I Saluti/The Greetings:
I Saluti/The Greetings Ciao (hello/goodbye) *used both formally and informally Salve (hello) *used when speaking to someone older or unfamiliar Come stai? (How are you?) *used when speaking to someone you know very well such as a friend or classmate Come va? (how are you?) *used amongst friends or peers Come sta? (How are you?) *used while speaking with adults, someone older, or someone you do not know well Come ti chiami? (What is your name?) *used when speaking to those you know well Come si chiama? (What is your name?) *used when speaking to those who you do not know well or parents\teachers\and people with higher status
I Saluti/The Greetings (Continued):
I Saluti/The Greetings (Continued ) Buon giorno (Good morning) Buon pomeriggio (Good afternoon) Buona sera (Good evening) Buona notte (Good night) Sono di … (I am from…)
Riposte/Responses:
Riposte/Responses *In Italian, a word ending in -o, for the most part, is masculine, and a word ending in -a is most of the time feminine Mi chiamo … (My name is…) Sto bene (I’m well) Sono stanco /a (I’m tired) Sono ammalato /a (I’m sick) Non c’e male (Not too bad) Sto male (I’m not well/I’m bad) Così , Così (Pretty good/So, so) Menza , Menza (So, so) *not commonly used
Riposte/Responses (Continued):
Riposte/Responses (Continued) Grazie (Thank you) Grazie mille (Thanks a million) Prego (You’re welcome) ArrivederLa or arrivederla (Goodbye) *used when speaking to someone you don’t know well Arrivederci (Goodbye) *used when speaking to someone familiar or around your age
Esempi/Examples:
Esempi /Examples Scenario : Two unfamiliar boys at school who are meeting for the first time, therefore, formal dialogue will be used Marcello : Salve, Come s i chiama? (Hello, what is your name?) Giacomo : Salve, mi chiamo Giacomo , e lei? (Hello, my name is Giacomo , and you? * « e lei? » is used in response to a question asking « and you? » with people you do not know very well like these two boys Marcello : Sto bene , e lei? (I’m well, and you?) Giacomo : Così , Così , arrivederla, Marcello! (So, so, goodbye, Marcello!) « arrivederla » is used because Marcello and Giacomo do not know each other very well Marcello : Arrivederci! (Goodbye!)
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