formalities

Formal Italian

Italian formalities

Italiano formale

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This index includes a variety of Italian words, expressions, pronunciations, and grammatical and structures required in formal communciation.

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Vocabulary Lists

Politeness

Italian politeness
After buongiorno, polite phrases like “please” and “thank you” are the most important Italian vocabulary you’ll ever learn. When you visit Italy, knowing just these few phrases will go a long way, even if the very next thing you say is Parla inglese?

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Vocabulary Lists

Titles

Titles - Italian vocabulary
Titles like signore and signorina are important in Italian, and they are used somewhat differently than their English counterparts.

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Mistakes and Difficulties

Tu vs Lei

You in ItalianThe distinction between tu and Lei is one of the most confounding aspects of Italian, and one of the most basic. The influence it has on verb conjugations and pronouns is considerable, but more than that, the choice of tu or Lei is a matter of etiquette.

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