• Greetings & Introductions
• Common Phrases
• Expressions with "Avere"
• Expressions with "Fare"
• Expressions with "Stare"

Greetings & Introductions

Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! How are you? [formal] How's it going? I'm fine, thank you. What is your name? My name is... Pleased to meet you! Goodbye! [formal] Goodbye! [informal] See you soon!

Salve! Ciao! Buongiorno! Buon pomeriggio! Buonasera! Come sta? Come va? Molto bene, grazie. Come Lei si chiama? Mio nome è... Piacere! ArrivederLa! Arrivederci! A presto!

Common Phrases

Here are some of the most commonly used phrases and idioms in the Italian language. Memorizing phrases such as these will go a long way toward improving your use of the language.

a destra a sinistra affinché ciascuno comunque d'altra parte d'ora in poi di solito ecco fino a frattempo in distanza in caso di in ogni caso in orario in quel caso in tempo invece di magari mentre nel caso che nel corso di nel frattempo non si sa mai oggi come oggi ogni tanto per la prima volta poco dopo prima di tutto quindi secondo sempre che solo spesso subito tra poco troppo tutto d'un tratto vale a dire

to the right to the left so that each one however on the other hand from now on usually here is; here are until meanwhile in the distance in case of at any rate; in any case on time in that case soon enough instead of perhaps while in the event that throughout the course of in the meantime just in case nowadays from time to time for the first time soon after first of all therefore according to provided that only often right away in a little while too much all at once that is to say

Expressions with "avere"

Here are some common idiomatic expressions used with the verb "avere":

avere bisogno di avere caldo avere fame avere freddo avere fretta avere paura avere ragione avere sete avere sonno avere torto avere vergogna avere voglia di

to need to be hot to be hungry to be cold to be in a hurry to be afraid to be right to be thirsty to be sleepy to be wrong to be ashamed to feel like

Expressions with "fare"

Here are some common idiomatic expressions used with the verb "fare":

fare a meno fare attenzione fare senza fare una domanda a fare una passeggiata

to do without to pay attention to to pretend to do without to ask a question to go for a walk

Expressions with "stare"

Here are some common idiomatic expressions used with the verb "stare":

stare attento stare bene stare calmo stare fermo stare per stare zitto

to be careful to be well to stay calm to stay still to be about to to be quiet