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Allow me to introduce this lesson with a warning: the Italian verb introdurre usually means to introduce something physically into something or introduce a topic. While it can be used in some formal situations when introducing people, in social situations, it’s better to use the verb presentare.
Learn how to introduce yourself and others with this lesson – click for sound files.
Introduce yourself
| Lascia che mi presenti. | Let me introduce myself. | |
| Mi chiamo … | My name is … | |
| Sono … | I am … | |
| Il mio nome è … | My (first) name is … |
Introduce others
| you = | |||
| Ti presento … | Let me introduce you to … | tu | |
| Vorrei presentarti … | I’d like to introduce you to … | tu | |
| Le presento … | Let me introduce you to … | Lei | |
| Vorrei presentarle … | I’d like to introduce you to … | Lei | |
| Vorrei presentarvi … | I’d like to introduce you to … | voi | |
| Questo è … | This is … | ||
| Il suo nome è … | His / Her name is … |
Meeting people
| Come ti chiami? | (informal) | ||
| Come si chiama? | What is your name? | (formal) | |
| Piacere di conoscerti. | (informal) | ||
| Piacere di conoscerla. | It’s nice to meet you. | (formal) | |
| Piacere. | It’s a pleasure (to meet you) | ||
| Molto piacere. | It’s a great pleasure (to meet you) | ||
Italian names
| il primo nome | first name, given name, Christian name | |
| il cognome | last name, family name, surname | |
| il soprannome | nickname |
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