Basic greetings: Greeting your neighbor
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Key Phrases
Buongiorno! / Buongiorno, [nome]!
Good morning! / Good morning, [name]!
Come stai? — Sto bene, grazie. E tu?
How are you? — I'm fine, thank you. And you?
Hai dormito bene? — Sì, molto bene.
Did you sleep well? — Yes, very well.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely in the morning
Salutare qualcuno in modo gentile al mattino
Asking and answering how someone feels
Chiedere e rispondere su come sta qualcuno
Continuing a short polite conversation and saying goodbye
Continuare una breve conversazione cortese e congedarsi
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are greeting someone in Italian in the morning and having a short, friendly conversation about how you are both feeling before wishing each other a good day.
Buongiorno!
Good morning!
Buongiorno, Emily !
Good morning, Emily!
Come stai?
How are you?
Sto bene, grazie. E tu?
I'm fine, thank you. And you?
Bene, grazie.
Fine, thank you.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Buongiorno!
bwohn-JOR-noh
Good morning!
🇮🇹 [buongiorno] works both as "good morning" and "good day," so you can use it with a neighbour through much of the day, not just first thing.
See breakdown →Buongiorno, Emily Smith !
bwohn-JOR-noh
Good morning, Emily Smith!
🇮🇹 [buongiorno] is the safe, polite greeting with a neighbour, especially if you don't know them well yet. It sounds warmer and more natural than jumping straight to [ciao].
See breakdown →Come stai?
KOH-meh stye
How are you?
🇮🇹 With a new neighbour, [Come stai?] can sound a bit familiar. Italians often keep it lighter at first with just [buongiorno] or a quick [tutto bene?] once you know each other a little.
See breakdown →Sto bene
stoh BEH-neh
I am fine
Sto bene, grazie.
stoh BEH-neh GRAHT-tsyeh
I'm fine, thank you.
E tu?
eh too
And you?
🇮🇹 [tu] is informal, so [E tu?] fits a neighbour only if you're already on [tu] terms. With someone older or not yet familiar, Italians would usually switch to the formal form instead.
See breakdown →Bene
BEH-neh
Fine / Well
Bene, grazie.
BEH-neh GRAHT-tsyeh
Fine, thank you.
Hai dormito bene?
eye dor-MEE-toh BEH-neh
Did you sleep well?
🇮🇹 This is friendly and quite personal for a neighbour unless you already chat comfortably. It's more likely after you've built some familiarity, not as an opening line with someone new.
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