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Italian Language Basics Cheatsheet

A quick reference guide to essential Italian grammar, vocabulary, and phrases for beginners.

Basic Greetings & Introductions

Greetings

Ciao

Hello / Goodbye (informal)

Buongiorno

Good morning / Good day (formal)

Buonasera

Good evening / Good night (formal)

Salve

Hello (formal, anytime)

Buonanotte

Good night (when going to sleep)

Introductions

Come ti chiami? (informal)

What’s your name?

Come si chiama? (formal)

What’s your name?

Mi chiamo…

My name is…

Piacere

Nice to meet you

Molto lieto/a

Pleased to meet you (formal, m/f)

Basic Phrases

Come stai? (informal)

How are you?

Come sta? (formal)

How are you?

Sto bene, grazie.

I’m fine, thank you.

E tu? (informal)

And you?

E Lei? (formal)

And you?

Scusa/Scusi

Excuse me/Sorry (informal/formal)

Essential Grammar

Definite Articles

il

the (masculine, singular, consonant)

lo

the (masculine, singular, z, s + consonant)

la

the (feminine, singular)

l’

the (singular, vowel)

i

the (masculine, plural, consonant)

gli

the (masculine, plural, z, s + consonant, vowel)

le

the (feminine, plural)

Subject Pronouns

io

I

tu

you (informal)

Lui/Lei/Lei

He/She/You (formal)

noi

we

voi

you (plural, informal)

loro

they

Verb 'Essere' (To Be)

io sono

I am

tu sei

you are (informal)

Lui/Lei/Lei è

He/She is/You are (formal)

noi siamo

we are

voi siete

you are (plural, informal)

loro sono

they are

Basic Vocabulary

Common Nouns

acqua

water

pane

bread

vino

wine

libro

book

casa

house

città

city

Common Adjectives

bello/a

beautiful

buono/a

good

grande

big

piccolo/a

small

nuovo/a

new

vecchio/a

old

Common Verbs (Infinitive)

parlare

to speak

mangiare

to eat

bere

to drink

leggere

to read

scrivere

to write

dormire

to sleep

Useful Phrases

Asking for Directions

Dov’è…?

Where is…?

Come arrivo a…?

How do I get to…?

È lontano da qui?

Is it far from here?

A destra

To the right

A sinistra

To the left

Dritto

Straight ahead

At a Restaurant

Un tavolo per uno/due, per favore.

A table for one/two, please.

Il menu, per favore.

The menu, please.

Vorrei…

I would like…

L’acqua frizzante/naturale

Sparkling/Still water

Il conto, per favore.

The bill, please.

È tutto delizioso!

Everything is delicious!

Numbers 1-10

Uno

One

Due

Two

Tre

Three

Quattro

Four

Cinque

Five

Sei

Six

Sette

Seven

Otto

Eight

Nove

Nine

Dieci

Ten