135: 8 Easy Ways to Sound Like a Local in Italy

Published: April 16, 2024, 5 a.m.

Going to Italy soon? These 8 basic Italian phrases will help you do lots of practical things and speak like a local!

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Today's Italian words:
\nPrendo un caff\xe8 = I\u2019ll have a coffee (lit. I take a coffee)
\nPrendo una margherita = I\u2019ll have a margherita (lit. I take a margherita)
\nLo stesso = The same
\nPrendo lo stesso = I\u2019ll have the same (lit. I take the same)
\nQuesto = This
\nQuello = That
\nSalve = Hello (anytime of day, semi-formal and formal)
\nSono\u2026 = I\u2019m
\nSono Matteo = I\u2019m Matteo
\nE tu? = And you?
\nPermesso! = Can I move past? / Can I come in? (lit. permission)
\nPosso? = May I? (lit. I can)