Language 1

In our first meeting we started to see some simple words and expressions.

Very polite cappuccino: it says you "buongiorno".

Benvenuti = welcome (many people)
Benvenuto = welcome (one male person)
Benvenuta = welcome ( one female person)
Benvenute = welcome (many female people)
Buongiorno = good morning
Buonasera = good evening
Buonanotte = good night
Arrivederci = goodbye
Ci vediamo = See you
Ciao = hello/bye (informal)
Come va? = how are you? (general)
Come stai? = how are you? (informal, one person)
Come sta? = how are you (formal, one person)
Come state? = how are you? (many people)
Bene = well
Molto bene = very well
Male = bad
Non c'e' male = not bad
Grazie = thank you
Prego = you are welcome

(Io) parlo italiano = I speak Italian
(Io) non parlo italiano = I don't speak Italian
(Io) parlo poco italiano / (io) parlo un poco di italiano = I speak Italian just a little
Non capisco l'italiano = I don't understand Italian
Mi dispiace = I'm sorry
Capisci l'italiano? = do you understand Italian? (informal, one person)
Capisce l'italiano? = do you understand Italian? (formal, one person)
Capite l'italiano? = do you understand Italian? (many people)
Parlo lituano, inglese, francese, tedesco, russo, spagnolo... = I speak Lithuanian, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish...
Parli lituano? = do you speak Lithuanian? (informal, one person)
Parla lituano? = do you speak Lithuanian? (formal, one person)
Parlate lituano? = do you speak Lithuanian? (many people)

Da dove vieni? = where are you from? (informal, one person)
Da dove viene? = where are you from? (formal, one person)
Da dove venite? = where are you from? (many people)
Dalla Lituania, dall'Italia = from Lithuania, from Italy
Da Vilnius, da Roma = from Vilnius, from Rome
Come ti chiami? = what's your name? (informal, one person)
Come si chiama? = what's your name? (formal, one person)
Come vi chiamate? = what's your name? (many people)
Mi chiamo... = my name is....
Piacere = nice to meet you

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Pronunciation tips (left side is Italian writing, right side is pronunciation).
- ca, co, cu = ka, ko, ku (example: "coast")
- ce, ci = che, chi (ex. "children")
- che, chi = ke, ki (ex. "chemistry")
- sce, sci = she, shi (ex. "ship").