Introduction to Italian/Lesson 1

COME PRESENTARSI/HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Ciao - Hi, hello Buon giorno - Good morning Buon pomeriggio - Good afternoon (less used) Buona sera - Good evening Buona notte - Good night Arrivederci - bye bye - see you soon Addio - Goodbye

Come ti chiami? - What's your name? Mi chiamo Marco - My name is Marco Chi sei? - Who are you? (informal) Chi è Lei? - Who are you? (formal) Sono Marco - I am Marco Molto piacere - Nice to meet you (more literally "Much pleasure [to meet you]") Come stai? - How are you? (informal) Come sta? - How are you? (formal) Bene - Well, fine Benissimo - Very well Abbastanza bene - Fairly well Male - Badly Malissimo - Very badly Così così - So-so Parli italiano? - Do you speak Italian? Non parlo molto italiano - I don't speak much Italian. Non parlo italiano - I don't speak Italian. Parlo italiano abbastanza bene - I speak Italian pretty well. Chi parla inglese? - Who speaks English? Mi piace... - I like...

Most Italian words end with a vowel. All the vowels must be pronunced. Most Italian words are stressed on the next-to-last syllable (as in "Arrivederci"). Double consonants are always pronounced (as in "Arrivederci"). There are a lot of regional dialects, so the pronunciation could be different by the local standard.