Greetings in Italian
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
Ciao
Hi / Bye
Hi, how are you today?
Buongiorno
Good morning
Good morning, ma'am, how are you?
Buonasera
Good evening
Good evening to all of you tonight.
Arrivederci
Goodbye
Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
Buonanotte
Good night
Good night, sleep well tonight.
Salve
Hi / Hello (formal)
Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you.
Piacere
Nice to meet you / Pleasure
Nice to meet you, my name is Marco.
Come stai?
How are you?
Hi Marco, how are you?
Come sta?
How are you? (formal)
Good morning, how are you?
Come vai?
How are you doing?
Hey, how are you doing lately?
Tutto bene?
All good? / Is everything okay?
Hi, is everything good with you?
Bene, grazie
Fine, thanks
How are you? Fine, thanks, and you?
Non c'è male
I'm okay / Not bad
How are you? Not bad, thanks.
Perfetto
Perfect
How are you? Perfect, and you?
Così così
So-so
How are you? So-so, a bit tired.
Benissimo
Very well
How's it going? Very well, thanks a lot.
Malissimo
Very bad
How are you? Very bad, I don't feel well.
Purtroppo
Unfortunately
How are you? Unfortunately not very well.
A presto
See you soon
Bye, see you soon then!
A dopo
See you later
I'm leaving, see you this afternoon.
Arrivederla
Goodbye (very formal)
Mr. Rossi, goodbye, you're very kind.
Ci vediamo
See you soon / See you
See you tomorrow at school.
Alla prossima
Until next time
Goodbye, until next time!
Tanti saluti
Best regards
Please give my best regards to your mother.
Miei saluti
My regards
My regards to Mr. Bianchi.
Che piacere vederti!
So nice to see you!
So nice to see you after such a long time!
Mi fa piacere conoscerti
It's a pleasure to meet you
It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
Benvenuto
Welcome
Welcome to our home, Giovanni!
Benvenuta
Welcome (feminine)
Welcome to Italy, ma'am!
Benvenuti
Welcome (plural)
Welcome to Rome, dear friends!
Piacevole conoscenza
Pleased to meet you
Pleased to meet you, Mr. Rossi.
Grazie mille
Thank you very much
Thank you very much for your help today.
Di nulla
You're welcome
Thank you. You're welcome, it was a pleasure.
Prego
You're welcome / Please, go ahead
Sorry. Don't worry, it's nothing.
Con piacere
With pleasure
Do you want a coffee? With pleasure, thanks.
Volentieri
Gladly / With pleasure
Shall I help you? Gladly, thanks a lot.
Mi scusi
Excuse me (formal)
Excuse me, sir, I didn't hear you.
Mi perdoni
Forgive me (very formal)
Forgive me, I made a mistake.
Scusa
Sorry / Excuse me (informal)
Sorry, can you repeat that, please?
Scusami
Excuse me / Forgive me
Forgive me, I didn't mean to offend you.
Non fa niente
It's nothing / No big deal
Excuse me. It's nothing, it's no big deal.
Nessun problema
No problem
Sorry I'm late. No problem.
Va bene
Okay / All right
Shall we go now? Okay, I'm ready.
Tutto a posto
Everything's fine / All in order
How are things? Everything's fine.
Spero di rivederti
I hope to see you again
Goodbye, I hope to see you again soon.
A lunga
See you soon / See you later
I'm off, see you later then!
Fino a presto
See you soon
Bye guys, see you soon!
Conviene che vada
I have to go
I have to go, goodbye!
Devo andare
I have to leave
I'm sorry, I have to leave now.
Non vedo l'ora
I can't wait / I'm looking forward to it
I can't wait to see you again tomorrow.
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