THE word for please in Italian is per favore. It is pronounced pair fah-voh-ray

In Italy, you may hear another word for “please” – prego. But it’s a different please. Let’s say you’re opening a door and, being a gentleman, you want the lovely lady right behind you to pass through first. You would say prego and in that context it means, “please, go ahead.”

Prego – pronounced preh-goh – is an Italian word that serves many purposes. It can, depending on the situation, also be used to mean “you’re welcome,” for instance. When walking into an Italian shop, its keeper will commonly ask prego, meaning “can I help you?”

However, as a beginner in the language, it is best to use per favore when making a request.

Now you know the word for please in Italian.

ITALIAN is a very beautiful foreign language, the romance language of romance languages, the lingering last breath of classical Latin. The history of Italian makes for interesting reading – and explains why it’s a tricky tongue to master! Nevertheless, having a basic vocabulary can help you communicate, so here’s a list of common Italian words.

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Italian words

This list of Italian words are all nouns. In Italian, nouns are either masculine or feminine and therefore take a masculine or feminine article. There isn’t much rhyme or reason to whether a noun is masculine or feminine, so you just have to learn them. Also, there are six definite articles, all of which mean ‘the’! They are il, lo, la, i, gli and le. There are three indefinite articles – un, uno, una – which translate into ‘a’ or ‘an’. Other romance languages, such as Spanish or French, have a plural indefinite article, but not Italian.

Italian words

TO say I love you in Italian, say Ti amo.

Ti amo is pronounced tee ah-moh.

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Now you know how to say I love you in Italian.

Here is a list of how to say father in different languages.

Chinese – Fùqīn (父亲)
Danish – far
Dutch – vader
Finnish – isä
French – père
German – Vater
Greek – patéras (πατέρας)
Icelandic – Faðir
Irish – athair
Italian – padre
Japanese – Chichi (父)
Norwegian – far
Portuguese – pai
Russian – otets (отец)
Spanish – padre
Swedish – pappa
Vietnamese – cha
Welsh – tad

Looking for a less formal way to say it? Learn how to say dad in different languages.

At Learn How to Say, we love to learn, too. Native speakers of any language, feel free to add to this list, make corrections, suggest other ways of saying father, give pronunciation tips, explain usage or just say hello in the comment area below. Many thanks!