Italian Phrases for Travelers with Pronunciation

Introduction

• Purpose: Help travelers overcome language barriers in Italy with basic conversational phrases and pronunciations.
• Focus: Greetings, pleasantries, questions, days of the week, ordering food, and emergency situations.

Key Italian Phrases and Pronunciations

Greetings

• Buongiorno (bwohn-johr-noh): Hello/Good morning
• Buon pomeriggio (bwon po-meh-reej-joh): Good afternoon
• Buonasera (bwoh-nah-seh-rah): Good evening
• Arrivederci (ahr-ree-veh-dehr-chee): Goodbye (formal)
• Ciao (chee-ah-oh): Hello/Goodbye (informal)
• Salve (sahl-veh): Hello/Goodbye (informal)
• Buonanotte (bwoh-nah-noht-teh): Goodnight (informal)

General Phrases & Pleasantries

• Si (see): Yes
• No (noh): No
• Per favore (pehr fah-voh-reh): Please
• Grazie (grah-tsee-eh): Thank you
• Prego (preh-goh): You're welcome
• Scusa (skooh-zah): I'm sorry/Excuse me

Questions

• Parla inglese? (pahr-lah een-gleh-zeh): Do you speak English?
• Cosa? (koh-sah): What?
• Quando? (kwahn-doh): When?
• Chi? (kee): Who?
• Dove? (doh-veh): Where?
• Perché? (pehr-keh): Why?
• Come? (koh-meh): How?
• Quanto? (kwanh-toh): How much?
• Dove si mangia il miglior gelato? (doh-veh see mahn-jah eel meel-yohr geh-lah-toh): Where can I get the best ice-cream?

Days of the Week

• Domenica (doh-meh-nee-kah): Sunday
• Lunedì (looh-neh-dee): Monday
• Martedì (mahr-teh-dee): Tuesday
• Mercoledì (mehr-koh-leh-dee): Wednesday
• Giovedì (joh-veh-dee): Thursday
• Venerdì (veh-nehr-dee): Friday
• Sabato (sah-bah-toh): Saturday
• Ieri (yeh-ree): Yesterday
• Oggi (ohj-jee): Today
• Domani (doh-mah-nee): Tomorrow

Ordering Food and Drink

• ________, per favore (________, pehr fah-voh-reh): ________, please
• Ci fa il conto, per favore? (chee fah eel kohn-toh pehr fah-voh-reh): Will you bring us the bill please?

Emergency Scenarios

• Aiuto! (ah-yooh-toh): Help!
• Chiamate la polizia! (kee-ah-mah-teh lah poh-lee-tsee-ah): Call the police!
• Chiamate un'ambulanza! (kee-ah-mah-teh ooh-nahm-booh-lahn-tsah): Call an ambulance!
• Ho bisogno di un medico (oh bee-zoh-nyoh dee oohn meh-dee-koh): I need a doctor
• Dov'è l'ospedale? (doh-veh lohs-peh-dah-leh): Where is the hospital?

Additional Information

• Source Credit: dummies.com for easy pronunciation references.

Conclusion

• This guide aims to cover essential language needs for travelers in Italy, making their experience more comfortable and enjoyable.
• Feedback and experiences are encouraged to improve future guides.