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show Welcome and greetings

English

Italian

Welcome!

Benvenuto!

Ben-veh-noo-toh

if addressing a male

Benvenuta!

Ben-veh-noo-tah

if addressing a female

Benvenuti!

Ben-veh-noo-tee

if addressing a group of men or a mixed sex group

Benvenute!

Ben-veh-noo-teh

if addressing a female group

Good morning, sir

Buongiorno, signore

Bwon-jor-no sin-nyor-reh

Good morning, madam

Buongiorno, signora

Bwon-jor-no sin-nyor-rah

Good afternoon, sir

Buon pomeriggio, signore

Bwon pom-air-ee-djo sin-nyor-reh

Good afternoon, madam

Buon pomeriggio, signora

Bwon pom-air-ee-djoh sin-nyor-rah

Good evening, sir

Buonasera, signore

Bwon-a-sair-rah sin-nyor-reh

Good evening, madam

Buonasera, signora

Bwon-a-sair-rah sin-nyor-rah

Mr Rossi

Signor Rossi

Sin-nyor roh-see

Mrs Rossi

Signora Rossi

Sin-yor-a roh-see

Miss Rossi

Signorina Rossi

Sin-nyor-ree-nah roh-see

Hello

less formal

Salve

Sal-veh

What is your name please?

Scusi, come si chiama?

Sku-zee koh-meh see kee-yah-mah

My name is...

Mi chiamo ...

Mee kee-yah-moh ...

How are you?

Come sta?

Koh-meh stah

Very well, thank you.

in response to 'How are you?'

Molto bene, grazie.

Mol-toh beh-neh gra-tsee-yeh

Ladies and gentlemen

to attract attention

Signore e signori

Sin-nyor-reh eh sin-nyor-ree

show Offering to help

English

Italian

Can I help you?

Posso aiutarla?

Poh-soh ai-yoo-tar-lah

What would you like?

Cosa desidera?

Ko-zah dez-ee-dair-rah

Yes

See

No

No

Noh

Yes, certainly

Certamente

Cher-ta-men-teh

Sorry, no

No, mi dispiace

Noh mee diss-pee-ya-cheh

Please

Per favore

Pur fah-vor-reh

Thank you

Grazie

Gra-tsee-yeh

I speak a little Italian

Parlo poco l'italiano

Par-lo poh-koh li-tah-lee-yah-no

Can you repeat that slowly?

Potrebbe ripetere lentamente?

Po-treb-beh ree-peh-teh-reh len-ta-men-teh

I do not understand

Non capisco

Non ka-pee-sko

Do you understand?

Mi capisce?

Mee ka-pee-sheh

One moment please

Un attimo, prego

Oon ah-tee-moh pray-go

Please wait here

La prego, aspetti qui

Lah pray-go asp-et-tee kwee

I will call my colleague to help you

Chiamo il mio collega per aiutarLa

Kee-yah-moh eel mee-yoh ko-leh-gah per ai-yoo-tar-lah

if your colleague is male

Chiamo la mia collega per aiutarLa

Kee-yah-moh la mee-ah ko-leh-gah per ai-yoo-tar-lah

if your colleague is female

Don't worry

Non si preoccupi

Non see pray-oh-koou-pee

Please come with me

La prego, mi segua

La pray-go mee-seg-wah

You are welcome!

in response to thanks from a customer

Prego!

Pray-go

show Directions

English

Italian

Where do you want to go?

Dove vuole andare?

Doh-veh vwoh-leh an-dar-reh

Where is ...?

Dov’è …?

Doh-veh ...

The toilets are there

La toilette è là.

La twah-let eh lah

The telephone is there

Il telefono è là.

Eel teh-leh-foh-noh eh lah

Can I show you?

Posso farle vedere?

Poh-soh fa-leh veh-dair-reh

Here is the map

Ecco la cartina

Eh-ko lah car-tee-nah

It is there

È là

Eh lah

It is here

È qui

Eh kwee

To the right

A destra

Ah des-trah

To the left

A sinistra

Ah sin-ee-strah

Straight on

Sempre dritto

Sem-preh dreet-toh

It is outside

È fuori

Eh fwor-ree

It is inside

È dentro

Eh den-troh

show Numbers, prices and time

English

Italian

1

 

Uno

Oon-o

2

Due

Doo-weh

3

Tre

Treh

4

Quattro

Kwa-tro

5

Cinque

Chin-kweh

6

Sei

Say

7

Sette

Set-teh

8

Otto

Ot-toh

9

Nove

No-veh

10

Dieci

Dee-yeh-shee

11

Undici

Oon-dee-chee

12

Dodici

Doh-dee-chee

How much is that?

Quanto costa?

Kwan-toh koh-sta

The price is ... pounds and ... pence

Costa ... sterline e ... pence

Koh-sta ... stair-lee-neh eh ... pence

What time is it?

Che ore sono?

Keh or-reh so-noh

It is one o'clock

È l’una

Eh loo-nah

It is eight o'clock

Sono le otto

Soh-noh leh ot-toh

It is twelve o'clock

Sono le dodici

Soh-noh leh doh-dee-chee

It is open from ... to ...

Apre dalle ... alle ...

Ap-reh dah-leh ... ah-leh ...

It is closed from ... to ...

Chiude dalle ... alle ...

Kyoo-deh dah-leh ... ah-leh ...

show Ending the conversation

English

Italian

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Posso fare qualcos'altro per lei?

Poh-soh fah-reh kwal-koh-sal-troh per lay

Would you like anything else?

Desidera qualcos'altro?

Deh-zee-dair-rah kwal-kohs-al-troh

Have a good day!

Buona giornata!

Bwo-nah jor-nah-tah

Have a good evening!

Buona serata!

Bwo-nah sair-ah-tah

Enjoy your stay!

Le auguro un buon soggiorno!

Leh ow-goo-ro oon bwon soh-jor-noh

Enjoy your meal!

Buon appetito!

Bwon ah-peh-tee-toh

Goodbye

Arrivederci

Ah-ree-veh-dair-chee

Good night

Buonanotte

Bwon-ah-not-teh

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