Italian - Dog, Cat

We just learned that to ask if someone speaks Italian you say Parli italiano?.

To say dog in Italian, you say cane and it sounds like kah-nay  /?/

To say cat in Italian, you say gatto and it sounds like gah-toh  /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

To say it in German:
Hunt, Katze

To say it in Spanish:
perro, gato

To say it in French:
chien, chat

Italian - Do you speak Italian?

Remember that to say thank you in Italian, you say grazie.

To ask if someone speaks Italian, you say Parli italiano?.

It sounds like pah-r-lee ee-tah-lee-ah-no   /?/

To say yes you would say sì which sounds like see  /?/
or to say no you would say no which sounds like no  /?/



(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

To say it in German:
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?.

To say it in Spanish:
¿Hablas español?

To say it in French:
parlez-vous français?

Italian - Please, You're Welcome

Remember that to say thank you in Italian, you say grazie.

To say please in Italian is per favore.
It sounds like pay-er fah-voh-ray /?/.

And to say you're welcome, you say prego and it sounds like pray-goh /?/.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

To say it in German:
bitte, bitte schön

To say it in Spanish:
Por favor, de nada

To say it in French:
s'il vous plait, de rien

Italian - Very good thanks, and you?

We just learned to say How are you? in Italian, Come va?

and Very good thanks is Molto bene, grazie.

To be polite you should also ask how the other person is doing.

And you? - E tu? - sounds like Ay too /?/

So with all that we've learned so far, we could understand a meeting between two people like this:

Mario: Ciao!
Luigi: Buongiorno! Come va?
Mario: Molto bene, grazie. E tu?
Luigi: Molto bene, grazie. Arrivederci!
Mario: Ciao!


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)


In German:
Sehr gut, danke. Und Sie?

In Spanish:
Muy bien gracias. ¿Y tú?

In French:
Très bien, merci. Et vous?

Italian - How are you?

We just learned some greetings in Italian, like ciao, arrivederci and Boungiorno.

If you want to say How are you? in Italian, you would say:

Come va? - sounds like coh-may-vah /?/

To respond and say Very good thanks, you would say

Molto bene, grazie. - sounds like moh-l-toh bay-nay /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

In German: Wie geht es Ihnen?

In Spanish: ¿Cómo estás?

In French: Comment allez-vous?

Italian - Good Morning

We just learned a few ways to say hello and goodbye in Italian, like ciao and arrivederci.

Many times in Italian instead of hello people say good morning, good day, good evening or good night.


Good Morning - buongiorno - sounds like boo-oh-n-jee-oh-rd-no /?/

Good Afternoon - buon pomeriggio - sounds like boo-oh-n poh-may-dee-jee-oh /?/

Good Evening - buonasera - sounds like boo-oh-nah-say-dah /?/

Good Night - buona notte - sounds like boo-oh-nah no-tay /?/


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

Do you remember how to say it in German?
Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Guten Abend, Gute Nacht

In Spanish:
Buenos días, buenos tardes, buenas noches

In French:
bonjour, bonsoir, bonne nuit

Italian - Hello and Goodbye

We've now learned a whole year of German words.
Sehr gut!

Let's try another language now, how about Italian?

First let's learn how to say hello and goodbye.
There are actually a bunch of ways to say Hello.

Hello - Ciao - sounds like chow /?/
This is like saying Hi to your friends.

- Salve - sounds like sah-l-vay /?/
This is like saying a polite hello, maybe to someone you don't really know very well.

- Pronto - sounds like proh-n-toh /?/
This is what you say when you answer the phone.

- Piacere - sounds like pee-ah-chay-day /?/
This really means more like nice to meet you, so it is something you would say maybe when you meet someone for the first time.

There are a few ways to say good bye also. Most of the ways to say hello can also be used to say goodbye.
Goodbye - Ciao - sounds chow /?/
This is for your good friends or people you know well.

- Salve - sounds like sah-l-vay /?/
This is like saying a polite goodbye, maybe to someone you don't really know very well.

- arrivederci - sounds like ah-dee-vay-day-er-chee /?/
This is a little more formal goodbye.


(from: wikipedia - accademia della crusca)

Do you remember how to say it in German?
Hallo, Auf Wiedersehen

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
Hola! Adiós!

Do you remember how to say it in French?
Bonjour! Au Revoir!

German - Vegetables

We just learned how to say some fruits in German.

Let's learn how to say some vegetables.


carrot Karotte - sounds like kah-ah-oh-tuh /?/
corn Mais - sounds like mice /?/
pea Erbse - sounds like ay-up-suh /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

To say it in Spanish?
carrot zanahoria - sah-nah-oh-dee-ah
corn maíz - mah-ee-ss
pea guisante - gee-sahn-tay

To say it in French?
carrot carotte - ka-uh-oh-t
corn maïs - mah-ee-ss
pea pois - poh-ah

German - Fruit

We just learned how to say some things to drink in German.

Let's learn how to say some fruits.


apple Apfel - sounds like ah-p-fell /?/
orange Orange - sounds like oh-uh-ah-n-zh-uh /?/
banana Banane - sounds like bah-nah-nuh /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

To say it in Spanish?
apple manzana - mah-n-zah-n-ah
orange naranja - nah-dah-n-hah
banana banana - bah-nah-nah

To say it in French?
apple pomme - poh-m
orange orange - oh-uh-ah-n-zh
banana banane - bah-nah-n

German - Drinks

We counted to 900 in German! Wow!

Let's learn how to say some things to drink.


water Wasser - sounds like vah-sah /?/
milk Milch - sounds like mee-l-hh-k /?/
juice Saft - sounds like zah-ft /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

To say it in Spanish?
water agua - ah-goo-ah
milk leche - lay-chay
juice jugo - hoo-goh

To say it in French?
water eau - oh
milk lait - lay
juice jus - zh-oo

German - Nine hundred

We counted to 109 in German! Wow!

What about 200 to 900?

In German for the hundreds, the most use the first number and then hundert for hundred.
So 200 in German is dreihundert.

200 zweihundert - sounds like svah-ee-hun-day-uht /?/
300 dreihundert - sounds like duh-ai-hun-day-uht /?/
400 vierhundert - sounds like fee-ah-hun-day-uht /?/
500 fünfhundert - sounds like foo-nf-hun-day-uht /?/
600 sechshundert - sounds like zeks-hun-day-uht /?/
700 siebenhundert - sounds like zee-ben-hun-day-uht /?/
800 achthundert - sounds like ah-kt-hun-day-uht /?/
900 neunhundert - sounds like no-een-hun-day-uht /?/

(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, quinientos, seiscientos, sietecientos, ochocientos, novecientos

Do you remember how to say it in French?
French - deux cent, trois cent, quatre cent, cinq cent, six cent, sept cent, huit cent, neuf cent

German - One hundred

We counted to 99 in German, let's keep going!

100 einhundert - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t /?/
101 einhunderteins - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-ah-een /?/
102 einhundertzwei - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-svai /?/
103 einhundertdrei - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-duh-ai /?/
104 einhundertvier - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-fee-ah /?/
105 einhundertfünf - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-foo-nf /?/
106 einhundertsechs - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-zeks /?/
107 einhundertsieben - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-zee-bm /?/
108 einhundertacht - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-ah-kt /?/
109 einhundertneun - sounds like ah-een-hun-day-uh-t-no-een /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
ciento, ciento uno, ciento dos, ciento tres, ciento cuatro, ciento cinco, ciento seis, ciento siete, ciento ocho, ciento nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
cent, cent, cent deux, cent trois, cent quatre, cent cinq, cent six, cent sept, cent huit

German - Counting to ninety nine

We counted to 89 in German, let's keep going!

90 neunzig - sounds like nine-tsig /?/
91 einundneunzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-nine-tsig /?/
92 zweiundneunzig - sounds like svai-oon-nine-tsig /?/
93 dreiundneunzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-nine-tsig /?/
94 vierundneunzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-nine-tsig /?/
95 fünfundneunzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-nine-tsig /?/
96 sechsundneunzig - sounds like zeks-oon-nine-tsig /?/
97 siebenundneunzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-nine-tsig /?/
98 achtundneunzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-nine-tsig /?/
99 neunundneunzig - sounds like no-een-oon-nine-tsig /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
noventa, noventa y uno, noventa y dos, noventa y tres, noventa y cuatro, noventa y cinco, noventa y seis, noventa y siete, noventa y ocho, noventa y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
quatre-vingts dix, quatre-vingt onze, quatre-vingt douze, quatre-vingt treize, quatre-vingt quatorze, quatre-vingt quinze, quatre-vingt seize, quatre-vingt dix sept, quatre-vingt dix huit, quatre-vingt dix neuf

German - Counting to eighty nine

We counted to 79 in German, let's keep going!

80 achtzig - sounds like ah-k-tsig /?/
81 einundachtzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
82 zweiundachtzig - sounds like svai-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
83 dreiundachtzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
84 vierundachtzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
85 fünfundachtzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
86 sechsundachtzig - sounds like zeks-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
87 siebenundachtzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
88 achtundachtzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/
89 neunundachtzig - sounds like no-een-oon-ah-k-tsig /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
ochenta, ochenta y uno, ochenta y dos, ochenta y tres, ochenta y cuatro, ochenta y cinco, ochenta y seis, ochenta y siete, ochenta y ocho, ochenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
quatre-vingts, quatre-vingts-un, quatre vingt deux, quatre vingt trois, quatre vingt quatre, quatre vingt cinq, quatre vingt six, quatre vingt sept, quatre vingt huit, quatre vingt neuf

German - counting to seventy nine

We counted to 69 in German, let's keep going!

70 siebzig - sounds like zeep-tsig /?/
71 einundsiebzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
72 zweiundsiebzig - sounds like svai-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
73 dreiundsiebzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
74 vierundsiebzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
75 fünfundsiebzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
76 sechsundsiebzig - sounds like zeks-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
77 siebenundsiebzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
78 achtundsiebzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-zeep-tsig /?/
79 neunundsiebzig - sounds like no-een-oon-zeep-tsig /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
setenta, setenta y uno, setenta y dos, setenta y tres, setenta y cuatro, setenta y cinco, setenta y seis, setenta y siete, setenta y ocho, setenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
soixante-dix, soixante et onze, soixante-douze, soixante-treize, soixante-quatorze, soixante-quinze, soixante-seize, soixante dix sept, soixante dix huit, soixante dix neuf

German - Counting to sixty nine

We counted to 59 in German, let's keep going!

60 sechzig - sounds like zek-tsig /?/
61 einundsechzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-zek-tsig /?/
62 zweiundsechzig - sounds like svai-oon-zek-tsig /?/
63 dreiundsechzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-zek-tsig /?/
64 vierundsechzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-zek-tsig /?/
65 fünfundsechzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-zek-tsig /?/
66 sechsundsechzig - sounds like zeks-oon-zek-tsig /?/
67 siebenundsechzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-zek-tsig /?/
68 achtundsechzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-zek-tsig /?/
69 neunundsechzig - sounds like no-een-oon-zek-tsig /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
sesenta, sesenta y uno, sesenta y dos, sesenta y tres, sesenta y cuatro, sesenta y cinco, sesenta y seis, sesenta y siete, sesenta y ocho, sesenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
soixante, soixante et un, soixante-deux, soixante-trois, soixante-quatre, soixante-cinq, soixante-six, soixante-sept, soixante-huit, soixante-neuf

German - Counting to fifty nine

We counted to 49 in German, let's keep going!

50 fünfzig - sounds like foon-f-tsig /?/
51 einundfünfzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
52 zweiundfünfzig - sounds like svai-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
53 dreiundfünfzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
54 vierundfünfzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
55 fünfundfünfzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
56 sechsundfünfzig - sounds like zeks-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
57 siebenundfünfzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
58 achtundfünfzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/
59 neunundfünfzig - sounds like no-een-oon-foon-f-tsig /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
cincuenta, cincuenta y uno, cincuenta y dos, cincuenta y tres, cincuenta y cuatro, cincuenta y cinco, cincuenta y seis, cincuenta y siete, cincuenta y ocho, cincuenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
cinquante, cinquante et un, cinquante-deux, cinquante-trois, cinquante-quatre, cinquante-cinq, cinquante-six, cinquante-sept, cinquante-huit, cinquante-deux

German - Counting to forty nine

We counted to 39 in German, let's keep going!

40 vierzig - sounds like vay-uh-t-seek /?/
41 einundvierzig - sounds like ah-een-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
42 zweiundvierzig - sounds like svai-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
43 dreiundvierzig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
44 vierundvierzig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
45 fünfundvierzig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
46 sechsundvierzig - sounds like zeks-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
47 siebenundvierzig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
48 achtundvierzig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/
49 neunundvierzig - sounds like no-een-oon-vay-uh-t-seek /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
quarenta, quarenta y uno, quarenta y dos, quarenta y tres, quarenta y cuatro, quarenta y cinco, quarenta y seis, quarenta y siete, quarenta y ocho, quarenta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
quarante, quarante et un, quarante-deux, quarante-trois, quarante-quatre, quarante-cinq, quarante-six, quarante-sept, quarante-huit, quarante-neuf

German - Counting to thirty nine

We counted to 29 in German, let's keep going!

31 einunddreißig - sounds like ah-een-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
32 zweiunddreißig - sounds like svai-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
33 dreiunddreißig - sounds like duh-ai-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
34 vierunddreißig - sounds like fee-ah-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
35 fünfunddreißig - sounds like foo-nf-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
36 sechsunddreißig - sounds like zeks-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
37 siebenunddreißig - sounds like zee-bm-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
38 achtunddreißig - sounds like ah-kt-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/
39 neununddreißig - sounds like no-een-oon-duh-ah-ee-seek /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
treinta y uno, treinta y dos, treinta y tres, treinta y cuatro, treinta y cinco, treinta y seis, treinta y siete, treinta y ocho, treinta y nueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
trente et un, trente-deux, trente-trois, trente-quatre, trente-cinq, trente-six, trente-sept, trente-huit, trente-neuf

German - Counting to twenty nine

We counted to 20 in German, let's keep going!

21 einundzwanzig - sounds like ah-een-und-tsvan-seek /?/
22 zweiundzwanzig - sounds like svai-und-tsvan-seek /?/
23 dreiundzwanzig - sounds like duh-ai-und-tsvan-seek /?/
24 vierundzwanzig - sounds like fee-ah-und-tsvan-seek /?/
25 fünfundzwanzig - sounds like foo-nf-und-tsvan-seek /?/
26 sechsundzwanzig - sounds like zeks-und-tsvan-seek /?/
27 siebenundzwanzig - sounds like zee-bm-und-tsvan-seek /?/
28 achtundzwanzig - sounds like ah-kt-und-tsvan-seek /?/
29 neunundzwanzig - sounds like no-een-und-tsvan-seek /?/


(from: wikipedia - Goethe Institute)

Do you remember how to say it in Spanish?
veintiún, veintidós, veintitrés, veinticuatro, veinticinco, veintiséis, veintisiete, veintiocho, veintinueve

Do you remember how to say it in French?
vingt et un, vingt-deux, vingt-trois, vingt-quatre, vingt-cinc, vingt-six, vingt-sept, vingt-huit, vingt-neuf