Italian small talk vocabulary: 299 words
Everyday greetings, polite phrases and small talk to sound natural fast (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese). This page lists 40 of them with their Italian translations, then lets you practise the full set in either direction with spaced repetition.
English to Italian: the first 40 words
| English | Italian | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| hello | ciao | |
| goodbye | arrivederci | |
| good morning | buongiorno | |
| good afternoon | buon pomeriggio | |
| good evening | buonasera | |
| good night | buonanotte | Said when someone is going to bed, not a greeting. |
| please | per favore | |
| thank you | grazie | |
| you're welcome | prego | |
| excuse me | mi scusi | |
| sorry | mi dispiace | |
| yes | sì | |
| no | no | |
| maybe | forse | |
| of course | certo | |
| How are you? | Come stai? | |
| I'm fine | sto bene | |
| And you? | E tu? | |
| nice to meet you | piacere di conoscerti | |
| What's your name? | Come ti chiami? | |
| My name is... | mi chiamo... | |
| Where are you from? | Di dove sei? | |
| I'm from... | vengo da... | |
| How old are you? | Quanti anni hai? | |
| Do you speak English? | Parli inglese? | |
| I don't understand | non capisco | |
| Can you repeat that? | Puoi ripetere? | |
| Speak slowly, please | parla lentamente, per favore | |
| What do you do? | Che lavoro fai? | Asking about someone's job or profession. |
| How's the weather? | Che tempo fa? | |
| It's sunny | c'è il sole | |
| It's raining | sta piovendo | |
| It's cold | fa freddo | |
| It's hot | fa caldo | |
| Have a nice day | buona giornata | |
| See you later | a dopo | |
| See you tomorrow | a domani | |
| Take care | stammi bene | |
| Welcome | benvenuto | |
| Congratulations | congratulazioni |
259 more words in the full “Small Talk & Greetings” library, each aligned across seven languages and scheduled for you by spaced repetition. Add it to your account and start drilling English to Italian in one click.
What to watch out for in Italian
- Accents count. Answers are graded accent-sensitively, so you need
àèéìòóù— LinguaSwap shows a one-tap keypad for them while you type. - 95 words carry a usage note in the full library, for the cases where a direct translation would mislead you.
Practise Italian small talk vocabulary
Words come back just before you would forget them, and every language direction is tracked separately.