A Guide to Beginner’s
Italian
Phoebe Johnston
Dr. Betts
LRC 320
Ciao a Tutti!
(Hello everyone!)
Welcome to your one-stop source for learning
the basics of Italian. Here I will give a
beginners’ course of the language including
salutations, numbers, colors, articles, etc.
Step 1: Le Base
(The Basics)
Italian Word
English Translation
Pronunciation
Sì
Yes
See
No
No
No
Per favore
Please
Per fav-o-ray
Grazie
Thank you
Grats-yay
Arrivederci
Goodbye
Ar-ree-va-dayr-chee
Prego
You’re welcome
Pray-go
Ciao
Hello
Chow
Buon giorno
Hello, good day
Bwon jorno
Buona notte
Goodnight
Bwona not-tay
Step 2: I Numeri
(Numbers)
Number
Italian Word
Pronunciation
1
Uno
Oono
2
Due
Do-ay
3
Tre
Tray
4
Quattro
Kwat-tro
5
Cinque
Cheen-kway
6
Sei
say
7
Sette
Set-tay
8
Otto
Ot-to
9
Nove
No-vay
10
Dieci
Dee-ay-chee
Step 3: Giorni della Settimana
(Days of the Week)
Day of the Week
Italian Word
Pronounciation
Monday
lunedì
Loon-a-dee
Tuesday
Martedì
Mar-ta-dee
Wednesday
Mercoledì
Mer-cole-la-dee
Thursday
Giovedì
Joe-va-dee
Friday
Venerdì
Ven-er-dee
Saturday
Sabato
Sa-ba-toe
Sunday
Domenica
Doe-meen-ee-ka
Step 4: I Colori
(Colors)
Color
Italian Word
Pronunciation
Red
Rosso
Ross-oh
Orange
Arancione
A-ranch-oh-ne
Yellow
Giallo
Ja-low
Green
Verde
Verr-de
Blue
Blu
Blue
Purple
Viola
Vee-oh-la
Bianco
Bee-onk-oh
Nero
Nerr-oh
Learn more about colors!
Step 5: Gli Articoli
(Articles: “The” & “A”)
Articles
Meaning
Pronounciation
Il
The (masculine)
eel
La
The (feminine)
la
Un
A (masculine)
oon
Una
A (feminine)
oona
Una pizza= A pizza
La pizza= The pizza
Un treno= A train
Il treno= The train
Grazie!