Why Italy
Give me five useful Italian phrases?
And I'll be your fan! Hey Jenni, I think that is awesome. Probably the first one I should learn!
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- I've got one, and it's great. This is how to pronounce it: Non ca-pish-kay li tally ahno. I don't understand Italian.
- Here is the only one you need: Get a phrase book already!
- lasagna, spaghetti, pizza, mozzarella, bolognese.
- Here are 5 random ones: 1. Buongiorno! Come stai? [Hello, how are you?] 2. Come ti chiami? [What's your name?] 3. Non capisco l'italiano. [I don't understand Italian.] 4. Parli inglese? [Do you speak English?] 5. Piacere! [Pleasure! (to meet you)] Pronunciations (rough estimates): 1. BWOHN jor-no, COH-meh Sty (y as in my) 2. KOH-meh tee ky-AH-mee? 3. Non cah-PEACE-koh Lee-tahl-YAH-no 4. Par-lee een-GLAY-zeh? 5. pyah-CHEH-reh The a's and ah's are pronounced as the A in 'father.' The eh's I've written are pronounced like the E in 'bed.' The o's and oh's are pronounced as the O in 'code'
- Divertiti. It means Have fun. It's the only one I know, but I use it a lot :P
- hello - ciao how are you - come siete where is the bathroom - dove è la stanza da bagno how much is the spaghetti - quanto per gli spaghetti where is a good hotel - dove è un buon hotel hope this helps! :)
- If someone pisses you off, simply say "vaffanculo, figlio di puttana."
- Italian Phrase Finder Italian Phrases. Over 70 topics from Accommodation to Work. Each Phrase is accompanied by a simple pronunciation guide which ensures that there's no problem ... www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/phrases/italian/data/phrase_finder.html
- haha don't use bottom contributors unless you want to get beaten up..lol. but anyway, these could come in handy: Ciao (chow) - hello/ goodbye (informal) Buongiorno Signora/Signorina/Signore (bwon gi or no sin your a/ sin your een a/ sin your ay) - good morning mrs/miss/mr (it's okay to say mr miss or mr by themselves) Come ti chiami? (Coh meh tee ki aa-mee) - What's your name? Come stai? ( Coh meh stye) - how are you? Non e male /Sto bene/ Sto male, grazie (non eh mah ley/ stoh beh ne/ stoh mah ley, grah zee eh) - Not bad/ i'm well/ i'm unwell, thankyou Quanto costa/ costano? (qwan-to coh sta/ coh stanno)- How much does it/ do they cost? hope this helps. =D
