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Master the Italian basics!

• Buongiorno = Good morning. ***Not "Ciao," which is only used informally.

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• Buona Sera = Good evening. ***Not "Ciao"

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• Salve = Hello. ***Not "Ciao"

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• Arrevaderci = Goodbye. ****Not "Ciao" (Sounds like "areeve-derCHI")

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• Ciao = Hey. ***Only proper if you know the person to whom you are speaking. (Sounds like "CHIao")

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• A dopo. = See you later.

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• Va bene / OK = OK

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• Posso avere _________, per favore? = Can I have _________, please?

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• Posso vedere _________, per favore? = Can I see _________, please?

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• Vorrei comprare _________. = I would like to buy _________.

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• Sto cercando _________. Dov'è? = I am looking for _________. Where is it? (Sounds like "Stoh CHEr-Kando _________. Dove-E?")

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• Ho bisogno di aiuto. = I need help. (Sounds like "Oh bi-zo-no dee aee-yuto.")

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• Vorrei mangiare. = I would like to eat. (The "g" in mangiare is pronounced like the 2nd "g" in garage, not the first "g.")

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• Io ho fame. = I am hungry. (Sounds like "Ee-oh Oh famE.")

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• Vorrei bere. = I would like to drink.

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• Io sono assetato/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am thirsty.

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• Io sono pronto/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am ready.

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• Io sono stanco/a (*masculine/feminine). = I am tired. (Sounds like "Ee-oh sono stan-Koh.")

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• acqua = water. (Sounds like "aK-wah")

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• tè = tea

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• un biglietto = a ticket. (Sounds like "oon bee-lee-et-toh")

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• un caffè = a coffee or a coffee shop. (Sounds like "oon Kah-fe")

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• nero = black

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• il zucchero = the sugar. (Sounds like "il zoo-Ker-oh")

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• il lattè = the milk

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• il vino = the wine

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• rosso = red

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• bianco = white

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• prosecco = sparkling. (Sounds like "pro-se-Koh")

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• la cena = the dinner. (Sounds like "la CHE-nah")

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• il conto = the receipt or check. (Sounds like "il Kon-toh")

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• buono/a = good, used to describe a particular object. “The meal was good.”

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• bene = good, used to describe a state of being. “I feel good.”

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• male = bad, used both to describe a particular object, and also a state of being. "The meal was bad" and "I feel bad."

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• il hotel = the hotel. (Sounds like "il Oh-tel")

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• il treno = the train

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• il aereo = the airplane. (Sounds like "il ah-eh-reh-oh")

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• la barca = the boat. (Sounds like "la bar-Kah")

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• il vaporetto = the ferry boat (as such in Venice, Italy)

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• la machina = the car. (Sounds like "la mah-Kee-nah")

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