lezione uno

mi chiamo

means my name

come ti chiami?

means what's your name

mi chiamo … piacere

means my name is … nice to meet you

come stai?

means how are you

bene grazie. E tu?

means good thank you. and you?

molto bene, grazie

means very good, thank you

grazie

means thank you

si

means yes

no

means no

andiamo avanti

means let’s move on/let’s continue

perfetto, grazie

means perfect, thank you

può ripetere

means can you repeat

prego

means you’re welcome

mattina

means morning

pomeriggio

means afternoon

sera

means evening

notte

means night

lezione

means lesson

uno

means 1

sei

means you

pronto

means ready

ciao

means hi

mi

means my

così così

means so so

esatto

means exactly (you’re right)

detto

means said

hai

means you have/did

ho

means I have

esattamente

means exactly (amount)

buongiorno

used from 6 am to 12 pm

buon pomeriggio

used from 12 pm to 6 pm

buonasera

used after 6 pm

buonanotte

used before going to bed

puoi tu andiamo avanti

means you can, let's move on

stasera la lezione è pronta

means tonight the lesson is ready

come hai detto? puoi ripetere

means what did you say? can you repeat

io ho esattamente un euro

means I have exactly one euro

sei tu pronto? ok andiamo

means are you ready? ok let’s go