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