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🤗 Italian Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Italian learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Italian?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Italian, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| morning greeting | Buon giorno |
| afternoon greeting | Buon pomeriggio |
| evening greeting | Buona sera |
| nighttime greeting | Buona notte |
| informal greeting | Salve |
| informal greeting | Ciao |
| how are you? | Come sta? |
| how are you? informal | Come stai? |
| how are you? informal | Come va? |
| how are you? informal | Tutto bene? |
| reply to Come sta, Come va, and Tutto bene | Bene |
| reply to Come sta, Come va, and Tutto bene | Bene, grazie |
| welcome greeting spoken to a group | Benvenuti |
| welcome greeting spoken to a man | Benvenuto |
| welcome greeting spoken to a woman | Benvenuta |
| welcome greeting spoken to a group of women | Benvenute |
| informal greeting spoken in the Pugliese dialect [ita-pug] | Ciau |
| general daytime greeting spoken in the Pugliese dialect [ita-pug] | Bonnì |
| general daytime greeting spoken in the Pugliese dialect [ita-pug] | Bonzòrni |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Italian lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/