Quickstart Italian keywords
yes
no
please
thank you
You’re welcome.
Hi!
Hello!
Good morning./Good
afternoon.
Good evening.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Excuse me.
I don’t understand.
Could you repeat that?
Do you have …?
Is there …?
Where is …?
Can I …?
Can you …?
How much is it?
At what time?
My name is …
I’ll have …
I’d like …
All right.
good, okay
very good
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sì
no
per favore
grazie
Prego.
Ciao!
Salve!
Buongiorno.
Buona sera.
Arrivederci.
Ciao.
Scusi.
Non ho capito.
Può ripetere?
Avete …?
C’è …?
Dov’è …?
Posso …?
Può …?
Quant’è?
A che ora?
Mi chiamo …
Prendo …
Vorrei …
Va bene.
bene
benissimo
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Pronunciation guide
Stress
In most cases in Italian the stress is on the last but one syllable. In the
examples below, the stressed syllable is shown in bold type:
amico ameeko
amore amore
In some longer words, the stress is on the last syllable but two:
vengono vengono
camera kamera
If there is a written accent, the stress is where the accent is:
città cheetta
possibilità posseebeeleeta
Consonants
Many Italian consonants are pronounced in a similar way to English. All
doubled consonants are pronounced with an extra-long sound.
sounds like …
b
c followed by e or i
c otherwise
ch
d
f
g followed by e or i
g otherwise
gh
gl
gn
h
j
l
m
n
p
qu
‘b’ in ‘but’
‘ch’ in ‘church’
‘c’ in ‘can’
‘c’ in ‘can’
‘d’ in ‘dog’
‘f’ in ‘feet’
‘j’ in ‘jet’
‘g’ in ‘got’
‘g’ in ‘got’
‘lli’ in ‘million’
‘ni’ in ‘onion’
always silent
‘y’ in ‘you’
‘l’ in ‘look’
‘m’ in ‘mat’
‘n’ in ‘not’
‘p’ in ‘pack’
‘qu’ in ‘quick’
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