Italian Language Basics

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Flashcards covering introductory Italian expressions, greetings, classroom language, calendar terms, and basic grammar rules for articles and numbers.

Last updated 6:22 PM on 8/27/26
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Salve!

Hi! (neutral, works formal or informal)

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Ciao!

Hi! Bye! (informal)

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Buongiorno!

Good morning!

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Buonasera!

Good evening!

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Buonanotte!

Good night!

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Ti presento…

I would like to introduce you to… (informal)

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Le presento…

I would like to introduce you to… (formal)

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A dopo!

See you later!

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Ci vediamo dopo!

See you later!

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A più tardi!

See you later!

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Arrivederci!

Goodbye See you later

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ArrivederLa!

Goodbye (formal, to one person only)

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A presto!

See you soon!

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Come ti chiami?

What is your name? (informal)

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Come si chiama?

What is your name? (formal)

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Mi chiamo…

My name is…

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Piacere di conoscerti!

Nice to meet you! (informal)

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Piacere di conoscerLa!

Nice to meet you! (formal)

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Il piacere è mio!

My pleasure!

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Scusa! / Scusami!

Excuse me / Sorry (informal)

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Scusi! / Mi scusi!

Excuse me / Sorry (formal)

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Scusate!

Excuse me Sorry (to a group, voi)

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Mi dispiace!

I am sorry!

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Sono in ritardo.

I am late.

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Come stai?

How are you? (informal)

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Come sta?

How are you? (formal)

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Come va?

How's it going?

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bene

well

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male

not well badly

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così così

SO-SO

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Di dov'è (Lei)?

Where are you from? (formal)

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Di dove sei (tu)?

Where are you from? (informal)

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Di dove siete (voi)?

Where are you all from?

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Io sono…

I am…

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Io sono di…

I am from…

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Noi siamo di…

We are from…

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Per favore / Per piacere

Please

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Grazie!

Thank you!

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Prego!

You're welcome!

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Mamma mia!

Wow! Oh my goodness! (surprise or exasperation)

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Oddio!

Oh God! (alarm, fear)

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Meno male!

Thank goodness! (relief)

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Come si dice… in italiano?

How do you say… in Italian?

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Come si scrive…?

How do you write / spell…..?

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Ho una domanda

I have a question

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Leggi!

Read! (you, informal)

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Leggete!

Read! (y'all, voi)

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Non capisco

I don't understand

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Non lo so

I don't know

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Puoi ripetere?

Can you repeat? (informal)

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Può ripetere?

Can you repeat? (formal)

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Scrivi

Write! (you, informal)

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Scrivete!

Write! (y'all, voi)

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lunedì

Monday

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martedì

Tuesday

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mercoledì

Wednesday

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giovedì

Thursday

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venerdì

Friday

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sabato

Saturday

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domenica

Sunday

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gennaio

January

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febbraio

February

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marzo

March

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aprile

April

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maggio

May

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giugno

June

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luglio

July

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agosto

August

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settembre

September

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ottobre

October

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novembre

November

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dicembre

December

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un

indefinite article, masculine, before most consonants and before vowels (un libro, un amico)

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uno

indefinite article, masculine, before s + consonant, z, ps, gn, x, y (uno studente, uno zaino, uno psicologo)

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una

indefinite article, feminine, before a consonant (una ragazza, una casa)

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un'

indefinite article, feminine, before a vowel (un'amica, un'ora)

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Rule: Tens + uno/otto

Tens ending in -i drop that vowel before uno and otto: venti + uno = ventuno, venti + otto = ventotto. Same for trentuno, quarantotto, etc.

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Rule: Numbers ending in 3

The final e takes an accent: ventitré, trentatré, quarantatré.

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Rule: Articles with cento and mille

They do not take an article. You say cento and mille, never 'un cento' or 'un mille.'

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Rule: Plural of mille

mila (duemila, tremila, centomila)

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Rule: Plural of cento

Cento has no plural form; it is invariable.

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Rule: Articles with milione and miliardo

Both un milione and un miliardo take the indefinite article un.

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Rule: Un milione before a noun

Followed by di. Example: Ho vinto un milione di dollari.

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Rule: Building years

Write it as one word: duemila + the number. 2026 = duemilaventisei.