Midterm

Basic Sentence Structure

Subject + Verb + Object

Formal hello in Italian

Salve

Informal hi/bye in Italian

Ciao

Good morning in Italian (formal)

Buongiorno

How are you? in Italian

Come stai?

Well, thanks in Italian

Bene, grazie.

What’s your name? in Italian

Come ti chiami?

My name is Carson in Italian

Mi chiamo Carson.

Where are you from? in Italian (informal)

Di dove sei?

I am American in Italian

Sono americano/statunitense.

Number of letters in the Italian Alphabet

21 (excludes J, K, W, X, Y except in foreign words)

Pronunciation of A in Italian

Ah

Pronunciation of B in Italian

Bee

Pronunciation of C in Italian

Chee

Pronunciation of G in Italian

Jee

Pronunciation of H in Italian

Ah-kah (silent in words)

Pronunciation of R in Italian

Err-eh (rolled 'r')

Pronunciation of Z in Italian

Zeta (like 'ts' in 'pizza')

Have a good evening in Italian

Buona serata

Have a good day in Italian

Buona giornata

How do you write it? in Italian

Come si scrive?

How do you say it? in Italian

Come si dice?

Thank you in Italian

Grazie

Why / Because in Italian

Perché

Nice to meet you in Italian

Piacere

Excuse me (formal) in Italian

Scusi

Excuse me (informal) in Italian

Scusa

I like this in Italian

Mi piace questo.

I don’t understand in Italian

Non capisco.

Can you repeat, please? in Italian

Puoi ripetere, per favore?

Where is the bathroom? in Italian

Dove si trova il bagno?

How much does it cost? in Italian

Quanto costa?

What time is it? in Italian

Che ore sono?

Okay in Italian

Va bene.

I’m hungry in Italian

Ho fame.

I’m thirsty in Italian

Ho sete.

I’m sorry in Italian

Mi dispiace.

See you later! in Italian

A dopo!

See you tomorrow in Italian

Ci vediamo domani.

Where are you from? in Italian (formal)

Di dov’è?

I am from State College, United States in Italian

Mi chiamo Carson, sono di State College, Stati Uniti.

Italian nationality in Italian

Italiano/a

French nationality in Italian

Francese

American nationality in Italian

Americano/a

German nationality in Italian

Tedesco/a

English nationality in Italian

Inglese

Spanish nationality in Italian

Spagnolo/a

To be in Italian (Essere)

Essere

I am in Italian (Singular)

Io sono

You are (informal) in Italian

Tu sei

He/She/It is in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei è

We are in Italian

Noi siamo

You all are in Italian

Voi siete

They are in Italian

Loro sono

To have in Italian

Avere

I have in Italian

Io ho

You have (informal) in Italian

Tu hai

He/She/It has in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei ha

We have in Italian

Noi abbiamo

You all have in Italian

Voi avete

They have in Italian

Loro hanno

To live in Italian

Abitare

I live in Italian

Io abito

He/She/It lives in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei abita

To work in Italian (Lavorare)

Lavorare

I work in Italian

Io lavoro

He/She/It works in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei lavora

To follow/attend in Italian

Seguire

I follow/attend in Italian

Io seguo

He/She/It follows/attends in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei segue

To know in Italian (Conoscere)

Conoscere

I know in Italian

Io conosco

He/She/It knows in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei conosce

To speak in Italian (Parlare)

Parlare

I speak in Italian

Io parlo

He/She/It speaks in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei parla

To do/make in Italian

Fare

I do/make in Italian

Io faccio

He/She/It does/makes in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei fa

To go in Italian

Andare

I go in Italian

Io vado

He/She/It goes in Italian (Singular)

Lui/Lei va

Tu abiti

You live (informal)

Noi abitiamo

we live

voi abitate

you all live

loro abitano

they love

tu lavori

you work (informal)

noi lavoriamo

we work

voi lavorte

you all work

loro lavorano

they work

tu segui

you follow/attend

noi seguiamo

we follow/attend

voi seguite

you all follow/attend

loro seguono

they follow/attened

tu conosci

you know (informal)

noi conosciamo

we know

voi conoscete

you all know

loro conoscono

they know

tu conosci

you know (informal)

noi consciamo

we know