0.1.1 Common Greetings Flashcards
Translate to Italian:
Hello!
Ciao!
Translate to Italian:
Bye!
Ciao!
Ciao is an informal and casual way to say both “hi” and “bye” in any context. Don’t worry! People can tell whether you’re saying hello or goodbye based on context.
Translate to Italian:
Good morning!
Buongiorno!
You can greet people in the morning with this term, or even early afternoon in most places.
Translate to Italian:
Good evening!
Buona sera!
Buona sera is used in both the evening and the afternoon. In some parts of Italy, people start saying it at noon. In other places, it starts later in the day, around 4pm.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Ciao!
Translation:
“Hi!” (or “Bye!”)
Translate to Italian:
Do you speak English?
Parli inglese?
Translate to Italian:
I speak English.
Parlo inglese.
Translate to Italian:
I don’t speak Italian.
Non parlo italiano.
not = non
You can add it to any sentence to make it negative.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Uomo: Grazie!
Donna: Prego!
Translation:
Man: “Thank you!”
Woman: “You’re welcome!”
Translate to Italian:
Good night!
Buona notte!
Only use buona notte if someone is going directly to sleep. You would say this to a housemate going to their room at the end of the day. If you’re saying bye to people in public, even if it’s late at night, you still say buona sera.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Donna: Parli inglese?
Uomo: Sì.
Translation:
Woman: “Do you speak English?”
Man: “Yes.”
Did you notice the little line on top of the letter i in Sì? That’s called an accent. Sometimes, a vowel in Italian (a, e, i, o, u) has an accent on top (à, è, ì, ò, ù).
Translate to Italian:
Hi, my name is Sam.
Ciao, mi chiamo Sam.
my name is = mi chiamo (literally, “myself I call”)
Did you notice how the letter C is pronounced differently between ciao and chiamo?
That’s consistent! The C in ci will always sound like the “ch” in “chair”, while chi will always sound like the hard “k” in “karate”.
Translate to Italian:
What’s your name?
Come ti chiami?
Literally, this means “How do you call yourself?”
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Uomo: Parli italiano?
Donna: Un po’.
Translation:
Man: “Do you speak Italian?”
Woman: “A little.”
Translate to Italian:
Nice to meet you!
Piacere!
Literally: “Pleasure!”
Translate to Italian:
Nice to meet you too!
(e.g. When someone says “Nice to meet you”)
Piacere mio!
If you respond to piacere with piacere mio, you’re saying “my pleasure”, which is short for “the pleasure is mine”.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Uomo: Come ti chiami?
Donna: Mi chiamo Jenny. Piacere!
Uomo: Piacere mio!
Translation:
Man: “What’s your name?”
Woman: “My name is Jenny. It’s nice to meet you!”
Man: “Nice to meet you too!”
