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Phrase Book 261

Phrase Book

IN AN EMERGENCY MAKING A TELEPHONE CALL
Help! Aiuto! eye-yoo-toh I’d like to place a Vorrei fare vor-ray far-eh oona
Stop! Fermate! fair-mah-teh long-distance call. una interurbana. in-tair-oor-bah-nah
Call a Chiama un kee-ah-mah oon I’d like to make Vorrei fare una vor-ray far-eh oona
doctor. medico meh-dee-koh a reverse-charge telefonata a carico teh-leh-fon-ah-tah ah
Call an Chiama un’ kee-ah-mah oon call. del destinatario. kar-ee-koh dell dess-
ambulance. ambulanza am-boo-lan-tsa tee-nah-tar-ree-oh
Call the Chiama la kee-ah-mah lah I’ll try again later. Ritelefono più ree-teh-leh-foh-noh
police. polizia pol-ee-tsee-ah tardi. pee-oo tar-dee
Call the fire Chiama i kee-ah-mah ee Can I leave a Posso lasciare poss-oh lash-ah-reh
brigade. pompieri pom-pee-air-ee message? un messaggio? oon mess-sah-joh?
Where is the Dov’è il telefono? dov-eh eel teh-leh- Hold on. Un attimo, oon ah-tee-moh,
telephone? foh-noh? per favore pair fah-vor-eh
The nearest L’ospedale loss-peh-dah-leh-pee- Could you speak Può parlare più pwoh par-lah-reh
hospital? più vicino? oo vee-chee-noh? up a little please? forte, per favore? pee-oo for-teh, pair
fah-vor-eh?
COMMUNICATION ESSENTIALS local call telefonata locale te-leh-fon-ah-tah
loh-cah-leh
Yes/No Si/No see/noh
Please Per favore pair fah-vor-eh SHOPPING
Thank you Grazie grah-tsee-eh
It’s a pleasure Prego preh-goh How much Quant’è, kwan-teh
Excuse me Mi scusi mee skoo-zee does this cost? per favore? pair fah-vor-eh?
Hello Buon giorno bwon jor-noh I would like … Vorrei … vor-ray
Goodbye Arrivederci ah-ree-veh-dair-chee Do you have …? Avete …? ah-veh-teh…?
Good evening Buona sera bwon-ah sair-ah I’m just looking. Sto soltanto stoh sol-tan-toh
morning la mattina lah mah-tee-nah guardando. gwar-dan-doh
afternoon il pomeriggio eel poh-meh-ree-joh Do you take Accettate ah-chet-tah -teh kar-teh
Evening la sera lah sair-ah credit cards? carte di credito? dee creh-dee-toh?
yesterday ieri ee-air-ee What time do A che ora apre/ ah keh or-ah
today oggi oh-jee you open/close? chiude? ah-preh/kee-oo-deh?
tomorrow domani doh-mah-nee this one questo kweh-stoh
here qui kwee that one quello kwell-oh
there la lah expensive caro kar-oh
What? Quale? kwah-leh? cheap a buon prezzo ah bwon pret-soh
When? Quando? kwan-doh? size, clothes la taglia lah tah-lee-ah
Why? Perchè? pair-keh? size, shoes il numero eel noo-mair-oh
Where? Dove? doh-veh? white bianco bee-ang-koh
black nero neh-roh
USEFUL PHRASES red rosso ross-oh
yellow giallo jal-loh
How are you? Come sta? koh-meh stah? green verde vair-deh
Very well, Molto bene, moll-toh beh-neh blue blu bloo
thank you. grazie. grah-tsee-eh
Pleased to Piacere di pee-ah-chair-eh dee TYPES OF SHOP
meet you. conoscerla. coh-noh-shair-lah
See you later. A più tardi. ah pee-oo tar-dee antique dealer l’antiquario lan-tee-kwah-ree-oh
That’s fine. Va bene. va beh-neh bakery il forno eel forn-oh
Where is/are …? Dov’è/Dove sono …? dov-eh/doveh soh-noh? /il panificio /eel pan-ee-fee-choh
How long does Quanto tempo ci kwan-toh tem-poh bank la banca lah bang-kah
it take to get to …? vuole per chee voo-oh-leh pair bookshop la libreria lah lee-breh-ree-ah
andare a …? an-dar-eh ah …? butcher la macelleria lah mah-chell-eh-ree-ah
How do I Come faccio per koh-meh fah-choh cake shop la pasticceria lah pas-tee-chair-ee-ah
get to …? arrivare a …? pair arri-var-eh ah…? chemist la farmacia lah far-mah-chee-ah
Do you speak English? Parla inglese? par-lah een-gleh -zeh? delicatessen la salumeria lah sah-loo-meh-ree-ah
I don’t understand. Non capisco. non ka-pee-skoh department store il grande eel gran-deh
Could you speak Può parlare pwoh par-lah-reh magazzino mag-gad-zee-noh
more slowly, più lentamente, pee-oo len-ta-men-teh fishmonger il pescivendolo eel pesh-ee-ven-doh-loh
please? per favore? pair fah-vor-eh? greengrocer il fruttivendolo eel froo-tee-ven-doh-loh
I’m sorry. Mi dispiace. mee dee-spee-ah-cheh grocery alimentari ah-lee-men-tah-ree
hairdresser il parrucchiere eel par-oo-kee-air-eh
USEFUL WORDS ice-cream parlour la gelateria lah jel-lah-tair-ree-ah
market il mercato eel mair-kah-toh
big grande gran-deh newsstand l’edicola leh-dee-koh-lah
small piccolo pee-koh-loh post office l’ufficio postale loo-fee-choh pos-tah-leh
hot caldo kal-doh shoe shop il negozio di eel neh-goh-tsioh dee
cold freddo fred-doh scarpe skar-peh
good buono bwoh-noh supermarket il supermercato eel su-pair-mair-kah-toh
bad cattivo kat-tee-voh tobacconist il tabaccaio eel tah-bak-eye-oh
enough basta bas-tah travel agency l’agenzia di viaggi lah-jen-tsee-ah dee
well bene beh-neh vee-ad-jee
open aperto ah-pair-toh
closed chiuso kee-oo-zoh SIGHTSEEING
left a sinistra ah see-nee-strah
right a destra ah dess-trah art gallery la pinacoteca lah peena-koh-teh-kah
straight on sempre dritto sem-preh dree-toh bus stop la fermata lah fair-mah-tah
near vicino vee-chee-noh dell’autobus dell ow-toh-booss
far lontano lon-tah-noh church la chiesa lah kee-eh-zah
up su soo la basilica lah bah-seel-i-kah
down giù joo closed for chiuso per le kee-oo-zoh pair leh
early presto press-toh holidays ferie fair-ee-eh
late tardi tar-dee garden il giardino eel jar-dee-no
entrance entrata en-trah-tah library la biblioteca lah beeb-lee-oh-teh-kah
exit uscita oo-shee-ta museum il museo eel moo-zeh-oh
toilet il gabinetto eel gah-bee-net-toh railway station la stazione lah stah-tsee-oh-neh
free, unoccupied libero lee-bair-oh tourist l’ufficio loo-fee-choh
free, no charge gratuito grah-too-ee-toh information di turismo dee too-ree-smoh
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