🇮🇹 Italian Small Talk & Introductions
Names, where you're from, and the magic words — 'more slowly, please'. The phrases that turn strangers into conversations. Read them below — then actually say them: recognising a phrase and producing it out loud are different skills, and only one helps you in the moment.
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| What's your name? | Come ti chiami? |
| My name is… | Mi chiamo… |
| Nice to meet you | Piacere |
| Where are you from? | Di dove sei? |
| I'm from… | Sono di… |
| Do you speak English? | Parli inglese? |
| I speak a little | Parlo un po' |
| I don't understand | Non capisco |
| Can you repeat that? | Puoi ripetere? |
| More slowly, please | Più piano, per favore |
| What do you do? | Che lavoro fai? |
| See you later! | A dopo! |
How to make these stick
- Say each phrase out loud three times — your mouth learns separately from your eyes.
- Rehearse the scene: imagine the café or the street corner and act out both sides.
- Then use them in a real conversation — Yap gives you a 30-second spoken role-play with an AI tutor that responds, corrects gently, and never judges.
More Italian phrases
Greetings & BasicsOrdering Food & DrinksAsking for DirectionsNumbers 1–10Shopping & MoneyEmergencies & HealthDays & Telling TimeHotel & Check-in