Survival Italian

 If you know these, you will at least come off
 like a *thoughtful* ugly American.


 Good Morning/Good Afternoon: Buon giorno (bwon JOHR-noh)
 Good Evening: Buona sera (bwon-nah SEH-rah)
 Goodbye: Arrivederci
 Hi/Bye (informal): Ciao
 Please: Per favore (pehr fah-VOH-reh)
 Thank you [very much]: [Molto] Grazie (GRAH-tsyeh)
 Excuse me: Mi scusi (mee SKOO-zee)
 I'm sorry: Mi dispiace (mee dee-SPYAH-cheh)
 I don't speak Italian: Non parlo italiano (nohn PAHR-loh
 ee-tah-LYAH-noh)
 Do you speak English?: Parla inglese? (PAHR-lah eenGLEH-zeh)
 How much does it cost?: Quanto costa? (KWAHN-toh KOH-stah)
 The bill, please: Il conto, per favore (eel KOHN-toh . . .)
 Where is the can?: Dove la toeletta? (do-VEH lah toh-eh-LEHT-tah)
 We are vegetarian: Siamo vegetarani
 I am American: Sono Americano
 Help!: Aiuto! (ah-YOO-toh)


 You might also decide you want to learn to count:

 uno
 due (doo-ay)
 tre
 quattro
 cinque (chinkway)
 sei (say-ee)
 sette
 otto
 nove
 dieci
 undici (oon-deechie)
 dodici
 tredice
 quattordici
 quindici (kween-deechie)
 seidici
 diciasette (deech-a-settay)
 diciotto (deech-otto)
 dicianove (deech-a-novay)
 venti
 ventiuno
 ventidue ...
 ...add 1-9 to end of venti, trenta, etc. (no exceptions)...
 trenta
 quaranta
 cinquanta (chinkwanta)
 seisanta
 settanta
 ottanta
 novanta
 cento (100)
 mille (1000)

 Just count to 100 about five times, and you'll have it.