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Before you depart on your exciting tour of Italy, here are a few phrases and useful words to start you on your way.
Useful Expressions
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Italian
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Pronunciation
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| Good morning
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Buon giorno
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Bwown JOHR-no
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| Good evening
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Buona sera
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BWOW-nah SAY-rah
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| Good night
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Buona notte
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BWOW-nah NWOT-tay
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| Hello
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Ciao
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CHEOW
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| I?ll be seeing you
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Arrivederci
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ahr-ree-va-DARE-chee
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| My name is Steve
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Mi chiamo Steve
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Mee KYAH-mo Steve
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| Please
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Per favore
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pehr fah-vo-ray
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| Thank you
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Grazie
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GRAH-tsyay
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| How are you?
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Come sta?
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KO-may-stah?
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| You're welcome / at your service / after you
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Prego
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PRAY-go
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| Very well thanks. And you?
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Molto bene, grazie. E Lei?
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Mohl-toh BEY-nay, GRAH-tsyay. ay LEH-ee?
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Walking Around/Help
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Italian
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Pronunciation
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| Where is the ticket office?
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Dov'e' la biglietteria?
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Dohv-AY la beel-yayt-tay-REE-ah?
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| Where is the train to Termini Station?
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Dov'e' il treno per Stazione Termini?
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Dohv-AY eel TRAY-noh pehr stah-TZYON-ay TEHR-mee-nee?
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| Excuse me, where are we?
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Mi scusi, dove siamo?
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Mee SKOO-zee, DOH-vay syam-o?
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| Please write it down. (If you can?t understand how much or what time.)
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Me lo scriva, per favore
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May loh SKREE-vah, pehr fah-VOHR-ay.
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| I speak a little Italian
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Parlo un po' d'italiano
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PAHR-lo oon po lee-tahl-yah-no
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| Let?s go dancing!
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Andiamo ballare!
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Ahn-DYA-moh bahl-LAH-ray!
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Shopping
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Italian
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Pronunciation
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| One ticket for Milan, please
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Un biglietto per Milano, per favore
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Oon beel-LYAYT-toh per mee-LA-no, pehr fah-VOH-ray.
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| How much? How much does it cost?
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Quanto? Quanto costa?
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KWAHN-toh? KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah?
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| A coffee / cappuccino / beer, please
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Un caffe / cappuccino / una birra, per favore.
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Oon kahf-FAY / kappoo-CHEEN-oh / Oo-na BEER-rah, pehr fah-VOH-ray.
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| I?d like to buy a bottle of water, please
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Vorrei comprare una bottiglia di acqua minerale, per favore
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Vor-RAY com-PRA-ray oon-ah boht-TEEL-lya dee AHK-wah mee-nay-RAH-lay, pehr fah-VOH-ray
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