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How to Say ‘Good, thanks! And you?’ in Italian

Bene, grazie! E tu?

BEH-neh GRAHT-syeh eh too

[BEH-neh GRAHT-syeh eh too]

Phrase Breakdown

Bene,

BEH-neh

Fine / Well,

Say BE-ne, with an open 'e' in the first syllable.

Example

Sto bene.

I'm fine.

Words in this phrase

Bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

grazie! E tu?

GRAHT-syeh eh too

thanks! And you?

The usual reply to 'Come stai?'. Raise your voice at the end of 'E tu?' to make it a question.

Example

Tutto ok, grazie! E tu?

All good, thanks! And you?

Words in this phrase

grazie

[GRAHT-syeh]

thank you

The standard word for thanks.

Example

Grazie per il panino.

Thanks for the sandwich.

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

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