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translations.
Personal pronouns
Io - I
Tu - Singular You
Lui - He
Lei - She
Noi - We
The verb is always conjugated to match the subject, and the subject is only specified for clarity or
emphasis.
Articles
Articles have to match gender and number of the noun they refer to.
Lo - masculine, used before Z, S+consonant, GN, and some rarer consonant clusters.
Uno - masculine, used before Z, S+consonant, GN, and some rarer consonant clusters.
Negations
The English not almost always translates to the Italian non. However, while not often follows the verb it
negates or its auxiliary, the Italian non always precedes it.
Greetings
Ciao is used both ways in Italian: when meeting (also salve) and when parting
(also arrivederci or addio).
Buongiorno and buonasera are normally used when meeting, although they can be used when
parting as well: the first is used in the first half of the day and the latter in the remaining half.
Buonanotte is always used when parting, as it presumes that the day is over (same as "good
night").
Prego is a courtesy form used in many occasions to accompany a kind action, and it's the
customary answer to reply to received thanks.
Per favore, per piacere and per cortesia are courtesy forms used when asking for something.