A Guide to Beginner’s Italian

Phoebe JohnstonDr. BettsLRC 320

Ciao a Tutti!(Hello everyone!)

Welcome to your one-stop source for learning the basics of Italian. Here I will give a beginners’ course of the language including salutations, numbers, colors, articles, etc.

Step 1: Le Base(The Basics)

Italian Word English Translation

Pronunciation

Sì Yes See

No No No

Per favore Please Per fav-o-ray

Grazie Thank you Grats-yay

Arrivederci Goodbye Ar-ree-va-dayr-chee

Prego You’re welcome Pray-go

Ciao Hello Chow

Buon giorno Hello, good day Bwon jorno

Buona notte Goodnight Bwona not-tay

Step 2: I Numeri(Numbers)

Number Italian Word Pronunciation

1 Uno Oono

2 Due Do-ay

3 Tre Tray

4 Quattro Kwat-tro

5 Cinque Cheen-kway

6 Sei say

7 Sette Set-tay

8 Otto Ot-to

9 Nove No-vay

10 Dieci Dee-ay-chee

Step 3: Giorni della Settimana

(Days of the Week)Day of the Week Italian Word Pronounciation

Monday lunedì Loon-a-dee

Tuesday Martedì Mar-ta-dee

Wednesday Mercoledì Mer-cole-la-dee

Thursday Giovedì Joe-va-dee

Friday Venerdì Ven-er-dee

Saturday Sabato Sa-ba-toe

Sunday Domenica Doe-meen-ee-ka

Step 4: I Colori(Colors)

Color Italian Word Pronunciation

Red Rosso Ross-oh

Orange Arancione A-ranch-oh-ne

Yellow Giallo Ja-low

Green Verde Verr-de

Blue Blu Blue

Purple Viola Vee-oh-la

White Bianco Bee-onk-oh

Black Nero Nerr-oh

Learn more about colors!

Step 5: Gli Articoli(Articles: “The” & “A”)

Articles Meaning Pronounciation

Il The (masculine) eel

La The (feminine) la

Un A (masculine) oon

Una A (feminine) oona

Una pizza= A pizza Un treno= A trainLa pizza= The pizza Il treno= The train

Grazie!