Planning travel somewhere, to the countries you’ve not been yet you probably have to prepare to be understood there, I mean learning a couple phrases in the language of country you are going to visit is not bad idea at all!
As to me, I’m planning Italy vacation and despite I love Italian culture, writers, music, recipes very much I dont know Italian Language. So I put here some most common Italian phrases with the pronunciation that must be learned by me. But first beautiful Italian song from the movie I love very much:-)
yes – si – (see)
no – no – (noh)
excuse me – mi scusi – (mee skoo-zee)
hello – buon giorno – (bwon jor-noh)
goodbye – arrivederci – (ah-ree-vuh-dare-chee)
thank you – grazie – (grah-tsee-eh)
yesterday – ieri – (ee-air-ee)
today – oggi – (oh-jee)
tomorrow- domani – (doh-mah-nee)
what? – quale? – (kwal-eh)
where? – dove? – (doh-ve)
The Shopping Phrases
How much does this cost? – Quante’e, per favore? – (kwan-teh pair-fuh-vor-eh)
What time do you close? – A che ora chiude? – (ah keh or-ah kee-yoo-deh)
I am just looking. – Sto soltanto guardando. – (stoh sol-thahn -toh gwar-dan-doh)
I would like… – Vorrei – (vor-ray)
Do you accept credit cards? – Accettate carte di credito? – (ah-che-tah-the kar-teh dee creh-dee-toh)
The Restaurant Phrases
breakfast – colzaione – (koh-lah-tsee-oh-neh)
lunch – pranzo – (prawn-tsoh)
dinner – cena – (che-nah)
waiter – cameriere – (cah-mair-ee-air-eh)
dessert – il dolce – (eel dole-che)
carbonated water – l’acqua minerale gassata – (lah-kwah mee-nair-ah-leh gah-zah-tah)
non-carbonated water – l’acqua minerala naturale – (lah-kwah mee-nair-ah-leh na-too-rah-leh)
garlic – aglio – (ah-lee-oh)
steak – la bistecca – (lah bee-steh-kah)
coffee – il caffe – (eel kah-feh)
cheese – il formaggio – (eel for-mah-joh)
ice cream – il gelato – (eel jeh-lah-toh)
milk – il latte – (eel lah-the)
bread – il pane – (eel pah-neh)
knife – il coltello – (eel kol-tell-oh)
fork – la forchetta – (lah for-ket-tah)
spoon – il cucchiahio – (eel koo-kee-eye-oh)
Numbers
one – uno – (ooh-noh)
two – due – (doo-eh)
three – tre – (treh)
four – quattro – (kwa-troh)
five – cinque – (cheen-kweh)
six – sei (say)
seven – sette – (seh-teh)
eight – otto – (oh-toh)
nine – nove – (noh-veh)
ten – dieci (dee-eh-che)
twenty – dodici – (doh-dee-chee)
thirty – tredici – (treh-dee-chee)
forty – quattordici (kwah-tor-dee-chee)
fifty – quindici – (kwin-dee-chee)
sixty – sessanta (seh-sahn-tah)
seventy – settanta – (seh-tahn-tah)
eighty – ottanta – (oh-tan-tah)
ninety – novanta – (noh-vahn-tah)
one hundred – cento – (chen-toh)
Time Phrases
one hour – un’ora – (oon-oh-rah)
one minute – un minuto – (oohn mee-noo-tah)
Monday – lunedi – (loo-neh-dee)
Tuesday – martedi -(mar-teh-dee)
Wednesday -mercoledi – (mair-koh-leh-dee)
Thursday – giovedi – (gee-oh-veh-dee)
Friday – venerdi – (ven-aire-dee)
Saturday – sabato – (sah-bah-toh)
Sunday -domenica – (doh-men-ee-kah)
Here is also Vasco Rossi – Un Senso lyrics of the song
Voglio trovare un senso a questa sera
Anche se questa sera un senso non ce l’ha
Voglio trovare un senso a questa vita
Anche se questa vita un senso non ce l’ha
Voglio trovare un senso a questa storia
Anche se questa storia un senso non ce l’ha
Voglio trovare un senso a questa voglia
Anche se questa voglia un senso non ce l’ha
Sai che cosa penso
Che se non ha un senso
Domani arriverà…
Domani arriverà lo stesso
Senti che bel vento
Non basta mai il tempo
Domani un altro giorno arriverà…
Voglio trovare un senso a questa situazione
Anche se questa situazione un senso non ce l’ha
Voglio trovare un senso a questa condizione
Anche se questa condizione un senso non ce l’ha
Sai che cosa penso
Che se non ha un senso
Domani arriverà
Domani arriverà lo stesso
Senti che bel vento
Non basta mai il tempo
Domani un altro giorno arriverà…
Domani un altro giorno… ormai è qua!
Voglio trovare un senso a tante cose
Anche se tante cose un senso non ce l’ha
A meaning
I want to find a meaning to this evening
Even if this evening does not have a meaning
I want to find a meaning to this life
Even if this life does not have a meaning
I want to find a meaning to this story
Even if this story does not have a meaning
I want to find a meaning to this desire
Even if this deasire does not have a meaning.
You know what I think
That it doesn’t have a sense
Tomorrow will come…
Tomorrow will come anyway
Feel what a beautiful wind
There is never enough time
Tomorrow another day will come…
I want to find a meaning to this situation
Even if this situation does not have a meaning
I want to find a meaning to this condition
Even if this codition does not have a meaning.
You know what I think
That it doesn’t have a sense
Tomorrow will come…
Tomorrow will come anyway
Feel what a beautiful wind
There is never enough time
Tomorrow another day will come…
Tomorrow another day… is already here!
I want to find a meaning to many things
Even if the many things does not have a meaning
lyrics and translation was taken from http://lyricstranslate.com
