Language spoken in Florence, Italy
The official language spoken in Florence is Italian, like in the rest of Italy however, citizens working in the tourism industry will most likely speak English.
You should have no problem getting by in English during your stay in the region. However, if you would like to immerse yourself more in the Italian culture, below is a list of useful Italian expressions:
Courtesy
- Hello/bye
- Ciao
- Bye
- Arrivederci
- Good morning
- Buongiorno
- Good afternoon
- Buonasera
- Good night
- Buona notte
- Welcome
- Benvenuto
- Please
- Per favore
- Thank you
- Grazie
- You're welcome
- Prego
- Sorry/ excuse me
- Mi Scusi
Useful expressions
- Yes
- Si
- No
- No
- Maybe
- Forse
- What?
- Che cosa?
- When?
- Quando?
- Why?
- Perché?
- Where?
- Dove?
- A lot
- Molto
- A little
- Poco
- Too much
- Troppo
- All
- Tutto
- Nothing
- Niente
- Do you speak English?
- Parla inglese?
- I don't understand
- Non capisco
Numbers in Italian
- Zero
- Zero
- One
- Uno
- Two
- Due
- Three
- Tre
- Four
- Quattro
- Five
- Cinque
- Six
- Sei
- Seven
- Sette
- Eight
- Otto
- Nine
- Nove
- Ten
- Dieci
Days of the week
- Monday
- Lunedi
- Tuesday
- Martedi
- Wednesday
- Miercoledi
- Thursday
- Giovedi
- Friday
- Venerdi
- Saturday
- Sabato
- Sunday
- Domenica
At a restaurant
- Do you have a table for..?
- Avete un tavolo per...?
- I would like to reserve
- Vorrei riservare
- Menu of the day
- Piatto del giorno
- Cutlery
- Coperto
- Starter
- Antipasti
- The bill, please
- Il conto, per favore
- Butter
- Burro
- Calamari
- Calamari
- Lamb
- Agnello
- Onion
- Cipolla
- Vegetable garnish
- Contorno di verdure
- Ribs
- Cotolette
- Mussels
- Cozze
- Fruit cake
- Torta di frutta
- Ddessert
- Dolce
- Fig
- Fegato
- Cheese
- Formaggio
- Strawberries
- Fragole
- Omelette
- Frittata
- Seafood
- Frutti di mare
- Mushrooms
- Funghi prataioli
- Prawns
- Gamberi
- Scampi
- Scampi
- Ice-cream
- Gelato
- Salad
- Insalata
- Pork
- Maiale
- Apple
- Mela
- Mustard
- Mostarda
- Hazelnut
- Nocciola
- Nut
- Noce
- Oysters
- Ostriche
- Cream
- Panna
- Bakery
- Pasticceria
- Peppers
- Peperoni
- Fish
- Pesce
- Chicken
- Pollo
- Tomato
- Pomodoro
- Mushrooms
- Funghi
- Rice
- Riso
- Risotto
- Risotto
- Veal escalope
- Scaloppine di vitello
- Cuttlefish
- Seppia
- Sole
- Sogliola
- Truffles
- Tartufi
- Tuna
- Tonno
- Trout
- Trota
- Egg
- Uovo
- Veal
- Vitello
- Clams
- Vongole
- Sugar
- Zucchero
- Soup
- Zuppa