Italian for Tourists - The Words Every Tourist Should Know

Speaking Italian can make your Italian vacation even more memorable. You do not have to be fluent in Italian, but a few words can go a long way to make your visit to Rome, Florence, or Venice just a bit better. Here are the most important words that tourists should know when they visit Italy.
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[LIBREPUB]

I was in Italy in 2019 and heading back in November. These little words and phrases really go along way with the locals. They totally respect the effort.

[donnie]

If you say " Salve " when coming in a place and " arrivederci " when you go out, it will always be fine, everytime of the day

[RudieObias]

I'm going to Italy for the first time next week. I've been watching A LOT of your videos to get ready for the trip!

[michaelwells]

Not to nit-pick Mark, but ciao is really for friends and acquaintances, when walking into a new place, store, bar, restaurant, then buon giorno is really more appropriate. Grazie.

[kevlarcardhouse]

Perfect timing, Wolter. I will be in Italy on Saturday as long as the airport gods smile upon us, and as with all my trips, your videos have been very helpful. Grazie!

[kaunas]

This is a nice condensed summary of tourist basic words.

[ryanrigley]

I studied Italian on a language app for a year before my trip this year to Italy. Speaking Italian made for an excellent experience with the locals with them being gracious. I like how there are so many cognates in the vocabulary between English and Italian.

[bbrown]

2:55 that guy was so drunk. Had too many. Marc did not lose his cool or get nervous. I'd have run off in the other direction 🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Excellent tips . I love Italy and on previous visits the little Italian I could speak was much appreciated by the locals.

[jvc]

Bravissimo. Grazie mille amico. Vi auguro una buona Giornata

[melgonz.]

Italian is so similar to Spanish. All my spanish classes are going to come in handy.

[mdgk]

I stumbled upon your videos by chance, and was really moved by how much you seem to appreciate our country. I'm glad you had a great time staying here each time you went, and I just wanted to drop a big "Thank You".

[daltongriffis]

Right on time! Enjoying Rome today, traveling to Sorrento Friday. Thank you for the awesome videos!

[michaeladkins]

I will be in Italy at the end of the month. We will be travelling the length of Italy by train. From the Swiss border to Positano.

[sherryhibbs]

I wish this had come out before my trip in July, lol. I know enough Spanish to usually make the leap in Italian. Having an Italian tour guide, watching videos and just picking up words as I went was just fine. Most do speak English, but I still always tried.

[LeoFtravels]

Thanks for sharing this...I will be there in 3 weeks

[kcrossleKMC]

"Salve" - one of the few words I remember from Latin 😀

[MrRealgar]

Thanks for introducing some Italian terminology to our American friends! 🇺🇸🇮🇹 I would only argue about the term “ciao”. It’s very informal, and is usually used by friends, or by adults to young people. You rarely enter a public activity with “Ciao” (apart, of course, if you already know the staff members). With “Buongiorno” and “Buonasera”, I would add “Salve”. A more formal “Ciao”, easy to apprehend and very common in Italy for starting a good conversation.

[OneRedFeatherStudios.]

Really like the new graphics you have incorporated into your new videos like these. Adds a lot to the information exchange. Kudos.

[Gg.-.]

Thanks so much for context to these phrases.
I’ve been learning Italian and I really appreciate help understanding the tone of how things are said, because it makes me feel more confident to speak. :)

[dearisabella]

Wow, just in time! I'll be studying abroad in Italy for a few months and I was about to look for these types of videos. Thank you :)