Vocabulary › Italian › Greetings & Basics
🇮🇹 Italian Greetings & Basics Flashcards
The polite essentials: hello, thank you, please, sorry — the twenty phrases that set the tone of every conversation you'll ever have. This free deck gives you the 18 essential Italian words with English translations — read them below, then study them properly with spaced-repetition flashcards.
Study this deck free →| English | Italian (Italiano) |
|---|---|
| hi / bye | ciao |
| good morning | buongiorno |
| good evening | buonasera |
| good night | buonanotte |
| goodbye | arrivederci |
| see you soon | a presto |
| please | per favore |
| thank you | grazie |
| you're welcome | prego |
| yes | sì |
| no | no |
| excuse me | scusa / scusi |
| I'm sorry | mi dispiace |
| how are you? | come stai? |
| well, thanks | bene, grazie |
| nice to meet you | piacere |
| I don't understand | non capisco |
| do you speak English? | parli inglese? |
How to actually learn these words
- Say every word out loud as you flip it — silent review builds recognition, speaking builds recall.
- Use spaced repetition: review right before you'd forget. Our study mode schedules each card automatically.
- Go both directions: English → Italian is the one that helps you SPEAK; don't skip it because it's harder.
- Little and often beats cramming: five minutes a day outperforms an hour on Sunday.