The 50 Italian phrases you’ll actually use — not textbook sentences, but the ones my students reach for on their first trip to Italy.
Each phrase comes with simple pronunciation written the English way, so you can say it out loud straight away. There’s a section on greetings, one on meeting people, one on eating and drinking, one on getting around — and a last one on the little words that make you sound like a local rather than a tourist.
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What’s inside
- Getting started — the greetings, and when ciao is the wrong one
- Meeting people — names, where you’re from, and how to admit you didn’t understand
- Eating and drinking — ordering properly, and why nobody orders a cappuccino after lunch
- Out and about — directions, prices, tickets, and one word for emergencies
- Sounding like a local — allora, magari, boh, and what to say instead of “good luck”
Ciao! I’m Laura, a native Italian teacher from Sicily. If you’d like to go further than a phrase list, have a look at my 10-week online course for beginners, starting 16 September.