How to Introduce Yourself in Italian

Weilà weilà raga! This blog post correlates with the second episode of Traveler's Italian. Today we'll cover some of the ways you can introduce yourself in Italian. Just as I mentioned in the video, you'll find a list of numbers, professions, and cities/countries in this post. Let's first take a look at everything we covered in the video!

Saying "What's your name?"

• Come si chiama? - What's you're name? (formal)
• Come ti chiami? - What's you're name? (informal)
• Come vi chiamate? - What's you're name? (for a group of people/plural)
• Mi chiamo... - My name is...
• Sono... - I am...

Saying "How old are you?"

• Quanti anni ha? - How old are you? (formal)
• Quanti anni hai? - How old are you? (informal) 
• Quanti anni avete? - How old are you? (group)
• Ho......anni - I am......years old

Saying "What's your job?" or "What do you do in life?"

• Che lavoro fa? - What's your job? (formal)
• Che lavoro fai? - What's your job? (informal)
• Che lavoro fate? - What's your job? (group)
• Sono uno studente - I'm a student (male)
• Sono una studentessa - I'm a student (female)
• Sono un... - I'm a/an...

Saying "Where are you from?"

• Di dov'è? - Where are you from? (formal)
• Di dove sei? - Where are you from? (informal)
• Di dove siete? - Where are you from? (group)
• Sono di... - I'm from...

Saying "Have a nice/good/great day"

• Buona giornata! - Have a nice day!
• Buona serata! - Have a nice evening! (Additional expression, not in the video)

Numbers 16-30

Numbers 0-15

• sedici - sixteen
• diciassette - seventeen
• diciotto - eighteen
• diciannove - nineteen
• venti - twenty
• ventuno - twenty-one 
• ventidue - twenty-two
• ventitré - twenty-three
• ventiquattro - twenty-four
• venticinque - twenty-five
• ventisei - twenty-six
• ventisette - twenty-seven
• ventotto - twenty-eight
• ventinove - twenty-nine
• trenta - thirty

• zero - zero
• uno - one
• due - two
• tre - three
• quattro - four
• cinque - five
• sei - six
• sette - seven
• otto - eight
• nove - nine
• dieci - ten
• undici - eleven
• dodici - twelve
• tredici - thirteen
• quattordici - fourteen
• quindici - fifteen

Note on Numbers in Italian

Numbers 40-100

After 20 the Italian numbers all follow the same pattern. Simply take the stem "venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, etc." and add numbers 1-9 onto it to make a bigger number. Note that anytime you add a 1 or 8, you eliminate the final letter of the stem. This is done as numbers 1 and 8 both begin with a vowel. It also makes the numbers easier to pronounce. For example, with "ventuno" we lost the "i" in "venti". Another example is 78 which is "settantotto", here we lost the "a" after "settanta".

• quaranta - forty
• cinquanta - fifty
• sessanta - sixty
• settanta - seventy
• ottanta - eighty
• novanta - ninety 
• cento - one hundred

List of (Some) Countries

• Stati Uniti - United States
• Messico - Mexico
• Canada - Canada
• Australia - Australia
• Nuova Zelanda - New Zealand 
• Regno Unito - United Kingdom
• Inghilterra - England
• Galles - Wales
• Scozia - Scotland
• Irlanda del Nord - Northern Ireland
• Irlanda - Ireland
• Sud Africa - South Africa
• India - India
• Russia - Russia
• Cina - China
• Giappone - Japan
• Corea del Sud - South Korea
• Brasile - Brazil
• Argentina - Argentina
• Germania - Germany
• Francia - France
• Spagna - Spain
• Polonia - Poland
• Svizzera - Switzerland

List of (Some) Professions/Occupations

• artista - artist
• amministratore - administrator
• avvocato - lawyer
• barbiere - barber
• cantante - singer
• commercialista - consultant/accountant
• contadino - farmer
• dentista - dentist
• disoccupato - unemployed 
• elettricista - electrician 
• fotografo - photographer
• idraulico - plumber 
• imprenditore - entrepreneur
• ingegnere - engineer 
• infermiere - nurse
• insegnante - teacher
• investitore finanziario - investment banker
• medico/dottore - doctor
• pensionato - retired
• poliziotto - police officer
• pompiere - firefighter
• postino - mailman
• professore - professor
• veterinario - veterinarian

Note on Cities - Most large cities around the world can be said in either their native language or in English.

Click here to see the blog post that relates to How to Say Hello in Italian (Episode 1 of Traveler's Italian)

As always, whether you're a new student of Italian or are about to embark on an amazing trip to Italy, have a great time! Buon viaggio!

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