Even if in most of the touristic resorts along Italy English and German are widely spoken, most of the Italian people can't speak a foreign language (other than a Romance language, that is), so it is useful to know some basic phrases in Italian.
In Italian, you use the polite form ("lei") with all the people you don't know; it doesn't matter whether they are older or younger than you, unless they are children. You'll use the confidential form ("tu") with the people you know and with children. The two forms differs in the use of the 2nd and 3rd persons in verbs.
Italian has two genders, masculine (''-o'', pl. ''-i'') and feminine (''-a'', pl. ''-e''), and some remnants of the neuter (''uovo'' "egg", pl. ''uova''). So a woman would say ''Mi sono persa'' while a man would say ''Mi sono perso''.
If you speak Spanish or even Portuguese, be careful as there are a lot of words that look and sound almost the same in these languages, but convey very different meanings. I.E: Spanish ''guardar'' ("to store, shelve") vs It. ''guardare'' ("to see, watch") and ''salir'' ("to get out") vs ''salire'' ("to go up"); Spanish ''caldo'' ("soup") vs It. ''caldo'' ("warm")
; a : as in "father" ; e : as in "set", but more closed, identical to "e" in New Zealand English ; i : as in "machine" ; o : as in "close", but undiphthongized ; u : like 'oo' in "hoop"
; b : like 'b' in "bed" ; c : like 'ch' in "chipper" (before 'i' or 'e'), 'k' in "kid" (before 'a', 'o', 'u') ; d : like 'd' in "dog" ; f : like 'ph' in "phone" ; g : like 'g' in "go" (before 'a', 'o', 'u'), like 'j' in "jello" (before 'i' or 'e'); silent before an 'l' as in 'Luglio' ; h : silent ; l : like 'l' in "love" ; m : like 'm' in "mother" ; n : like 'n' in "nice" ; p : like 'p' in "pig" ; q : like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always) ; r : trill with the tip of the tongue ; s : like 'ss' in "hiss", like 'z' in "haze" ; t : like 't' in "top" ; v : like 'v' in "victory" ; z : as in "pizza" or "adze"
; ai : like 'i' in "fight" ; au : like 'ow' in "brown"
; ei : like 'ay' in "say" ; eu : like the 'eu' similar to the Spanish word "Europa" ; ee : identical vowels [ stress on the first vowel " idee " (ee-DEH-eh)]
; ia : like 'ia' similar to the Spanish word "mia" ; ie : like 'ie' similar to the Spanish word "miedo" ; ii : identical vowels [ stress on the first vowel " addii " (ahd-DEE-ee)] ; io : like 'io' as in the Spanish word "tio" Similar to the 'eo' in "Leo" ; iu : like 'ew' in "few"
; oi : like 'oy' in "boy" ; oo : identical vowel [ stress on the first vowel " zoo " (DZOH-oh)]
; uo : like 'wo' in "won't"
For this phrasebook, we use the polite form for all phrases, on the presumption that you'll mostly be talking to people you don't already know.
; Hello. : Buon giorno. (''bwohn JOHR-noh'') ; Hello. (''informal'') : Ciao. (''chow'') ; How are you? : Come stai? (''informal'')(''koh-meh STAI?''), Come sta? (''formal'')(''koh-meh STAI?'') ; Fine, thank you. : Bene, grazie. (''BEH-neh, GRAHT-tsyeh'') ; What is your name? : Come ti chiami? (''informal'')(''KOH-meh tee kee-AH-mee?''), Come si chiama? (''formal'')(''KOH-meh see kee-AH-mah?'') ; My name is ______ . : Mi chiamo ______ . (''mee kee-AH-moh _____'') ; Nice to meet you. : Piacere di conoscerla. (''pyah-CHEH-reh dee koh-noh-SHEHR-lah'') ; Please. : Per favore. (''PEHR fah-VOH-reh'') ; Thank you. : Grazie. (''GRAHT-tsyeh'') ; You're welcome. : Prego. (''PREH-goh'') ; No problem. : Non c'e problema (''non cheh proh-BLEH-mah'') ; Yes : Si. (''SEE'') ; No : No. (''NOH'') ; Excuse me : Mi scusi. (''formal'')(''mee SKOO-zee''), Scusa (''informal'')(''SKOO-sah'') ; I'm sorry. : Mi dispiace. (''mee dee-SPYA-chee'') ; Goodbye. : Arrivederci. (''ah-ree-veh-DEHR-chee'') ; See you. : Ci vediamo. (''chee veh-DYAH-moh'') ; Sure. : Certamente, or Certo (''cher-TAH-men-teh'' or ''CHEHR-toh'') ; Really? : Davvero? (''dahv-VEH-roh?'') ; I don't speak Italian. : Non parlo italiano. (''non PAHR-loh ee-TAH-lyah-noh'') ; Do you speak English? : Parli inglese? (''Informal'')(''PAHR-lee een-GLEH-zeh?'') Parla inglese? (''Formal'')(''PAHR-lah een-GLEH-zeh?'') ; Speak more slowly, please. : Parli piu lentamente/piano, per favore. (''PAHR-lee pyoo lehn-TAH-mehn-teh/ PYAH-noh, pehr fah-VOH-reh'') ; I understand Italian a little. : Io capisco l_fItaliano solo un po. (''EE-oh kah-PEES-koh lee-TAH-lyah-noh SOH-loh oon poh'') ; I speak just a few words of Italian. : Conosco solo alcune parole in italiano. (''koh-NOHS-koh SOH-loh ahl-KOO-neh pah-ROH-leh een ee-TAH-lyah-noh'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Qualcuno parla inglese? (''kwahl-KOO-noh PAHR-lah een-GLEH-zeh?'') ; What does it mean? : Che cosa significa? or, Che cosa vuol dire? (''keh KOH-zah see-NYEE-fee-kah?, keh KOH-zah vwohl DEE-reh?'') ; I forgot. : Ho dimenticato. (''oh dee-MEHN-tee-kah-toh'') ; Now I remember. : Ora ricordo. (''OH-rah ree-KOHR-doh'') ; I don_ft know.: Non lo so. (''nohn loh soh'') ; After : Dopo (''DOH-poh'') ; Before : Prima (''PREE-mah'') ; Wait! : Aspetta! (''ahs-PEHT-tah'') ; I have a question. : Ho una domanda. (''oh OO-nah doh-MAHN-dah'') ; Can you tell me... : Lei puo dirmi... (''lay pwoh DEER-mee'') ; How to get to... : Come arrivare a... (''KOH-meh ahr-REE-vah-reh ah'') ; Where/When do we meet? : Dove/Quando ci incontriamo? (''DOH-veh/ KWAHN-doh chee een-KOHN-tryah-moh?'') ; How is the weather? : Che tempo fa? (''keh TEHM-poh fah'') ; While : Mentre (''MEHN-treh'') ; So : Cosi (''koh-ZEE'') ; Because : Perche (''pehr-KEH'')
; Pardon? : Come? (''KOH-meh?'') ; Help! : Aiuto! (''ah-YOO-toh!'') ; Good morning. : Buon giorno. (''bwohn JOHR-noh'') ; Good afternoon. : Buon pomeriggio. (''bwohn poh-meh-REE-joh'') ; Good evening. : Buona sera. (''bwohn-ah-SEH-rah'') ; Good night. : Buona notte. (''bwohn-ah-NOHT-teh'') ; I don't understand. : Non capisco. (''nohn kah-PEES-koh'') ; Where is the toilet? : Dov'e il gabinetto? (''doh-VEH eel gah-BEE-neht-toh?'')
; Leave me alone. : Mi lasci solo/a. / Lasciami solo/a. (''mee LAH-shee SOH-loh/lah'') (or Mi lasci stare (''...STAH-reh'')) ; Don't touch me! : Non mi toccare! (''NOHN mee TOH-kare!'') ; I'll call the police. : Chiamo la polizia. (''KYAH-moh lah poh-LEE-tsyah!'') ; Police! : Polizia! (''poh-LEE-tsyah!'') ; Stop! Thief! : Al ladro! (''ahl LAH-droh!'') ; I need your help. : Ho bisogno del tuo aiuto. (''oh bee-ZOH-nyoh dehl too-oh ah-YOO-toh'') ; It's an emergency. : E un'emergenza. (''eh oo-neh-mehr-JEN-tsah'') ; I'm lost. : Mi sono perso/a. (''mee soh-noh PEHR-soh/sah'') ; I lost my bag. : Ho perso la mia borsa. (''oh PEHR-soh lah MEE-ah BOHR-sah'') ; I lost my wallet. : Ho perso il mio portafoglio. (''oh PEHR-soh eel myoh pohr-tah-FOH-lyoh'') ; I'm sick. : Sono malato/a. (''SOH-noh mah-LAH-toh/tah'') ; I've been injured. : Mi sono ferito/a. (''mee SOH-noh feh-REE-toh/tah'') ; I need a doctor. : Ho bisogno di un dottore. (''oh bee-ZOH-nyoh dee oon dot-TOH-reh'') ; Can I use your phone? : Posso usare il suo telefono? (''POS-soh oo-ZAH-reh eel swoh teh-LEH-foh-noh?'')
; 1 : uno (''OO-noh'') ; 2 : due (''DOO-eh'') ; 3 : tre (''treh'') ; 4 : quattro (''KWAH-troh'') ; 5 : cinque (''CHEEN-kweh'') ; 6 : sei (''SEH-ee'') ; 7 : sette (''SEH-teh'') ; 8 : otto (''OH-toh'') ; 9 : nove (''NOH-veh'') ; 10 : dieci (''DYEH-chee'') ; 11 : undici (''OON-dee-chee'') ; 12 : dodici (''DOH-dee-chee'') ; 13 : tredici (''TREH-dee-chee'') ; 14 : quattordici (''kwahr-TOHR-dee-chee'') ; 15 : quindici (''KWEEN-dee-chee'') ; 16 : sedici (''SEH-dee-chee'') ; 17 : diciassette (''dee-chee-ah-SSEH-teh'') ; 18 : diciotto (''dee-CHOH-toh'') ; 19 : diciannove (''dee-chah-NOH-veh'') ; 20 : venti (''VEHN-tee'') ; 21 : ventuno (''vehn-TOO-noh'') ; 22 : ventidue (''vehn-tee-DOO-eh'') ; 23 : ventitre (''vehn-tee-TREH'') ; 30 : trenta (''TREHN-tah'') ; 40 : quaranta (''kwah-RAHN-tah'') ; 50 : cinquanta (''cheen-KWAHN-tah'') ; 60 : sessanta (''sehs-SAHN-tah'') ; 70 : settanta (''seht-TAHN-tah'') ; 80 : ottanta (''oht-TAHN-tah'') ; 90 : novanta (''noh-VAHN-tah'') ; 100 : cento (''CHEHN-toh'') ; 200 : duecento (''dweh-CHEHN-toh'') ; 300 : trecento (''treh-CHEHN-toh'') ; 1,000 : mille (''MEEL-leh'') ; 2,000 : duemila (''dweh-MEE-lah'') ; 1,000,000 : un milione (''oon mee-LYOH-neh'') ; 1,000,000,000 : un miliardo (''oo mee-LYAHR-doh'') ; 1,000,000,000,000 : mille miliardi (''MEEL-leh mee-LYAHR-dee'') '''or''' un bilione (''oo bee-LYOH-neh'') ; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : numero_____ (''NOO-meh-roh'') ; half : mezzo (''MEHD-dzoh'') ; less : meno (''MEH-noh'') ; more : piu (''pyoo'')
; now : adesso (''ah-DEHSS-oh'') - ora ; later : piu 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'')
; one o'clock AM : l'una (''LOO-nah'') ; two o'clock AM : le due (''leh DOO-eh'') ; noon : mezzogiorno (''mehd-dzoh-JOHR-noh'') ; one o'clock PM : le tredici (''leh TREH-dee-chee'') ; two o'clock PM : le quattordici (''leh kwaht-TOHR-dee-chee'') ; midnight : mezzanotte (''mehd-dzah-NOHT-teh'')
; _____ minute(s) : _____ minuto/ti (''mee-NOO-toh/tee'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ ora/e (''OH-rah/eh'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ giorno/ni (''JOHR-noh/nee'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ settimana/ne (''seht-tee-MAH-nah/neh'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ mese/si (''MEH-zeh/zee'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ anno/ni (''AHN-noh/nee'')
; today : oggi (''OHD-jee'') ; yesterday : ieri (''YEH-ree'') ; tomorrow : domani (''doh-MAH-nee'') ; day after tomorrow : dopo domani ('' doh-poh doh-MAH-nee'') ; this week : questa settimana (''KWEHS-tah seht-tee-MAH-nah'') ; last week : la settimana scorsa (''lah set-tee-MAH-nah SKOR-sah'') ; next week : la prossima settimana (''lah PROHS-see-mah set-tee-MAH-nah'')
; Sunday : domenica (''doh-MEH-nee-kah'') ; Monday : lunedi (''loo-neh-DEE'') ; Tuesday : martedi (''mahr-teh-DEE'') ; Wednesday : mercoledi (''mehr-koh-leh-DEE'') ; Thursday : giovedi (''joh-veh-DEE'') ; Friday : venerdi (''veh-nehr-DEE'') ; Saturday : sabato (''SAH-bah-toh'')
; January : gennaio (''jehn-NAH-yoh'') ; February : febbraio (''fehb-BRAH-yoh'') ; March : marzo (''MAR-tso'') ; April : aprile (''ah-PREE-leh'') ; May : maggio (''MAHD-joh'') ; June : giugno (''JOO-nyoh'') ; July : luglio (''LOO-lyoh'') ; August : agosto (''ah-GOHS-toh'') ; September : settembre (''seht-TEM-breh'') ; October : ottobre (''oht-TOH-breh'') ; November : novembre (''noh-VEHM-breh'') ; December : dicembre (''dee-CHEM-breh'')
First: the day Second: the month Third: the year
For example: 23/1/2005
And also in letters:
23 gennaio 2005
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To write clock times:
The hour . The minutes
For example: 6.43
You read: sei e quarantatre
; 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 TREH-noh / KWEHS-tow-TOH-boos'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : Dov'e il treno/l'autobus per _____? (''doh-VEH eel TREH-noh/ low-TOH-boos'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Questo treno/quest'autobus si ferma a _____? (''KWEHS-toh TREH-noh/ KWEHS-tow-TOH-boos see FEHR-mah ah'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Quando parte il treno/l'autobus per _____? (''KWAHN-doh PAHR-teh eel TREH-noh / low-TOH-boos'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : Quando arriva a _____ questo treno/quest'autobus? (''KWAHN-doh ahr-REE-vah ah....KWEHS-toh TREH-noh / KWEHS-tow-TOH-boos'')
; How do I get to _____ ? : Come si arriva a _____ ? (''Koh-meh see ahr-REE-vah ah...?'') ; ...to the railway station? : ...alla stazione ferroviaria? (''...ahl-LAH stah-DSYOH-neh fehr-roh-VYAH-ryah?'') ; ...to the bus station? : ...alla stazione dell'autobus? (''...ahl-LAH stah-DSYOH-neh dehl-LOW-toh-boos?'') ; ...to the airport? : ...all'aeroporto? (''...ahl-lah-eh-roh-POHR-toh?'') ; ...downtown? : ...in centro? (''...een CHEHN-troh'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...all'ostello? (''...ahl-LOHS-tehl-loh?'') ; ...the small hotel? / hotel? : ...all'albergo? hotel? (''...ahl-LAHL-behr-goh/ oh-TEHL?'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...al consolato Americano/Canadese/Australiano/Inglese? (''...ahl kohn-SOH-lah-toh ameh-REE-kah-noh/ kah-nah-DEH-zeh/ ows-trah-LYAH-noh/ ehn-GLEH-zeh?'') ; Where are there a lot of... : Dove ci sono molti... (''DOH-veh chee SOH-noh MOHL-tee...'') ; ...hotels? : ...hotel? (''...oh-TEH-l?'') ; ...restaurants? : ...ristoranti? (''...rees-toh-RAHN-tee?'') ; ...bars? : ...bar? (''bahr?'') ; ...sites to see? : ...cose da vedere? (''KOH-zeh dah veh-DEH-reh?'') or ...luoghi da vedere? (''...LOW-gee dah veh-DEH-reh?'') ; Can you show (it to) me on the map? : Potete mostrarmelo sulla carta? (''poh-TEH-teh mohs-trahr-MEH-loh sool-LAH KAHR-tah?'') ; street : strada (''STRAH-dah'') ; Turn left. : Giri a sinistra. (''JEE-ree ah see-NEES-trah'') ; Turn right. : Giri a destra. (''JEE-ree ah DEHS-trah'') ; left : sinistra (''see-NEES-trah'') ; right : destra (''DEHS-trah'') ; straight ahead : diritto (''dee-REET-toh'') ; towards the _____ : verso il _____ (''VEHR-zoh eel...'') ; past the _____ : dopo il _____ (''DOH-poh eel...'') ; before the _____ : prima del _____ (''PREE-mah dehl...'') ; Watch for the _____. : Guarda il _____. (''GWAHR-dah eel...'') or Cerca il _____. (''CHEHR-kah eel...'') ; intersection : incrocio (''een-KROH-chyoh'') ; north : nord (''nohrd'') abbreviation N ; south : sud (''sood'') abbreviation S ; east : est (''ehst'') abbreviation E ; west : ovest (''oh-VEHST'') abbreviation O
; 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 in cucina? (''POHS-soh DAH-reh oon ohk-KYAH-tah een koo-CHEE-nah?'') ; Is there a house specialty? : C'e una specialita della casa? (''cheh OO-nah speh-chah-lee-TAH DEHL-lah KAH-zah?'') ; Is there a local specialty? : C'e una specialita locale? (''cheh OO-nah speh-chah-lee-TAH loh-KAH-leh?'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : Sono vegetariano/a (''SOH-noh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-noh/ ah'') ; I don't eat pork. : Non mangio il maiale. (''nohn MAHN-joh eel mah-YAH-leh'') ; I don't eat beef. : Non mangio il manzo. (''nohn MAHN-joh eel MAHN-dzoh'') ; I only eat kosher food. : Mangio solamente cibo kosher. (''MAHN-joh soh-LAH-mehn-teh CHEE-boh KOH-shehr'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : Potete farlo leggero, per favore? (''poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh lehd-JEH-roh, pehr fah-VOH-reh?'') : or Potete farlo con pochi grassi? (with little fat) or Potete farlo con poco olio? (with little oil) (''poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh kohn poh-KHEE GRAHS-see? oh poh-TEH-teh FAHR-loh kohn POH-koh OH-lyoh?'') ; fixed-price meal : pranzo a prezzo fisso (''PRAH-tsoh ah PREHD-zoh FEES-soh'') ; a la carte : a la carte (''AH lah KAHR-tah'') ; breakfast : la prima colazione (''lah PREE-mah koh-lah-TSYOH-neh'') ; lunch : il pranzo (''eel PRAHN-dzoh'') ; tea (''meal'') : te (''teh'') : ''if you are meaning the meal at the 4 or 5 in the afternoon, in Italian is called '''merenda''' (''meh-REHN-dah'') but usually is only for kids'' ; supper : la cena (''lah CHEH-nah'') ; I would like _____. : Vorrei _____. (''vohr-RAY'') ; I would like a dish containing _____. : Vorrei un piatto con _____. (''vohr-RAY oon PYAHT-toh kohn....'') ; chicken : il pollo (''eel POHL-loh'') ; beef : il manzo (''eel MAHN-dzoh'') ; fish : il pesce (''eel PEH-sheh'') ; ham : il prosciutto (''eel proh-SHOOT-toh'') ; sausage : salsiccia (''sahl-SEET-chah'') ; cheese : formaggio (''fohr-MAHD-joh'') ; eggs : uova (''WOH-vah'') ; salad : insalata (''een-sah-LAH-tah'') ; (fresh) vegetables : verdure fresche (''vehr-DOO-reh FREHS-keh'') ; (fresh) fruit : frutta fresca (''FROOT-tah FREHS-kah'') ; bread : pane (''PAH-neh'') ; toast : toast (''tohst'') ; noodles : tagliatelle (''tah-LYAH-tehl-leh'') ; rice : riso (''REE-zoh'') ; beans : fagioli (''fah-JOH-lee'') or fagiolini (similar to beans but different) ; May I have a glass of _____? : Posso avere un bicchiere di _____? (''POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh oon beek-KYEH-reh dee....?'') ; May I have a cup of _____? : Posso avere una tazza di _____? (''POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh OO-nah TAHT-tsah dee...?'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : Posso avere una bottiglia di _____? (''POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh OO-nah boht-TEE-lyah dee...?'') ; the coffee : il caffe (''eel kahf-FEH'') ; the tea (''drink'') : il te (''eel TEH'') ; the juice : il succo (''eel SOOK-koh'') ; the water : l'acqua (''LAHK-kwah'') ; the bubbly water : l'acqua frizzante (''LAHK-kwah free-DZAHN-teh'') ; the beer : la birra (''lah beer-RAH'') ; the red/white wine : il vino rosso/bianco (''eel VEE-noh ROHS-soh/ BYAHN-koh'') ; May I have some _____? : Posso aver del _____? (''POHS-soh AH-vehr dehl...?'') or Posso avere un po' di ____? (''POHS-soh ah-VEH-reh oon POH dee...?'') ; the salt : il sale (''eel SAH-leh'') ; the black pepper : il pepe (''eel PEH-peh'') ; the butter : il burro (''eel BOOR-roh'') ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server'') : Scusi, cameriere?(m)/cameriera?(f) (''SKOO-zee, kah-meh-RYEH-reh?/ kah-meh-RYEH-rah?'') ; I'm finished. : Ho finito. (''oh fee-NEE-toh'') ; It was delicious. : E squisito. (''EH skwee-ZEE-toh'') ; Please clear the table. : Potete pulire il tavolo, per favore. (''poh-TEH-teh poo-LEE-reh eel tah-VOH-loh, pehr fah-VOH-reh'') ; The check, please. : Il conto, per favore. (''eel KOHN-toh, pehr fah-VOH-reh'')
; 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 (''SEHN-soh OO-nee-koh'') ; yield : dare la precedenza (''DAH-leh lah preh-cheh-DEHN-tsah'') ; no entry : divieto di accesso (''dee-VYEH-toh dee aht-CHEHS-soh'') ; no parking : sosta vietata (''SOHS-tah vyeh-TAH-tah'') or vietato parcheggiare (''vyeh-TAH-toh pahr-kehd-JAH-reh'') ; speed limit : limite di velocità (''lee-MEE-teh dee veh-loh-chee-TAH'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : benzinaio (''behn-dzee-NAH-yoh'') or stazione di rifornimento (''stah-TSYOH-neh dee ree-fohr-NEE-mehn-toh'') or (in an highway) area di servizio (''AH-reh-ah dee sehr-VEE-tsyoh'') ; petrol : benzina (only unleaded one) (''behn-DZEE-nah'') ; diesel : diesel (''DEE-zehl'') or gasolio (''gah-SOH-lyoh'')
; I haven't done anything wrong. : Non ho fatto nulla di male. (''nohn oh FAHT-toh 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 in arresto? (''SOH-noh een ahr-REHS-toh?'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : Sono un(una) cittadino(a) americano(a)/australiano(a)/britannico(a)/canadese. (''SOH-noh oon(OO-nah) cheet-TAH-dee-noh(ah) ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh(ah)/ ows-trah-LYAH-noh(ah)/ bree-tahn-NEE-koh(ah)/ kah-nah-DEH-zeh'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : Voglio parlare con l'ambasciata/il consolato Americano/Australiano/Inglese/Canadese. (''voh-LYOH pahr-LAH-reh kohn lahm-bah-SHAH-tah/ eel kohn-SOH-lah-toh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh/ ows-trah-LYAH-noh/ een-GLEH-zeh/ kah-nah-DEH-zeh'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : Voglio parlare con un(una) avvocato(a). (''voh-LYOH pahr-LAH-reh kohn oon(OO-nah) ahv-voh-KAH-toh(ah)'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Posso semplicemente pagare una multa adesso? (''POHS-soh sehm-plee-CHEH-mehn-teh pah-GAH-reh OO-nah MOOL-tah ah-DEHS-soh?'')