Week 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
“Good afternoon, good evening”
Buona sera
“Good morning/afternoon” (used until midafternoon)
Buon giorno
“Good night”
Buona notte
“Hello”, “hi”, etc.
Ciao (informal)
Salve (more formal than ciao)
Buon giorno
“Goodbye”
Arrivederci
“See you later”
ci vediamo
“See you tomorrow”
A domani
“Who am I?”
“Who are you?”
Chi sono?
Chi sei?
“I am an italian student.”
Sono studentessa/studente di italiano.
“I am from Melbourne.”
Sono di Melbourne.
When do you use formal address?
For everyone except family, close friends, classmates, and young children.
*Professors are never called by their first name. Professors and students generally use “Lei” with each other.
“How are you?”
Come stai? (informal)
Come sta? (formal)
Come va? (How’s it going?)
“And you?”
E tu? (informal)
E Lei? (formal)
Responses to how are you?
Non c’è male. (not bad)
Così così (so-so)
Abbastanza bene (pretty good)
bene (well)
“Pleased to meet you”
Piacere
“Thank you”, “thanks”
Grazie
“You’re welcome”
Prego
“I beg your pardon?”/”What?”
Come?
“Excuse me”
Scusi (formal)
Scusa (informal)
“Please”
Per favore, per piacere
“On the street”
Per strada
“How do you say…?”
Come si dice…?
“How do you spell…?”
Come si scrive…?
“How do you pronounce…?”
Come si pronuncia…?
