| Buon giorno bwon zhor-no Hello / Good morning/afternoon | Buona sera bwoh-nah seh-rah Good evening | Buona notte bwoh-nah noht-teh Good night |
| Ciao chow Hi / Hello / Bye (informal) | Arrivederci ah-ree-vuh-dehr-chee Goodbye | ArrivederLa ah-ree-vuh-dehr-lah Goodbye (formal) |
| A più tardi ah pyoo tar-dee See you later | A presto ah press-toh See you soon | A domani ah doh-mahn-ee See you tomorrow |
| Per favore / Per piacere pehr fah-voh-reh / pehr pee-ah-cheh-reh Please | Grazie (mille) graht-zee-eh (mee-leh) Thank you (very much) | Prego preh-goh You're Welcome |
| Mi dispiace mee dee-spyah-cheh Sorry | Scusi / Scusa skoo-zee / skoo-zah Excuse me (formal / informal) | Andiamo! on-dee-ah-mo Let's go! |
| Come sta? / Come stai? koh-meh stah / koh-meh sty How are you? (formal / informal) | Sto bene. stoh beh-neh I am fine / well. | Non c'è male. nohn cheh mah-leh Not bad. |
| Abbastanza bene. ah-bah-stahn-tsah beh-neh Pretty good. | Così così. koh-zee koh-zee So so. | Sì / No see / noh Yes / No |
| Come si chiama? koh-meh see kee-ah-mah What's your name? (formal) | Come ti chiami? koh-meh tee kee-ah-mee What's your name? (informal) | Mi chiamo... mee kee-ah-mo My name is... |
| Piacere / Molto lieto. pee-ah-cheh-reh / mohl-toh lee-eh-toh Pleased / Nice to meet you. | Signore, Signora, Signorina seen-yoh-reh, seen-yoh-rah, seen-yoh-reen-ah Mister, Misses, Miss | |
| Di dov'è? dee doh-veh Where are you from? (formal) | Di dove sei? dee doh-veh seh-ee Where are you from? (informal) | Sono di... soh-noh dee I am from... |
| Quanti anni ha? kwahn-tee ahn-nee ah How old are you? (formal) | Quanti anni hai? kwahn-tee ahn-nee ah-ee How old are you? (informal) | Ho ______ anni. oh ______ ahn-nee I am _____ years old. |
| Parla italiano? par-lah ee-tahl-ee-ah-no Do you speak Italian? (formal) | Parli inglese? par-lee een-gleh-zeh Do you speak English? (informal) | [Non] parlo... [non] par-lo I [don't] speak... |
| Capisce? / Capisci? kah-pee-sheh / kah-pee-shee Do you understand? (formal / informal) | [Non] capisco. [non] kah-pees-koh I [don't] understand. | Non so. / Lo so. non soh / low soh I don't know. / I know. |
| Può aiutarmi? / Puoi aiutarmi? pwoh ah-yoo-tar-mee / pwoh-ee ah-yoo-tar-mee Can you help me? (formal / informal) | Certamente / D'accordo. cher-tah-mehn-teh / dah-kohr-doh Sure / OK. | Come? koh-meh? What? / Pardon me? |
| Desidera? / Desideri? deh-zee-deh-rah / deh-zee-deh-ree May I help you? (formal / informal) | Come si dice ____ in italiano? koh-meh see dee-cheh ____ een ee-tah-lee-ah-noh How do you say ____ in Italian? | |
| Dov'è / Dove sono...? doh-veh / doh-veh soh-noh Where is / Where are... ? | Ecco... eh-koh | |