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Language
Italian sounds can all be found in English. If you read our coloured pronunciation guides as if
they were English, you’ll be understood. Note that ai is pronounced as in ‘aisle’, ay as in ‘say’,
ow as in ‘how’, dz as the ‘ds’ in ‘lids’, and that r is strong and rolled. If the consonant is written
as a double letter, it’s pronounced a little stronger, eg sonno son·no (sleep) versus sono so·no
(I am). The stressed syllables are indicated with italics.
How much is it per night/person?
BASICS Quanto costa per kwan·to kos·ta per
Hello. Buongiorno. bwon·jor·no una notte/persona? oo·na no·te/per·so·na
Goodbye. Arrivederci. a·ree·ve·der·chee
Yes./No. Sì./No. see/no DIRECTIONS
Excuse me. Mi scusi. mee skoo·zee Where’s …?
Sorry. Mi dispiace. mee dees·pya·che Dov’è …? do·ve …
Please. Per favore. per fa·vo·re Can you show me (on the map)?
Thank you. Grazie. gra·tsye Può mostrarmi pwo mos·trar·mee
(soo·la pyan·ta)
(sulla pianta)?
You’re welcome.
Prego. pre·go EATING & DRINKING
Do you speak English?
Parli inglese? par·lee een·gle·ze What would you recommend?
ko·za mee kon·see·lya
Cosa mi consiglia?
I don’t understand.
Non capisco. non ka·pee·sko I’d like …, please. vo·ray … per fa·vo·re
Vorrei …, per favore.
How much is this?
Quanto costa questo? kwan·to kos·ta kwe·sto I don’t eat (meat).
Non mangio (carne). non man·jo (kar·ne)
Please bring the bill.
ACCOMMODATION Mi porta il conto, mee por·ta eel kon·to
per fa·vo·re
per favore?
Do you have a room?
Avete una camera? a·ve·te oo·na ka·me·ra
EMERGENCIES
Help!
Want More? Aiuto! a·yoo·to
I’m lost.
Mi sono perso/a. (m/f) mee so·no per·so/a
For in-depth language information
and handy phrases, check out Lonely I’m ill.
Planet’s Italian Phrasebook. You’ll Mi sento male. mee sen·to ma·le
find it at shop.lonelyplanet.com, or Call the police!
you can buy Lonely Planet’s iPhone Chiami la polizia! kya·mee la po·lee·tsee·a
phrasebooks at the Apple App Store. Call a doctor!
Chiami un medico! kya·mee oon me·dee·ko
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