Italian · Chapter 1 · Lesson 10 · Phrase session
Survival phrases for the classroom
For when you understand nothing. It happens to everyone, so say so in Italian.
Why these go together
Five minutes into any lesson you will need to ask for help or admit you are lost. These are the sentences that save you.
Non capisco.
I don't understand.
Non lo so.
I don't know.
Come si scrive?
How do you spell it?
Che cosa significa, per favore?
What does it mean, please?
Posso fare una domanda?
Can I ask a question?
Puoi ripetere, per favore?
Can you repeat that, please?
Non importa.
It doesn't matter.
Mi dispiace, sono in ritardo.
I'm sorry, I'm late.
Ho bisogno di aiuto, per favore.
I need some help, please.
Che cosa? Non ho capito.
What? I didn't understand.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
Non . (I don't understand.)
Non lo . (I don't know.)
Come si ? (How do you spell it?)
Che cosa , per favore? (What does it mean, please?)
Posso fare una ? (Can I ask a question?)
Puoi , per favore? (Can you repeat that, please?)
Non . (It doesn't matter.)
Mi dispiace, sono in . (I'm sorry, I'm late.)
Ho bisogno di , per favore. (I need some help, please.)
Che cosa? Non ho . (What? I didn't understand.)
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