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You’re learning Italian, but it’s going slower than you’d hoped? These unconventional tips will help you speed things up!


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Today's Italian words:
Impossibile = Impossible
Importante = Important
Normale = Normal
Errore = Mistake
Il vocabolario = (the) vocabulary
La grammatica = (the) grammar
La pronuncia = (the) pronunciation
Anno = Year (remember to make the “n” long!)
Sono di New York = I’m from New York
E tu? Di dove sei? = And you? Where are you from? (informal)

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Today's Italian words:
Difficile = difficult
Facile = easy
Impossibile = impossible
Sto imparando l’italiano = I’m learning Italian
Utile = useful
Non ho tempo! = I don’t have time!

Planning a trip to Italy? Or just want to learn some common Italian phrases? Get by and impress Italians with these 131 ready-to-use expressions!


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Today's Italian words:
Buongiorno = Hello (formal, lit. “good day”)
Vorrei = I’d like
Vorrei un cappuccino, grazie = I’d like a cappuccino, thank you
Vorrei pagare, per favore = I’d like to pay please
Dov’è… = Where is…
La metro = The subway
Dov’è la metro? = Where’s the subway?
Un biglietto = A ticket
Vorrei un biglietto = I’d like a ticket
Quanto costa? = How much does it cost?
Un tavolo per tre = A table for three
Una birra = A beer
Lo stesso = The same (as in “I’ll have the same”)
Il conto, per favore = The bill please
Posso pagare? = Can I pay?
Posso pagare con la carta? = Can I pay by card?
Prendiamo un taxi = Let’s take a taxi

Going to Italy soon? These 8 basic Italian phrases will help you do lots of practical things and speak like a local!


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Today's Italian words:
Prendo un caffè = I’ll have a coffee (lit. I take a coffee)
Prendo una margherita = I’ll have a margherita (lit. I take a margherita)
Lo stesso = The same
Prendo lo stesso = I’ll have the same (lit. I take the same)
Questo = This
Quello = That
Salve = Hello (anytime of day, semi-formal and formal)
Sono… = I’m
Sono Matteo = I’m Matteo
E tu? = And you?
Permesso! = Can I move past? / Can I come in? (lit. permission)
Posso? = May I? (lit. I can)

These Italian phrases will help you talk to Italians and get insider tips on where to go, what to do and what to eat. Use them to make your next trip special!


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Today's Italian words:
Vive in zona? = Do you live in the area (formal)
Quali sono i piatti tipici? = What are the typical dishes? (lit. “which”)
Mi può consigliare un ristorante? = Can you recommend a restaurant? (formal)
Mi può consigliare un piatto? = Can you recommend a dish? (formal)
Mi può consigliare un vino? = Can you recommend a wine? (formal)

Hello in Italian is “ciao”. But do you know how to use it the right way? Learn how to say hello in Italian and feel at ease when greeting people in Italy.


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Today's Italian words:
Pronto? = Hello? (on the telephone)
Buondì, vuoi un caffè? = Good morning/good day, do you want a coffee?
Uè, ciao! Sono al mercato = Hey, hello! I’m at the market
Salve, buongiorno. Avete le arance? = Hello, good morning. Do you have oranges?