Learn Italian: Greetings & Introductions

30 vocabulary words with translations and phonetics. Download Repit to practice with spaced repetition and native audio.

Vocabulary list

English Italian
Hello (Informal) Ciao /tʃaʊ/
Hello (Formal) Salve /ˈsal.ve/
Good morning Buongiorno /bwɔnˈdʒor.no/
Good afternoon Buon pomeriggio /ˌbwɔn po.meˈrid.dʒo/
Good evening Buonasera /ˌbwɔ.naˈse.ra/
Good night Buonanotte /ˌbwɔ.naˈnɔt.te/
Goodbye Arrivederci /ar.ri.veˈder.tʃi/
Nice to meet you Piacere /pjaˈtʃe.re/
How are you? (Informal) Come stai? /ˈko.me stai/
How are you? (Formal) Come sta? /ˈko.me sta/
I am well Sto bene /sto ˈbɛ.ne/
Not bad Non c'è male /non tʃɛ ˈma.le/
And you? (Informal) E tu? /e tu/
And you? (Formal) E lei? /e lɛi/
What is your name? (Informal) Come ti chiami? /ˈko.me ti ˈkja.mi/
My name is... Mi chiamo... /mi ˈkja.mo/
Where are you from? Di dove sei? /di ˈdo.ve sɛi/
I am from... Sono di... /ˈso.no di/
Please Per favore /per faˈvo.re/
Thank you Grazie /ˈgrat.tsje/
You're welcome Prego /ˈprɛ.go/
Excuse me (Informal) Scusa /ˈsku.za/
Excuse me (Formal) Mi scusi /mi ˈsku.zi/
Yes /si/
No No /nɔ/
See you soon A presto /a ˈprɛ.sto/
See you tomorrow A domani /a doˈma.ni/
Good luck In bocca al lupo /in ˈbok.ka al ˈlu.po/
Mr. (Mister) Signore /siɲˈɲo.re/
Mrs. (Madam) Signora /siɲˈɲo.ra/

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