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#54: 6 Essential Italian Conversation Phrases (no more awkward silences!)
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Today's Italian words and phrases
Come si dice questo in italiano? = How do you say this in Italian?
Come = how
Si dice = one says
Questo = this
In italiano = in Italian
Che cosa vuol dire? = What does it mean? (lit. what does it want to say?)
Che cosa = what
Vuol = wants
Dire = to say
Scusi, non ho capito = Sorry, I didn't understand (formal)
Scusa, non ho capito = Sorry, I didn't understand (informal)
Non ho capito. Che cosa vuol dire? = I didn't understand. What does it mean?
Potrebbe ripetere per favore? = Could you repeat please? (formal)
Potrebbe = could you (formal)
Ripetere = repeat
Per favore = please
Puoi = can you (informal)
Puoi ripetere per favore? = Can you repeat please? (informal)
Potrebbe parlare più lentamente per favore? = could you speak slower please (formal)
Potrebbe = could you (formal)
Parlare = speak
Più = more
Lentamente = slowly
Per favore = please?
Puoi parlare più lentamente per favore? = Can you speak slower please? (informal)
Possiamo parlare in italiano? Vorrei imparare = Can we speak in Italian? I'd like to learn.
Possiamo = can we
Parlare = speak
In italiano = in Italian
Vorrei = I'd like to
Imparare = learn
Adesso, vi vogliamo invitare a una lesson di italiano sabato prossimo = Now, we'd like to invite you to an Italian lesson next Saturday.
Vi vogliamo invitare = We want to invite you (plural).
Vi = You plural
Vogliamo = we want
Invitare = to invite