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How do I greet with respect?

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"Salve, signore (male version) / signora (female version), è un piacere conoscerla." You can also use buongiorno, buon pomeriggio and buonasera. Don't use buonanotte (it's weird, you can use it only if that person is going to sleep, but you can't greeting someone saying buonanotte even if it's 11 PM.) And please don't say ciao in formal situations, it's rude!

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How do I say "monkey" in Italian?

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"Monkey" in Italian is "scimmia."

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How do I greet someone the first time?

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Informal: "Ciao! Piacere di conoscerti!" ("Hello! It is nice to meet you!") Formal: "Buongiorno, piacere di conoscerLa." ("Good morning, it is nice to meet you," but "La" is a courtesy form in Italian.)

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How do I say "thank you" in Italian?

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"Grazie" (GRAHT-see-eh) = "Thanks/Thank you." "Grazie mille" (GRAHT-see-eh-MEEL-lay) = "Thank you so much."

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What is "professor" in Italian?

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Professore.

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How do I say "You are handsome" in Italian?

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"Sei bellissimo" (you are very good looking) or "Sei un bel uomo" (you are a good looking man).

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How do I say "galaxy" in Italian?

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"Galassia" (it is pronounced gah-lah-sseeah). You can also say "costellazione" (constellation).

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How do I say "brother" in a greeting?

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The Italian word for brother is "fratello" (it is pronounced frah-teh-lloh).

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How do I say, "see you later?" in Italian?

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"Arrivederci" is how you would say "see you later."

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How do I say "How are you?" in Italian?

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"Come stay?" is the formal way to greet someone. "Come stay?" is the informal way to say it.

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How do I say, "I love your dress today" in Italian?

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"Adoro il tuo vestito" is the casual way and "Mi piace molto il tuo"(informal)/suo(formal)vestito."

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How do I say "I love you"?

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You say "Ti amo," or if you're saying it to a parent or something like that, you'd say "Ti voglio bene."

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How do I say please in Italian ?

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That would be: per favore. The pronounciation is like this: per fay-vor-rey. Look up someone saying it on YouTube to get the intonation accurate.

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