Grazie! to MetroWines Customer and Italian Language Student, Michael Scardaville, for helping us to learn (imparare) the language! We begin with numbers and common ways of greeting each other.
As we progress, Michael will send us phrases we can use to "get by" in Italy that address time, weather, travel, transportation including airports and train stations, driving, lodging, food and beverages, sight seeing and, of course, wine!
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Numbers and Greetings
Pronunciation/Pronuncia
Here’s one of many videos on Italian pronunciation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxb62L0Lujc&t=98s
Numbers/ Numeri
How to pronounce numbers in Italian:
https://www.rocketlanguages.com/italian/lessons/numbers-in-italian
Greetings/ Saluti
Miss
Signorina
Mrs.; Madam
Signora
Mister; Sir
Signore
Hello and good morning
Buongiorno
Goodbye (formal)
Arrivederci
Hello and good-bye (informal)
Ciao
Good afternoon and good evening (formal)
Buona sera
Good night ( at bedtime)
Buona notte
What is your name?
Come si chiama?
My name is . . .
Mi chiamo . . .
Where do you live?
Dove abita?
I live in Asheville, North Carolina
Abito a Asheville, Carolina del Nord.
Where are you from?
Di dove Lei?
I am from the United States
Sono degli Stati Uniti
How are you? (formal)
Come sta?
How are you? (informal)
Come stai?
I’m well, thanks, and you? (informal)
Sto bene grazie, e tu?
I’m well, thanks, and you? (formal)
Sto bene, grazie, e Lei?
Fine, thank you.
Bene, grazie.
I’m well
Sto bene
Very well, thanks.
Molto bene, grazie.
Not too bad, thanks.
Non c’è male, grazie.
So so.
Così così.
I’m not well.
Non sto bene (or Sto male)
Nice to meet you.
Piacere di conoscerti
See you later
A dopo
See you soon
A presto
See you tomorrow
A domani
Things are going well.
Va bene.
Pretty well.
Benino.
Great
Benissimo
Things are going great
Va benissimo
Things aren’t going well.
Va male.
