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-greet someone you don’t know:

Buon giorno (or) buona sera   /   signora (or) signorina

Buon giorno (or) buona sera   / (signore is used less often than signora or signorina)

 

-greet someone you know:

Ciao (or) buongiorno (or) buona sera

-ask someone their name:

Come si chiama?

 

-introduce yourself:

Mi chiamo Gianna

Sono Gianna

- ask someone you don’t know where they are from, or where they live:

Di dovӏ?

Dove abita?

-ask someone you are familiar with where they are from:

Di dove sei?

- say where you are from or where you live:

Sono di Portland.

Abito a Portland.

 

- To point out Giovanni to your friends:

Ecco Giovanni, è di Milano. (Here's Giovanni! He's from Milano.)

 

- say “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Piacere.

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- ask someone you don’t know how they are, or how it’s going:

Come sta?

Come va?

 

- ask someone you know how they are or how it’s going:

Come stai?

Come va?

 

- say how you are, or how it’s going:

Sto bene.   (I’m well)

Molto bene. (very well)

Va bene.  (It’s going well)

 

-after you have told them how you are, ask them how they are:

E Lei? (formal)

E tu? (familiar)

 

- say good-bye to someone (formal)

Arrivederci (to one or more people)

Buona notte (in the evening, or at bed time)

Buon giorno. (before noon)

Buona sera (after noon)

Arrivederla (to one person, very formal)

 

- say good-bye to someone (familiar)

Ciao. (any time)

Arrivederci (to one or more people)

Buona notte (in the evening, or at bed time)

Buon giorno. (before noon)

Buona sera (after noon)

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