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Master the Italian basics!

• Buongiorno = Good morning. ***Not "Ciao," which is only used informally.

• Buona Sera = Good evening. ***Not "Ciao"

• Salve = Hello. ***Not "Ciao"

• Arrevaderci = Goodbye. ****Not "Ciao" (Sounds like "areeve-derCHI")

• Ciao = Hey. ***Only proper if you know the person to whom you are speaking. (Sounds like "CHIao")

• A dopo. = See you later.

• Va bene / OK = OK

• Posso avere _________, per favore? = Can I have _________, please?

• Posso vedere _________, per favore? = Can I see _________, please?

• Vorrei comprare _________. = I would like to buy _________.

• Sto cercando _________. Dov\'è? = I am looking for _________. Where is it? (Sounds like "Stoh CHEr-Kando _________. Dove-E?")

• Ho bisogno di aiuto. = I need help. (Sounds like "Oh bi-zo-no dee aee-yuto.")

• Vorrei mangiare. = I would like to eat. (The "g" in mangiare is pronounced like the 2nd "g" in garage, not the first "g.")

• Io ho fame. = I am hungry. (Sounds like "Ee-oh Oh famE.")

• Vorrei bere. = I would like to drink.

• Io sono assetato/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am thirsty.

• Io sono pronto/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am ready.

• Io sono stanco/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am tired. (Sounds like "Ee-oh sono stan-Koh.")

• acqua = water. (Sounds like "aK-wah")

• tè = tea

• un biglietto = a ticket. (Sounds like "oon bee-lee-et-toh")

• un caffè = a coffee or a coffee shop. (Sounds like "oon Kah-fe")

• nero = black

• il zucchero = the sugar. (Sounds like "il zoo-Ker-oh")

• il lattè = the milk

• il vino = the wine

• rosso = red

• bianco = white

• prosecco = sparkling. (Sounds like "pro-se-Koh")

• la cena = the dinner. (Sounds like "la CHE-nah")

• il conto = the receipt or check. (Sounds like "il Kon-toh")

• buono/a = good, used to describe a particular object. “The meal was good.”

• bene = good, used to describe a state of being. “I feel good.”

• male = bad, used both to describe a particular object, and also a state of being. "The meal was bad" and "I feel bad."

• il hotel = the hotel. (Sounds like "il Oh-tel")

• il treno = the train

• il aereo = the airplane. (Sounds like "il ah-eh-reh-oh")

• la barca = the boat. (Sounds like "la bar-Kah")

• il vaporetto = the ferry boat (as such in Venice, Italy)

• la machina = the car. (Sounds like "la mah-Kee-nah")

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