Learn
Italian with Invest Sicily -
for property in italy and Sicily
To learn more Italian we highly recommend
the Michel Thomas Italian language series. If you
learn Italian you will find that it really opens up
the culture and fun of being in Italy. Italian is
not difficult but will take time. For pronounciation
the r sound will be hard for non Italians but overall
it is very possible to grasp enough Italian within
a few weeks to communicate. Below some Italian language
to get you started.
| ITALIAN |
PRONOUNCIATION |
ENGLISH |
| Buon giorno
|
bwon zhor-no |
Hello / Good
morning/afternoon |
|
| Buona sera |
bwoh-nah seh-rah |
Good evening
|
|
| Buona notte |
bwoh-nah noht-teh |
Good night |
|
| Ciao |
chow |
Hi / Hello /
Bye |
|
| (informal) Arrivederci |
ah-ree-vuh-dehr-chee |
Goodbye |
|
| ArrivederLa |
ah-ree-vuh-dehr-lah |
Goodbye (formal)
|
|
| A più
tardi |
ah pyoo tar-dee |
See you later
|
|
| A presto |
ah press-toh |
See you soon |
|
| A domani |
ah doh-mahn-ee |
See you tomorrow
|
|
| Per favore /
Per piacere |
pehr fah-voh-reh
/ pehr pee-ah-cheh-reh |
Please |
|
| Grazie (mille) |
graht-zee-eh
(mee-leh) |
Thank you (very
much) |
|
| Prego |
preh-goh |
You're Welcome
|
|
| Mi dispiace |
mee dee-spyah-cheh |
Sorry |
|
| Scusi / Scusa |
skoo-zee / skoo-zah |
Excuse me (formal
/ informal) |
|
| Abbastanza bene. |
ah-bah-stahn-tsah
beh-neh |
Pretty good. |
|
| Così così. |
koh-zee koh-zee |
So so. |
|
Sì / No
|
see / noh |
Yes / No |
|
|
