Italian/Vocabulary/Basic Words and Phrases
< Italian | Vocabulary
Basic VocabularyEdit
| English | Italian | Literal |
| Yes | Si | |
| No | No | |
| You | Tu / Lei (formal) | |
| I | Io | |
| Please | Per favore | As a favor |
| Thank you | Grazie | Graces |
| Thank you very much | Molte grazie / Grazie mille / Mille grazie | Many graces / Thank you a thousand of times / A thousand graces |
| You're Welcome/Pleased | Prego / Benvenuto | Please thanks / Welcome |
| Nothing to it | Non c'è di che | |
| Sorry | Scusa / Scusi (Formal) / Mi dispiace | (last one) I'm sorry / To my displeasure |
| I don't understand | Non capisco | |
| Did not understand | Non ho capito | |
| Good luck | Buona fortuna | |
| How many? | Quanti? | |
| How much? | Quanto? | |
| I am | Io sono | |
| Really/Truly | Davvero / Veramente | |
| Keep quiet/Silence | Silenzio | Silence |
| Let's go | Andiamo | Let's walk |
| Please, repeat | Per favore, ripeta | |
| Very good/Good | Molto bene / Bene / Bravo | You have been good = sei stato bravo, You are a good boy = Sei un bravo ragazzo |
| Good result | Buon risultato | |
| Congratulations | Congratulazioni / Complimenti | |
| What is this? | Che cos'è questo? | |
| Where is it?/Where? | Dov'è? | |
| You are very kind | Sei molto gentile | You are very gentle |
| Who knows? | Chi sa? | |
| Who knows that? | Chi lo sa? | |
| What is your name? | Come ti chiami? | |
| My name is... | Mi chiamo ... |
GreetingsEdit
| English | Italian |
| Hello/Hi | Ciao, Salve |
| Good morning / Good day | Buona mattina / Buon giorno |
| Good afternoon | Buon pomeriggio |
| Good evening | Buona sera |
| Good night | Buona notte |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci |
| Farewell | Addio |
| Hello, my name is | Ciao, mi chiamo |
| How Are You? | Come Stai? / Come va? |
Ordinal NumbersEdit
| English | Italian |
| First | Primo |
| Second | Secondo |
| Third | Terzo |
| Fourth | Quarto |
| Fifth | Quinto |
| Sixth | Sesto |
| Seventh | Settimo |
| Eighth | Ottavo |
| Ninth | Nono |
| Tenth | Decimo |
| Eleventh | Undicesimo |
| Twelfth | Dodicesimo |
| Thirteenth | Tredicesimo |
| Fourteenth | Quattordicesimo |
| Fifteenth | Quindicesimo |
| Sixteenth | Sedicesimo |
| Seventeenth | Diciassettesimo |
| Eighteenth | Diciottesimo |
| Nineteenth | Diciannovesimo |
| Twentieth | Ventesimo |
Cardinal NumbersEdit
| English | Italian |
| zero | zero |
| one | uno |
| two | due |
| three | tre |
| four | quattro |
| five | cinque |
| six | sei |
| seven | sette |
| eight | otto |
| nine | nove |
| ten | dieci |
| eleven | undici |
| twelve | dodici |
| thirteen | tredici |
| fourteen | quattordici |
| fifteen | quindici |
| sixteen | sedici |
| seventeen | diciassette |
| eighteen | diciotto |
| nineteen | diciannove |
| twenty | venti |
| twenty-one | ventuno |
| twenty-two | ventidue |
| twenty-three | ventitre |
| thirty | trenta |
| forty | quaranta |
| fifty | cinquanta |
| sixty | sessanta |
| seventy | settanta |
| eighty | ottanta |
| ninety | novanta |
| one hundred | cento |
| two hundred | duecento |
| three .. nine hundred | /tre .. nove/cento |
| one thousand | mille |
| two/three...thousand
- |
duemila/tremila... /.../ ...mila |
| one million | un milione |
| one billion (1,000,000,000) | un miliardo |
| one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) | un bilione |
ColoursEdit
| English | Italian |
| Black | Nero |
| Brown | Marrone |
| Red | Rosso |
| Orange | Arancione |
| Gold | Oro |
| Yellow | Giallo |
| Green | Verde |
| Cyan | Ciano |
| Light Blue (1)[n 1] | Azzurro |
| Blue (2) | Blu |
| Indigo | Indaco |
| Violet | Violetto |
| Purple | Porpora |
| Magenta | Magenta |
| Pink | Rosa |
| White | Bianco |
| Grey | Grigio |
- ↑ Note that azzurro has been included because it is a very common word in Italian and because it is used more often than blu. Azure is the colour of the Italian football team.