How to Say Things in Italian

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn greetings and goodbyes.

   Hello and Hi:
   Ciao, pronounced chow.
   
   Goodbye
   - arrivederci (ah-reeve-ah-dirt-chee)
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   Step 2: Say "my name is": Il mio nome è… Or: Io mi chiamo...

   ,, Io sono di... , Some more useful words for the restaurant are:
   Forno
   - cooked in the oven Caldo
   - Hot Piccante
   - Spicy Freddo
   - Cold. ,:
   Dove è…? ("Do-vah ah") I'm sorry, I am lost, where is the hotel…?:
   Scusa, Io sono perso.
   
   Dove è l'hotel…? "Skooh-zah, me sono pay-r-so.
   
   Doh-vah ah" Could we reserve a room?:
   Possiamo riservare una stanza? "Poh-se-ah-mo re-ser-vah-ra ooh-na stah-n-d-zah" Two tickets, please:
   Due biglietti, per favore. "Dooh-ah be-le-ah-tea"
   
   For example, in Italian, you must roll your r's.
   
   A good way to improve your accent in a funny way is to try to watch Italian movies with the original soundtrack and subtitles.
   
   You can even try to watch them with Italian subtitles.
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   Step 3: Learn numbers from one to ten: Uno "Ooh-no" Due "doo-a" Tre "tr-ah" Quattro "kwah-tro" Cinque "chin-kwah" Sei "say" Sette "sah-tah" Otto "o-to" Nove "no-vah" Dieci "de-ah-che".

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   Step 4: Say I am from _____.

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   Step 5: Learn some words used on menus - you probably already know the words for some popular Italian foods eg

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   Step 6: Zucchini and Mozzarella.

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   Step 7: Learn some words you might use in an Italian city: Where is…?

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   Step 8: Improve your accent.

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