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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Italian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Italian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Italian phrases in this lesson
- Come sta?KOH-meh STA
- How are you?
- Sto benesto BEH-neh
- I'm fine, thanks
- E Lei?eh LAY
- And you?
- Come si chiama?KOH-meh see KYAH-mah
- What's your name?
- Mi chiamo...mee KYAH-moh
- My name is...
- Di dov'è?dee doh-VEH
- Where are you from?
- Sono di...SOH-noh dee
- I'm from...
- Mi piacemee PYAH-cheh
- I like it
- È bellissimoeh bel-LEES-see-moh
- It's beautiful
- Benvenutoben-veh-NOO-toh
- Welcome
The formal form using "Lei." Use this with older people, shopkeepers you do not know well, and anyone in a professional context.
The standard positive reply. You can also say "bene, grazie" for brevity. Adding "e tu?" (and you?) is always a polite touch.
Polite. With friends: "e tu?" (eh TOO).
Literally "it pleases me".
To a woman, "benvenuta"; to a group, "benvenuti".