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Italiano · Italian
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Where it is usedItaly, Switzerland, and communities worldwideWriting directionLeft to rightSpeech exampleBrowser voice · it-IT
A few examples
Common words in Italian
EnglishIio
Englishyoutu (informal singular)
Englishwateracqua
Englishgoodbuono / buona
Englishhelpaiuto
Englishhellociao
Englishthank yougrazie
Englishyessì
Englishnono
Useful phrases
Browse starter greetings, questions, and travel phrases in Italian.
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