I haven’t done anything wrong.
Non ho fatto nulla di male. (nohn oh FAHT-toh nool-lah dee MAH-leh)
It was a misunderstanding.
È stato un malinteso. (eh STAH-toh oon mah-LEEN-teh-zoh)
Where are you taking me?
Dove mi state portando? (DOH-veh mee STAH-teh pohr-TAHN-doh?)
Am I under arrest?
Sono [...]
I want to rent a car.
Desidero noleggiare una macchina. (deh-SEE-deh-roh noh-lehd-JAH-reh OO-nah mahk-KEE-nah) or Vorrei noleggiare una macchina (vohr-REY noh-lehd-JAH-reh OO-nah mahk-KEY-nah)
Can I get insurance?
Posso avere un’assicurazione? (POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh oo-nahs-see-koo-RAH-tsyoh-neh?)
stop (on a street sign)
stop (stohp)
one way
senso unico [...]
Do you have this in my size?
Avete questo nella mia taglia? (ah-VEH-teh KWEHS-toh NEHL-lah myah tah-LYAH?)
How much is this?
Quanto costa questo? (KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah KWEHS-toh?)
That’s too expensive.
È troppo caro/a. (EH TROHP-poh KAH-roh/ah)
Would you take _____?
Prendereste _____? (prehn-DEH-rehs-teh….?)
expensive
caro [...]
Do you serve alcohol?
Avete bevande alcoliche? (ah-VEH-teh beh-VAHN-deh ahl-KOH-lee-keh?)
Is there table service?
C’è il servizio al tavolo? (cheh eel sehr-VEE-zyoh ahl tah-VOH-loh?)
A beer/two beers, please.
Una birra/due birre, per favore. (OO-nah BEER-rah/ dweh BEER-reh, pehr fah-VOH-reh)
A glass of red/white wine, please.
Un bicchiere [...]
A table for one person/two people, please.
Un tavolo per uno/due, per favore. (oon tah-VOH-loh pehr OO-noh/ dweh, pehr fah-VOH-reh)
Can I look at the menu, please?
Posso vedere il menu, per favore? (POHS-soh veh-DEH-reh eel meh-NOO, pehr fah-VOH-reh?)
Can I look in the kitchen?
Posso dare un occhiata [...]
Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?
Accettate dollari Americani/Australiani/Canadesi? (aht-cheht-TAH-teh DOHL-lah-ree ah-meh-ree-KAH-nee/ ows-trah-LYAH-nee/ kah-nah-DEH-see?)
Do you accept British pounds?
Accettate sterline Inglesi? (aht-cheht-TAH-teh stehr-LEE-neh een-GLEH-zee?)
Do you accept credit cards?
Accettate carte di credito? (aht-cheht-TAH-teh KAHR-teh dee kreh-DEE-toh?)
Can you change money for me?
Potete cambiare delle denaro [...]
Do you have any rooms available?
Avete camere libere? (ah-VEH-teh kah-MEH-reh lee-BEH-reh?)
How much is a room for one person/two people?
Quanto costa una stanza singola/doppia? (KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah OO-nah STAHN-tsah seen-GOH-lah/ DOHP-pyah)
Does the room come with…
La stanza ha … (lah STAHN-tsah ah…)
…bedsheets?
…lenzuola? (…lehn-ZWOH-lah?) [...]
Bus and train
How much is a ticket to _____?
Quanto costa un biglietto per _____? (KWAHN-toh KOHS-tah oon bee-LYEHT-toh pehr)
One ticket to _____, please.
Un biglietto per _____, per favore. (oon bee-LYEHT-toh pehr….pehr fah-VOH-reh)
Where does this train/bus go?
Dove va questo treno / quest’autobus? (DOH-veh vah KWEHS-toh [...]
Colors
black
nero (NEH-roh)
white
bianco (BYAHN-koh)
gray
grigio (GREE-joh)
red
rosso (ROHS-soh)
blue
blu (bloo)
yellow
giallo (JAHL-loh)
green
verde (VEHR-deh)
orange
arancione (ah-rahn-CHOH-neh)
purple
viola (VYOH-lah)
brown
marrone (mahr-ROH-neh)
Time
now
adesso (ah-DEHSS-oh) – ora
later
più tardi (PYOO-TAR-dee)
before
prima (PREE-ma)
morning
mattina (mah-TEEN-ah)
afternoon
pomeriggio (poh-meh-REED-joh)
evening
sera (SEH-rah)
night
notte (NOHT-teh)
Clock time
one o’clock AM
l’una (LOO-nah)
two o’clock AM
le due (leh DOO-eh) [...]
