Conquer the Eternal City armed with essential Italian words and phrases: here is your Italian Travel Vocabulary Guide to enrich your experience in Rome and communicate more easily.
We have classified all the useful words to know for your trip into different categories. We have also specified, for each word, its exact pronunciation in Italian to help you as best as possible.
Nothing like short phrases to learn by heart to be able to ask essential things during your trip to Italy. Here is a selection of phrases that will probably be very useful during your stay in Rome.
French
Italian
Pronunciation
Where are the restrooms?
Dov'è il bagno?
do-VEH eel BAN-yoh?
How much does it cost?
Quanto costa?
KWAN-toh KOH-stah?
I don't speak Italian.
Non parlo italiano.
non PAR-lo ee-TAH-lyah-no.
Do you speak French?
Parli francese?
PAR-lee fran-CHEH-se?
Can you help me?
Puoi aiutarmi?
PWOY ah-yoo-TAR-mee?
Thank you!
Grazie!
GRAHT-zee-eh!
I'm sorry.
Mi dispiace.
mee dee-SPYAH-che.
Yes / No.
Sì / No.
see / noh.
My name is…
Mi chiamo…
mee KYAH-moh…
How are you?
Come stai?
COH-meh STAY?
A table for two, please.
Un tavolo per due, per favore.
oon TAH-voh-lo per dweh, per fa-VOH-ray.
Where can I find…?
Dove posso trovare…?
DOH-veh POH-soh tro-VAH-ray…?
Can I get the bill?
Posso avere il conto?
POH-soh ah-VEH-ray eel KON-toh?
Is there Wi-Fi here?
C'è Wi-Fi qui?
cheh WEE-fee kwee?
What time does it close?
A che ora chiude?
ah keh OH-ra KYOO-deh?
During your stay in Rome, these basic phrases will be extremely helpful to you in everyday life. Whether you're ordering a meal, finding your way around, or simply striking up a conversation, having these phrases at hand will allow you to experience a more immersive and enjoyable stay. Enjoy the Eternal City!
Want to learn more? We recommend this book which you can find on Amazon and is very well done: Learn Italian in 30 days
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