Learn Italian with Invest 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 |
