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In 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 doctor. Chiama un kee-ah-mah oon I’d like to make a Vorrei fare una vor-ray far-eh oona a
medico. meh-dee-koh reverse-charge call. telefonata a carico teh-leh-fon-ah-tah ah
Call an ambulance. Chiama un’ kee-ah-mah oon del destinatario. kar-ee-koh dell dess-
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 up
hospital? più vicino? oovee-chee-noh? up a little please? forte, per favore? pee-oo for-teh, pair
fah-vor-eh?
local call la telefonata lah teh-leh-fon-ah-ta
Communication Essentials locale loh-kah-leh
Yes/No Si/No see/noh
Please Per favore pair fah-vor-eh Shopping
Thank you Grazie grah-tsee-eh
Excuse me Mi scusi mee skoo-zee How much does Quant’è, kwan-teh pair
Hello Buon giorno bwon jor-noh this cost? per favore? fah-vor-eh?
Goodbye Arrivederci ah-ree-veh-dair-chee I would like … Vorrei … vor-ray
Good evening Buona sera bwon-ah sair-ah Do you have …? Avete …? ah-veh-teh…?
morning la mattina lah mah-tee-nah I’m just looking. Sto soltanto stoh sol-tan-toh
afternoon il pomeriggio eel poh-meh-ree-joh guardando. gwar-dan-doh
evening la sera lah sair-ah Do you take Accettate ah-chet-tah-teh kar-teh
yesterday ieri ee-air-ee credit cards? carte di credito? dee creh-dee-toh?
ah keh or-ah ah-preh/
What time do you A che ora apre/
today oggi oh-jee open/close? chiude? 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 brown marrone mar-roh-neh
Pleased to Piacere di pee-ah-chair-eh dee
meet you. conoscerla. coh-noh-shair-lah
See you soon. A più tardi. ah pee-oo tar-dee Types of Shop
That’s fine. Va bene. va beh-neh antique dealer l’antiquario lan-tee-kwah-ree-oh
Where is/are …? Dov’è/Dove sono …? dov-eh/doveh soh-noh? bakery la panetteria lah pah-net-tair-ree-ah
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’s la macelleria lah mah-chell-eh-ree-ah
How do I get to....? Come faccio per koh-meh fah-choh cake shop la pasticceria lah pas-tee-chair-ee-ah
arrivare a …? pair arri-var-eh ah…? chemist’s la farmacia lah far-mah-chee-ah
Do you speak Parla inglese? par-lah een-gleh-zeh? delicatessen la salumeria lah sah-loo-meh-ree-ah
English? department store il grande eel gran-deh
I don’t understand. Non capisco. non ka-pee-skoh magazzino mag-gad-zee-noh
Could you speak Può parlare pwoh par-lah-reh fishmonger’s la pescheria lah pess-keh-ree-ah
more slowly, please? più lentamente, pee-oo len-ta-men-teh florist il fioraio eel fee-or-eye-oh
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 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 the chiuso per la kee-oo-zoh pair lah
early presto press-toh public holiday festa fess-tah
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 turistico too-ree-stee-koh
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