Tempo di viaggiare...it's time to travel!

Everyone's traveling to bella Italia!  Some of my students are looking to learn some basic conversational words and phrases. Here is a particularly catchy summer time song by Edoardo Vianello. Enjoy!



I came up with the following quick study:

Greetings

Good day, good afternoon 
Buongiorno, buonagiornata

Good evening          Buonasera, buonaserata

Good night               Buonanotte

Saying hello

Hello   (formal, in a store, meeting a stranger)             Salve

Hi   (informal)                                          Ciao

Meeting People

I would like you [pl.] to meet Mr & Mrs. …  
Vorrei presentarvi i signori...

I introduce you to…my wife/ husband/ daughters 
Le presento mia moglie/ mio marito/  le mie figlie

My name is…                            
Mi chiamo…

It’s a great pleasure                 
Molto piacere   or  tanto piacere

The pleasure is mine     Il piacere è mio

Welcome! [pl.]              Benvenuti

Good bye (polite)                Arrivederci   or   ArrivederLa

Good bye   (informal)                    Ciao

We’ll see each other soon          Ci vediamo a presto

We’ll see each next time            Ci vediamo la prossima volta   or 

Another time                              A più tardi

Essentials

Yes                            Sì

No                             No

Please                       Per favore   per piacere

Thank you (very much)      Grazie (mille)

You’re welcome         Prego

Repeat?                    Prego?

Take a seat               Prego, si accomodi…  Vi Accommodate [pl.], prego

After you                   Prego

May I come in?          Prego

I’m sorry (e.g. for bumping you, an apology)              Mi scusi   (polite)

Excuse me…(ask directions)?                         Mi scusi   (polite)

I’m sorry (you lost your dog/missed your flight)            Mi dispiace            

Excuse me (e.g. squeezing by in a crowd)                 Permesso

Conversing

How long are you (formal) here for?               

                           Quanto tempo si fermerà?

We’re here on vacation                             

                            Stiamo qui in vacanza

That’s great                      Bene

Fantastic                          Fantastico

Hey!                                 Uei!

How’s it going?                 Come va?                          

What’s up [informal]?              Cosa mi racconti?

Is everything OK?             Tutto a posto?   Tutto va bene?

Everything’s [I’m] fine       Sto bene    Va bene

There’s a strike                 C’è [uno] sciopero

Time

What time is it?                                 Che ore sono?

It’s noon.                                          È mezzogiorno

It’s one o’clock                                  È l’una

It’s two o’clock                                 Sono le due,  le tre,  le diciotto e mezza [18,30]

What time does the...leave?                     
A che ora parte….

  boat--la nave    train--il treno    bus—l’autobus    airplane--l’aeroplano