Italian derives diachronically from Latin like other many romance languages but unlike them the Italian pronunciation still conserves short and long consonants which make it the closest to Latin. Italian has Lexical similarity with French in 89%, 87% with Catalan, 85% with Sardinian, 82% with Spanish and 78% with Portuguese.
The Italian language
The Italian language is one of the most beautiful and romantic languages in the world. It is spoken by almost 60 million people in Italy and countries like Switzerland, San Marino,Vatican city, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia reaching a population of more than 85 million speakers. There are also Italian speakers in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Canada, the USA and the UK.
Italian phrases
If you are planning to travel to Italy or another of these countries, it could be useful to learn a few phrases to communicate better with the people and better enjoy the magnificent attractions of Italy, for all the historical places to shopping centers and restaurants.
| Phrases in English | Phases in Spanish |
| Hello | Ciao! |
| What is your name? | Come ti chiami? |
| My name is … | Mi chiamo… |
| I don’t speak italian | Io non parlo italiano |
| Yes | Si |
| No | No |
| Goodbye | Arrivederci/Ciao |
| See you! | ci vediamo! |
| Thank you | Grazie (tante)! |
| Can you help me? | Potresti aiutarmi?/ potrebbe aiutarmi? |
| Please speak more slowly | parli più lentamente per favore |
| Sorry / Excuse me (asking for something) | Scusa or scusami / scusi |
| Excuse me, where’s the toilet? | scusi, dov’è il bagno? |
| Police | polizia |
| Toilet | bagno |
| I need a doctor | ho bisogno di un dottore |
| I’m lost | mi sono perso(a) |
| Do you have any spare tables? | scusi, c’è un tavolo libero?do |
| The menu, please | il menu, per favore |
| I’m a vegetarian | sono vegetariano |
We provide you with the usual phrases for starting a conversation, asking for help, ordering in a restaurant or café like the famous Giolitti. but if you like to learn vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Enter to our home page or visit this page to learn Italian online.
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