Greetings in Italian

Find common greetings and phrases in Italian, and how to pronounce them.

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

Recording

Hello (formal)

Refer to ‘good morning’, ‘good afternoon’ and ‘good evening’

N/A

N/A

Hello (informal)

Ciao

Chow

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Greetings everyone

Saluti a tutti

Sah-loo-tee ah toot-tee

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How are you? (formal)

Come sta?*

Come state?**

Koh-meh stah

Koh-meh stah-teh

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Listen

Thank you

Grazie

Grah-tsee-eh

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Good morning

Buongiorno

Bwon-jor-no

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Good afternoon

Buon pomeriggio

Bwon poh-meh-ree-joh

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Good evening

Buonasera

Bwon-ah say-rah

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Good night

Buonanotte

Bwon-ah not-teh

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* when addressing 1 person

** when addressing 2 or more people

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