English-Italian

1 1. English-Italian phrasebook Basics Hello Buongiorno [bwohn johr-noh]. Hello. (informal) Ciao [chow]. How are you? Come stai? [koh-meh stai]. Fine, thank you Bene, grazie [beh-neh, graht-tsyeh]. What is your name? Come ti chiami? [koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee]. My name is Mi chiamo [mee kee-ah-moh]. Nice to meet you Piacere di conoscerla [pyah-cheh-reh dee koh-noh- shehr-lah]. Please Per favore [pehr fah-voh-reh]. Thank you Grazie [graht-tsyeh]. You're welcome Prego [preh-goh]. No problem Non c' problema [non cheh pro-blay-mah]. Yes S [see]. No No [noh]. Excuse me Mi scusi [mee skoo-zee]. I'm sorry Mi scusi [mee skoo-zee]. Goodbye Arrivederci [ah-ree-veh-dehr-chee]. See you Ci vediamo [chee veh-dee-ah-moh]. Sure Certamente, or Certo [cher-tah-men-te or cher-toh].

2 Really? Davvero? [dah-veh-roh]. I don't speak italian Non parlo italiano [non pahrloh ee-tah-lee-ah-no]. Do you speak english ? Parli inglese? [pahr-lee een-gleh-zeh]. Is there someone here who Qualcuno parla inglese? [kwahl-koo-noh pahr-lah een- speaks english ? gleh-zeh]. Help! Aiuto! [ah-yoo-toh]. Good morning Buon giorno [bwohn johr-noh]. Good afternoon Buon pomeriggio [bwohn poh-meh-ree-gio]. Good evening Buona sera [bwohn-ah-seh-rah]. Good night Buona notte [bwohn-ah-noht-the]. I don't understand Non capisco [nohn kah-pees-koh]. Where is the toilet? Dov' il bagno? [doh-veh eel bah-nyoh]. Problems Leave me alone Mi lasci solo/a [mee lah-shee soh-loh/lah]. Don't touch me! Non mi tocchi! [nohn mee toh-kee]. I'll call the police Chiamo la polizia [kyah-moh lah poh-lee-tsyah].

3 Police! Polizia! [poh-lee-tsyah]. Stop! Thief! Al ladro! [ahl lah-droh]. I need your help Ho bisogno del suo aiuto [oh bee-zoh-nyoh dehl swoh ah-yoo-toh]. It's an emergency un'emergenza [eh oo-neh-mehr-jen-tsah]. I'm lost Mi sono perso/a [mee soh-noh pehr-soh/sah]. I lost my bag Ho perso la mia borsa [oh pehrsoh lah meeah bohrsah]. I lost my wallet Ho perso il mio portafoglio [oh pehr-soh eel myoh pohr- tah-foh-lyoh]. I'm sick Sono malato/a [soh-noh mah-lah-toh/tah]. I need a doctor Ho bisogno di un dottore [oh bee-zoh-nyoh dee oon dot- toh-reh]. 2. Can I use your phone? Posso usare il suo telefono? [pos-soh oo-zah-reh eel swoh teh-leh-foh-noh]. Numbers 1 uno [oo-noh]. 2 due [doo-eh]. 3 tre [treh]. 4 quattro [kwah-troh]. 5 cinque [cheen-kweh].

4 6 sei [seh-ee]. 7 sette [seh-the]. 8 otto [oh-toh]. 9 nove [noh-veh]. 10 dieci [dyeh-chee]. 11 undici [oon-dee-chee]. 12 dodici [doh-dee-chee]. 13 tredici [treh-dee-chee]. 14 quattordici [kwahr-tohr-dee-chee]. 15 quindici [kween-dee-chee]. 16 sedici [seh-dee-chee]. 17 diciassette [dee-chee-ah-sseh-the]. 18 diciotto [dee-choh-toh]. 19 diciannove [dee-chah-noh-veh]. 20 venti [vehn-tee]. 21 ventuno [vehn-too-noh]. 22 ventidue [vehn-tee-doo-eh]. 23 ventitr [vehn-tee-treh]. 30 trenta [trehn-tah]. 40 quaranta [kwah-rahn-tah]. 50 cinquanta [cheen-kwahn-tah]. 60 sessanta [sehs-sahn-tah]. 70 settanta [seht-tahn-tah]. 80 ottanta [oht-tahn-tah]. 90 novanta [noh-vahn-tah]. 100 cento [chehn-toh]. 200 duecento [dweh-chehn-toh]. 300 trecento [treh-chehn-toh].

5 Mille [meel-leh]. duemila [dweh-mee-lah]. un milione [oon mee-lyoh-neh]. number numero [noo-meh-roh]. half mezzo [mehd-dzoh]. less meno [meh-noh]. more pi [pyoo]. Time now adesso [ah-dehss-oh]. later pi tardi [pyoo-tar-di]. before prima [pree-ma]. morning mattina [mah-teen-ah]. afternoon pomeriggio [pom-eh-ree-joh]. evening sera [seh-ra]. 3. night notte [noht-the]. Clock time one o'clock AM l'una [loo-na]. two o'clock AM le due [leh doo-eh]. noon mezzogiorno [mehts-oh-jor-no]. one o'clock PM le tredici [leh tre-dee-chee]. two o'clock PM le quattordici [leh kwat-tor-dee-chee]. midnight mezzanotte [mehts-ah-noht-eh]. Days today oggi [ohd-jee]. yesterday ieri [yeh-ree]. tomorrow domani [doh-mah-nee]. day after tomorrow dopo domani [doh-poh doh-mah-nee].

6 This week questa settimana [ques-tah set-tee-mah-nah]. last week la settimana scorsa [lah set-tee-mah-nah skor-sah]. next week la prossima settimana [lah pross-see-mah set-tee- mah-nah]. Sunday domenica [doh-may-nee-kah]. Monday luned [loo-nay-dee]. Tuesday Tuesday [mar-tay-dee]. Wednesday mercoled [mehr-koh-lay-dee]. Thursday gioved [joh-vay-dee]. Friday venerd [vay-nehr-dee]. Saturday sabato [sah-bah-toh]. Months January gennaio [jen-ny-oh]. February febbraio [feb-bry-oh]. March marzo [mar-tso]. April aprile [ah-pree-leh]. May maggio [mah-jyo]. June giugno [jyoo-nyo]. July luglio [loo-lyo]. August agosto [ah-ghost-oh]. September settembre [seht-tem-breh]. October ottobre [oht-tohb-breh]. November novembre [no-vem-breh]. December dicembre [dee-chem-breh].

7 Shopping and Commerce a bra un reggiseno [oon rej-jee-sehyn-oh]. a butcher una macelleria [oona mahch-ah-lahr-ee-ah]. a camera shop un negozio di fotocine [oon neg-otz-ee-oh dee foh- toh-cheen-eh]. a candy/smoke shop un sale e tabacchi [oon sah-leh eh tah-bak-kee]. a chemist (pharmacy) un farmacia [oon far-mah-chee-ah]. a clothing store un negozio di abbigliamento [oon negozio dee abb-eel-ee- ah-men-toh]. a delecatessen una salumeria [oona sah-loom-ehr-ee-ah a gift shop un negozio di regali [oon neg-otz-ee-oh dee reg- ahl-ee]. a hardware store un ferramenta [oon fehr-rah-men-tah]. a jewelry store una gioielleria [oona jee-oh-eel-leh-ree-ah]. 4. a grocery store un negozio di alimentari [oon neg-otz-ee-oh dee ahl-ee- men-tar-ee].]

8 A shirt un camicia [oohn kahm-eech-ah]. a skirt una gonna [oona gohn-nah]. a supermarket un supermercato [oon soo-pehr-mehr-kot-oh]. a tobacco shop un tabaccheria [oon tahb-ak-ah-ree-eh]. a wine shop una enoteca [oona en-oh-tek-ah]. Can I pay with a credit card? Posso pagare con un carte di [pohs-soh pay-gar-eh kon oon credito? kart-eh dee kred-eet-oh]. Can I rent a car? Posso nolleggiare una [pohs-soh noh-lej-jee-ahr-eh macchina? oon-ah ma-keen-ah]. Can you help me miss? Signorina, puo aiutarmi? [see-nyor-een-ah poo-oh eye- yoo-tahr-mee]. discount sconto [skohn-toh]. Do you have somehting else? ha qualche cosa altro? [ah kwal-kay coh-sah ahlt-roh]. dollars i dollari [ee dohl-ar-ee]. free gratis [graht-ees]. Give me five twenty euro bills Mi dia cinque biglietti da venti [mee dee-ah ching-kweh bill- euro eeettee dah ven-tee eh-oor-oh].

9 How much is the fare? Quanto costa la corsa? [kwantoh kohstah lahkorsah]. I Ho voglia [oh vohl-ee-ah dee]. I'm just looking Sto solo guardando [stoh sohloh gooahrdahndoh]. income reddito [rehd-dee-toh]. interest rate tasso d'interesse [tahs-soh deen-tehr-ess-she]. investment investimento [een-vest-ee-mehn-toh]. large bills banconote grande [bank-oh-noh-teh grahn-deh]. larger piu grande [pee-yoo grahn-deh]. loss perdita [pehr-dee-tah]. money soldi [sohl-dee]. pants pantaloni [pahn-tah-lohn-eh]. pounds i sterline [ee ster-lee-neh]. safe cassaforte [cahs-sah-fohrt-eh]. sale saldi [sahl-dee]. shoes scarpe [skahr-peh]. signature firma [feerm-ah]. small change i spiccioli [ee spee-chee-oh-lee]. Where can I Dov'e posso [doh-veh pohs-soh trohvahreh].

10 Where can I get a taxi? Dov'e posso prendere un taxi? [doh-veh pohs-soh pren-dehr- eh oon tas-see]. Where do I sign? Dov'e debbo firmare? [doh-veh dehb-bhoh firm-ahr- eh]. Where is the cashier's Dov'e lo sportello del [doh-veh loh sport-ehl-loh dell window? cassiere? cahs-see-ehr-eh]. Where is the currency Dov'e l'ufficio cambio? [doh-veh loo-fee-shee-oh exchange? kam-bee-oh]. Travel and Lodging adult adulto [ah-dool-toh]. aisle seat posto al corridoro [pohs-toh ahl kor-ree-dohr-oh]. baggage claim ritiro bagagli [ree-tee-roh bahg-ahl-yee]. balcony il balcone [eel bahl-koh-neh]. bathroom il bagno [eel bahn-yoh]. 5. bathtub vasca da bagno [vahs-kah dah bahn-yoh]. bed il letto [eel let-toh]. bed and breakfast Inn agri tourismo [ahg-rhee toor-ees-moh].