96: Don’t Be Rude! How to Meet, Greet and Be Polite in Italian

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

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Want to make a good impression when you meet Italians? Learn the do’s and don'ts when it comes to greeting and being polite in Italian.

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Today's Italian words:
un caffè, per favore = a coffee, please
grazie = thank you
prego = you're welcome
scusi = excuse me / sorry
buongiorno = hello (during the day)
buonasera = hello (during the evening)
salve = hello (any time of day)
ciao = hi (informal)
sono Katie = I'm Katie
come si chiama? = what's your name? (formal)
piacere = pleased to meet you
buona giornata = have a good day
buona serata = have a good evening
arrivederci = good bye

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0:00.0	Welcome back to our mini series on Italian phrases for travel.
0:05.3	Knowing just a few words and expressions will make a big difference to your trip
0:08.4	because locals are almost always happy to engage with people who make the effort.
0:13.3	A key part of winning the locals over is of course being polite in Italian.
0:18.0	So in this episode, you'll learn how to do just that.
0:22.5	Meeting, greeting and being polite in Italian. So in this episode, you'll learn how to do just that. Meeting, greeting and being polite in Italian.
0:37.0	Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages. Hello to all and benvenuti.
0:41.2	Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages.
0:48.0	Matteo, what do you think is the most important word to make sure you're polite when speaking Italian?
0:51.4	Hmm. Difficile.
0:52.9	Difficult?
0:58.0	No, I mean, it's difficult to choose just one word. Well, let's go through a few.
1:00.0	I'll say the English and you can translate them to Italian.
1:04.0	And as you're listening at home, if you already know them, try to say them in the pause.
1:09.0	And if you don't, no worries.
1:10.0	Say them with Mateo,
1:12.0	trying to get your pronunciation as close to his as possible. One very important word to know is
1:17.5	please. Per favor. Per favor. Although you might like to know that Italians don't tend to use this word as frequently as we do in English.
1:33.5	While you can certainly say a coffee please,
1:36.9	It's also very common to use grazie, thank you.
1:44.1	An cafe, grazie. In fact, grazie, thank you, is probably the most useful word of all when being polite.
1:53.9	Grazie.
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