grazie
(grat-see-ay): thanks
per favore
(pear-fav-or-ay): please
buongiorno
(boo-on-jaw-no): hello (during the day)
buonasera
(boo-on-a-sarah): hello (in the evening)
ciao (chow): hello / bye, but
very informal for friends of kids
sono inglese
(so-no-in-glay-say): i'm english
non ho capito
(non-oh-cap-ee-toe): I haven't got a clue what
you're on about old chap (follow this with 'sono
inglese'
pizza (pizza): pizza
gelato
(gel-ah-toe): ice cream
acqua
(ack-wa): water
che caldo
(kay-kal-doe): My goodness, it's hot
che bello/a
(kay-bell-o/a): How beautiful
vorrei
(vo-ray): I would like
scusi (scu-zee): Excuse me
andare (and-are-ay): To go
eg. Scusi, buongiorno, vorrei andare a Urbino
(Excuse me, hello, I'd like to go to Urbino..
this should help you get back to Urbino from wherever
you might find yourself) |