day 1ciao! how are you?

ciao! how are you?

Say hello and goodbye at any time of day, and ask how someone is, to a friend or politely.

today’s words

• ciao · hi; bye (casual)
• buongiorno · good morning, hello
• buonasera · good evening
• buonanotte · good night
• arrivederci · goodbye
• come · how; like, as
• stare · to be (well, unwell); to stay
• bene · well, fine
• male · badly; unwell
• così così · so-so
• grazie · thank you, thanks
• e · and
• tu · you (a friend, family, a child)
• salve · hello (polite, neutral)

sentences

• Ciao! Come stai? · Hi! How are you?
• Sto bene, grazie. E tu? · I'm fine, thanks. And you?
• Buongiorno! Come sta? · Good morning! How are you?
• Così così, grazie. · So-so, thanks.
• Buonanotte, Giulia! · Good night, Giulia!