Helpful Phrases

Introductions

Dove abiti?                                   Where do you live?

E’ qui in vacanza?                        Are you here on vacation?

Che lavoro fa?                              What work do you do?

Dove lavori?                                 Where do you work?

Che lingue parli?                          What languages do you speak?

Quanti anni hai?                          How many years do you have?  How old are you?

Di dove sei?                                  Where are you from?

Da quanto tempo?                       For how much time?

Cosa mangi per colazione?          What did you eat for breakfast?

Expression of self

Ho …anni.                                    I have ________ number of years. (I am ___ years old).

Ho caldo                                      I am hot.  (literally “I have heat”)

Ho freddo                                     I am cold.

Ho sonno.                                     I am sleepy.

Ho fame.                                      I am tired.

Ho seda.                                      I am thirsty.

Ho mal di testa.                          I have a head-ache.

Helpful phrases

C’e’                                              There is…

Ci sono                                          There are…

Vorrei un/una                              I would like a …

Prendo un…                                  I’ll take a…

Mi dispiace                                   I am sorry.  (Literally, that is not pleasing to me)

Che ora e’?                                   What hour is it?               E’ L’ uno meno 5, meno un quarto

Che ore sono?                               What hours are there?                 Sono le 12 e 54

Vado in via Brera                         I go to Via Brera (use In in front of all transportation,                                                         countries, continents, streets,

Vado al museo.                            I go to the museum (a+il) (use a for all verbs, cities,                                                           casa, scuola, letto, in piedi, a cavallo)

A che piano abiti?                        Which floor do you live on?

Floor:  terra, Primo, secondo, terzo, quarto, quinto, sesto, settimo, ottavo, nono, decimo, undicesimo,

A che ora finiamo? At what hour do we finish?  All’ una.

Quando studiate Italiano?  When do you all study Italian?

3 giorni alla setitimanodalle 11 all’ una.

Ecco Here is…

 

Non si preoccupy Don’t worry

 

Non che problema Not a problem

 

No ti piace il caffe? You don’t like coffee?

 

Si, mi piace, ma adesso non me va? Yes, I like it, but now I don’t like it

A che ora finiamo?   At what hour do we finish?  All’ una.

Non ti preoccupi                                         Don’t worry

Non c`e’ problema                                     Not a problem

No ti piace il caffe?                                    You don’t like coffee?

Si, mi piace, ma adesso non me va?        Yes, I like it, but now I do not want some.

Buon appetito.  Grazie altrettanto.        Good eating. Thank you and also to you.

Alla salute.  Salute cin cin.                       Good health to all. Response is Health (click glasses)

Senta scusi.  Prego me dica.                   Listen, excuse me.   Please…tell me. (formal, on the street)

Vuoi mangiare qualcosa?                           Do you want to get something to eat?

No adesso non ho fame.                            No, now I am not hungry.

E’ L’ una in punto (esattamente)            It is exactly 1:00.

Mezzogiorno                                               mid-day

Mezzanotte                                                 midnight

Qualchevolta                                              sometimes

Sempre                                                        always

Spesso                                                          frequently

Mai                                                               never

 

Di solito usually

 

Raramente not usually, rarely

 

Qualcosa somewhere

 

Qualchecosa something

 

Days of week:  il Lunedi, il Martedi, il Mercoledi, il Giovedi, il Venerni, il Sabato, il Domenica

 

Cosa ti da’ fastitidio?   (give+trouble= disturbed)   What disturbs you?

 

Mi da’ fastidio il caldo, il rumore, le zanzare.   What gives trouble to me is…the heat, racket, mosquitoes

 

Che va a Firenze? What is going to Florence?

 

Posso pagare con carta di credito? May I pay with a credit card?

 

 

“Shout with joy to God, all the earth!  Sing to the glory of His name: offer him glory and praise!”  ~Ps. 66:1