sedici | /ˈseːditʃi/ |
| seventeen | diciassette | /ditʃasˈsɛtte/ |
| eighteen | diciotto | /diˈtʃɔtto/ |
| nineteen | diciannove | /ditʃanˈnɔːve/ |
| twenty | venti | /ˈventi/ |
|
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| twenty-one | ventuno | /venˈtuːno/ |
| twenty-two | ventidue | /ˌventiˈduːe/ |
| twenty-three | ventitré | /ˌventiˈtre/ |
| twenty-four | ventiquattro | /ˌventiˈkwattro/ |
| twenty-five | venticinque | /ˌventiˈtʃiŋkwe/ |
| twenty-six | ventisei | /ˌventiˈsɛi/ |
| twenty-seven | ventisette | /ˌventiˈsɛtte/ |
| twenty-eight | ventotto | /venˈtɔtto/ |
| twenty-nine | ventinove | /ˌventiˈnɔːve/ |
| thirty | trenta | /ˈtrenta/ |
|
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| one hundred | cento | /ˈtʃɛnto/ |
| one thousand | mille | /ˈmille/ |
| two thousand | duemila | /ˌdueˈmiːla/ |
| two thousand and seventeen (2017) | duemiladiciassette | /dueˌmilaˈditʃasˈsɛtte/ |
| one million | milione | /miˈljone/ |
| one billion | miliardo | /miˈljardo/ |
Days of the week[edit]
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| Monday | lunedì | /luneˈdi/ |
| Tuesday | martedì | /marteˈdi/ |
| Wednesday | mercoledì | /ˌmɛrkoleˈdi/ |
| Thursday | giovedì | /dʒoveˈdi/ |
| Friday | venerdì | /venerˈdi/ |
| Saturday | sabato | /ˈsaːbato/ |
| Sunday | domenica | /doˈmeːnika/ |
Months of the year[edit]
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|
| January | gennaio | /dʒenˈnaːjo/ |
| February | febbraio | /febˈbraːjo/ |
| March | marzo | /ˈmartso/ |
| April | aprile | /aˈpriːle/ |
| May | maggio | /ˈmaddʒo/ |
| June | giugno | /ˈdʒuɲɲo/ |
| July | luglio | /ˈluʎʎo/ |
| August | agosto | /aˈɡosto/ |
| September | settembre | /setˈtɛmbre/ |
| October | ottobre | /otˈtoːbre/ |
| November | novembre | /noˈvɛmbre/ |
| December | dicembre | /diˈtʃɛmbre/[75] |
See also[edit]
Read the Italian Wikipedia.
Films (movies) and TV
If you are studying, ready to go on a trip later, you could be watching Italian films (Americans say movies) with English sub-titles.
If you go to Albania, they speak a lot of Italian. Why? Because it is the next country, and Italian is taught in schools. What's more, you can pick up broadcasts from Italian television!
Author, Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, language teacher.
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