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How do you write (and pronounce) some common greetings and phrases in Italian?

Things that mean: Hello Goodbye How are you? (and how to respond if this question is asked) I can't speak much Italian Please Thanks You are welcome Excuse me and any others you can think of!

Public Comments

1. ciao arrivederci or ciao come stai ?(you respond with "sto bene"(im good or "non sto bene"(im not well) non posso parlare molto la lingua di itlaliano. per favore grazie prego Lei è benvenuto mi scuzi. theres a lot of words in italian, hope i helped =]
2. Buon giorno (byohn JOHR-noh) = hello, good day ciao (chow) = goodbye come stai? (coh-meh STIGH) = how are you? bene, grazie (beh-neh, GRAH-tsee-eh) = fine, thanks per piacere (per pee-yah-CHEH-reh) = please Grazie (GRAH-tsee-eh) = thanks prego = (PRAY-goh) = you're welcome (the same name of a well-known brand of pasta sauce in the USA!) scusi (SKOO-zee) = excuse me Non parlo molto italiano (nohn PAHR-loh MOHL-toh ee-tahl-YAH-noh) = I don't speak much Italian Capisco tutto, ma non parlo (kah-PEES-koh TOO-toh, mah nohn PAHR-loh) = I understand everything, but I don't speak it. Mi piace l'Italia molto (mee PYAH-cheh lee-TAHL-yah MOHL-toh) = I like Italy a lot. Io abito negli Stati Uniti (EE-oh AH-bee-toh NEHL-yee STAH-tee oo-NEE-tee) = I live in the United States. That should get you started speaking Italian. Bravo!
3. Hello : Salve (pronounced sal-veh) is a good, formal hello. You're safe using this with anyone. Buongiorno (pronounced bwon jorno) is another proper hello, meaning "good day." Goodbye: You can say Salve again or Arrivederci. (Pronounced aree-vehd-air-chee). If the person is a friend, you can say the casual Ciao for both hello and good-bye. (Pronounced chow) How are you? Come sta (ko-meh sta) for an formal relationship, Come stai for informal relationships. (ko-meh st-eye) ... if you are asked this, always say bene, grazie (beh-neh grats-ye-eh) meaning, well thank you. I can't speak much Italian: Non parlo italiano. Please: Per favore (per favor-eh) Thanks: Grazie (grats-ye-eh) You are welcome: Prego (like the sauce) Excuse me: Scusa. (scuza)