✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Sì (see)
- 👎 No: No (noh)
- 🙏 Please: Per favore (pehr fah-VOH-reh)
- 😊 Thank you: Grazie (GRAHT-see-eh)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Prego (PREH-goh)
- 😬 Sorry: Scusa (SKOO-zah)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Scusi (SKOO-zee)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Ciao (chow)
- 👋 Bye: Ciao (chow)
- 🌞 Good morning: Buongiorno (bwohn-JOR-noh)
- 🌙 Good night: Buonanotte (bwoh-nah-NOHT-teh)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Cos’è? (koh-ZEH?)
- 👤 Who?: Chi? (kee?)
- 🕒 When?: Quando? (KWAHN-doh?)
- 📍 Where?: Dov’è? (doh-VEH?)
- 🛠️ How?: Come? (KOH-meh?)
- 🤔 Why?: Perché? (pehr-KEH?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Non lo so (non loh soh)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Non capisco (non kah-PEE-skoh)
- 🔁 Again: Ancora (ahn-KOH-rah)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Buono (BWOH-noh)
- 👎 Bad: Cattivo (kaht-TEE-voh)
- 😋 Yummy: Buono! (BWOH-noh!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Schifoso! (skeef-OH-soh!)
- 🧸 I like it: Mi piace (mee PYA-cheh)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Non mi piace (non mee PYA-cheh)
- 💧 Water: Acqua (AHK-kwah)
- 🍝 Food: Cibo (CHEE-boh)
- 👉 This: Questo (KWES-toh)
- 👉 That: Quello (KWEHL-loh)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Mi chiamo… (mee KYAH-moh)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Come ti chiami? (KOH-meh tee KYAH-mee?)
- 🙋 I am: Io sono… (EE-oh SOH-noh)
- 👉 You are: Tu sei… (too SEH-ee)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Sono felice (SOH-noh feh-LEE-cheh)
- 😢 I’m sad: Sono triste (SOH-noh TREE-steh)
- 😴 I’m tired: Sono stanco/a (SOH-noh STAHN-koh/ah)
- 😡 I’m mad: Sono arrabbiato/a (SOH-noh ahr-rah-BYAH-toh/ah)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Mi fa male (mee fah MAH-leh)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Non mi sento bene (non mee SEN-toh BEH-neh)
- 🥰 I love you: Ti amo (tee AH-moh)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Ho fame (oh FAH-meh)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Ho sete (oh SEH-teh)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Oggi (OHJ-jee)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Domani (doh-MAH-nee)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Ieri (YAY-ree)
- 🌅 Morning: Mattina (maht-TEE-nah)
- 🌌 Night: Notte (NOHT-teh)
- ⏳ Now: Adesso (ah-DESS-oh)
- 🔜 Later: Dopo (DOH-poh)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Destra (DES-trah)
- 🔙 Left: Sinistra (see-NEES-trah)
- ⬆️ Straight: Dritto (DREET-toh)
- ⬅️ Front: Davanti (dah-VAHN-tee)
- ➡️ Behind: Dietro (DEE-eh-troh)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Sopra (SOHP-rah)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Sotto (SOH-toh)
- 🏠 Inside: Dentro (DEN-troh)
- 🌳 Outside: Fuori (FWOR-ee)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Ingresso (een-GREH-soh)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Uscita (oos-CHEE-tah)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Quanto costa? (KWAHN-toh KOH-stah?)
- 😮 Too much: Troppo (TROHP-poh)
- 👌 A little: Un po’ (oon POH)
- 1️⃣ One: Uno (OO-noh)
- 2️⃣ Two: Due (DOO-eh)
- 3️⃣ Three: Tre (TREH)
- 4️⃣ Four: Quattro (KWAHT-tro)
- 5️⃣ Five: Cinque (CHEEN-kweh)
- 6️⃣ Six: Sei (SAY)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Sette (SET-teh)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Otto (OHT-toh)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Nove (NOH-veh)
- 🔟 Ten: Dieci (DEE-eh-chee)
- 💯 One hundred: Cento (CHEN-toh)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Perché (pehr-KEH)
- 🧩 So…: Quindi (KWEEN-dee)
- 👀 If…: Se (seh)
- 🆚 But: Ma (mah)
- 🔄 Or: O (oh)
- ➕ And: E (eh)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Ho bisogno (oh bee-ZOH-nyoh)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Voglio (VOH-lyoh)
- 🙌 I give: Do (doh)
- 🤝 I help: Aiuto (ah-YOO-toh)
- 🙋 I ask: Chiedo (KYAY-doh)
- 🗣️ I say: Dico (DEE-koh)
- 👂 I listen: Ascolto (ahs-KOHL-toh)
- 👀 I see: Vedo (VEH-doh)
- 🦶 I go: Vado (VAH-doh)
- 🍽️ I eat: Mangio (MAHN-joh)
- 🥤 I drink: Bevo (BEH-voh)
- 🛌 I sleep: Dormo (DOR-moh)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Aiuto! (ah-YOO-toh!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Silenzio! (see-LEN-tsee-oh!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Fermati! (fehr-MAH-tee!)
- 👀 Look!: Guarda! (GWAHR-dah!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Calmati (KAL-mah-tee)
- 👏 Come here: Vieni qui! (VYEH-nee kwee!)
- ⏳ Wait: Aspetta (ah-SPET-tah)
- 🌟 Good job!: Bravo/a! (BRAH-voh/ah!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Andiamo! (ahn-DYAH-moh)