Greetings and personal information
Build the core word and phrase bank for first contact.
Core words
Use ciao with friends and people who invite informal language. Use buongiorno or buonasera when you want to be polite. Arrivederci is a polite goodbye.
Learn personal details as complete question-and-answer chunks. This helps you speak before you can build every sentence from separate rules.
- ciao· hello / goodbye (informal)
- buongiorno· good morning / good day
- buonasera· good evening
- arrivederci· goodbye (polite)
- piacere· nice to meet you
- grazie· thank you
Useful chunks
Learn nouns with their articles and learn verbs inside a complete phrase. Say each Italian item aloud, cover the English, and retrieve the meaning.
- prego· you are welcome
- scusa / scusi· excuse me (informal / formal)
- il nome· the name
- il paese· the country
- la lingua· the language
- la nazionalità· the nationality
In context
The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.
- Buongiorno, mi chiamo Alex.· Good morning, my name is Alex.Tappa 1 · Welcome to Italy
- Piacere, sono Giulia.· Nice to meet you, I am Giulia.Tappa 1 · Welcome to Italy
- Bene, grazie. E tu?· Fine, thank you. And you?Tappa 1 · Welcome to Italy
- Ciao! Mi chiamo Sophie e sono di Bristol.· Hi! My name is Sophie and I am from Bristol.Tappa 1 · New student profiles
- Buongiorno. Sono Daniel, di Dublino.· Good morning. I am Daniel, from Dublin.Tappa 1 · New student profiles
- Piacere! Io sono Maya e lei è Ana.· Nice to meet you! I am Maya and she is Ana.Tappa 1 · New student profiles
- Buongiorno. Come si chiama?· Good morning. What is your name?Tappa 1 · Ciao, piacere!
- Piacere, signor Wilson. Di dov’è?· Nice to meet you, Mr Wilson. Where are you from?Tappa 1 · Ciao, piacere!
- Ciao! Io sono Elena. Come stai?· Hi! I am Elena. How are you?Tappa 1 · Ciao, piacere!
- Ciao, mi chiamo Emma.· Hi, my name is Emma.Tappa 1 · Introduce yourself