What are the most important phrases I should learn in Italian as a tourist?

Question

What are the most important phrases I should learn in Italian as a tourist?

Answer 1

ciao bello/bella (hello handsome/beautiful)

Answer 2

Parla inglese? do you speak english?

Grazie - thanks

Per favore - please

Prego - you are welcome (kind of)

Quanto costa - how much?

Answer 3

Posso parlare inglese?

(May I speak english?)

It's kind to make the effort of asking it in Italian. After this question everybody will be kinder to you and try harder to understand what you'll ask in English.

Answer 4

Learn your numbers.  I found this good & used it all the time.  

uno

due

tre

quattro

cinque

sei

sette

otto

nove

deici

Answer 5

These are some of the Italian informal phrases...

ciao!- hello/goodbye

buon giorno- good morning(actually translated to "good day")

buona sera- good evening(but they usually start saying this after about 2 PM)

buona notte- good night

arrivederci- goodbye

per favore- please

grazie- thank you

prego- you're welcome

come stai?- how are you?

scusa- excuse me

Non c'è male.- not bad

sto bene- i am fine

che cosa ha detto?- what did you say?

ho capisco- i understand(depending where you go in italy, though...some say ho capito instead)

mi chiamo...- my name is...

sono di...- i am from

Parli inglese?- do you speak english?

non parlo italiano- i dont speak italian

non so- i dont know

lo so- i know

come?- what?

Va bene- ok

ho fame- im hungry

ho sete- im thirsty

ho freddo- im cold

ho caldo- im hot

Può aiutarmi?- Can you help me?

Come si dice ____ in italiano?- How do you say_____ in italian?

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Answer 6

Speak english.