Italian Language

Although the official language spoken in Rome is Italian, travellers will find that many locals speak English, especially those who work in restaurants, hotels and other places associated with tourism.

However, if you would like to immerse yourself more in the Italian culture, below is a list of useful Italian expressions:

Courtesy

Hello/bye
Ciao
Bye
Arrivederci
Good morning
Buongiorno
Good afternoon
Buonasera
Good night
Buona notte
Welcome
Benvenuto
Please
Per favore
Thank you
Grazie
You're welcome
Prego
Sorry/ excuse me
Mi Scusi

Useful expressions

Yes
Si
No
No
Maybe
Forse
What?
Che cosa?
When?
Quando?
Why?
Perché?
Where?
Dove?
A lot
Molto
A little
Poco
Too much
Troppo
All
Tutto
Nothing
Niente
Do you speak English?
Parla inglese?
I don't understand
Non capisco

Numbers in Italian

Zero
Zero
One
Uno
Two
Due
Three
Tre
Four
Quattro
Five
Cinque
Six
Sei
Seven
Sette
Eight
Otto
Nine
Nove
Ten
Dieci

Days of the week

Monday
Lunedi
Tuesday
Martedi
Wednesday
Miercoledi
Thursday
Giovedi
Friday
Venerdi
Saturday
Sabato
Sunday
Domenica

At a restaurant

Do you have a table for..?
Avete un tavolo per...?
I would like to reserve
Vorrei riservare
Menu of the day
Piatto del giorno
Cutlery
Coperto
Starter
Antipasti
The bill, please
Il conto, per favore
Butter
Burro
Calamari
Calamari
Lamb
Agnello
Onion
Cipolla
Vegetable garnish
Contorno di verdure
Ribs
Cotolette
Mussels
Cozze
Fruit cake
Torta di frutta
Ddessert
Dolce
Fig
Fegato
Cheese
Formaggio
Strawberries
Fragole
Omelette
Frittata
Seafood
Frutti di mare
Mushrooms
Funghi prataioli
Prawns
Gamberi
Scampi
Scampi
Ice-cream
Gelato
Salad
Insalata
Pork
Maiale
Apple
Mela
Mustard
Mostarda
Hazelnut
Nocciola
Nut
Noce
Oysters
Ostriche
Cream
Panna
Bakery
Pasticceria
Peppers
Peperoni
Fish
Pesce
Chicken
Pollo
Tomato
Pomodoro
Mushrooms
Funghi
Rice
Riso
Risotto
Risotto
Veal escalope
Scaloppine di vitello
Cuttlefish
Seppia
Sole
Sogliola
Truffles
Tartufi
Tuna
Tonno
Trout
Trota
Egg
Uovo
Veal
Vitello
Clams
Vongole
Sugar
Zucchero
Soup
Zuppa