Self-introduction at work: Introducing yourself to your new team

💬 Italian uses the plain present lavoro here, where English might say "I'm working" or "I'll be working."

💬 anche + io shortens to anch'io, and it's said as one word: (ahn-KEE-oh). The same pattern gives anche tu "you too".

💬 darsi del tu means to address each other with tu. The formal counterpart is dare del Lei.

🇮🇹 In Italian offices, the senior or older person usually makes this offer. Accepting is normal; switching on your own first can feel too familiar.

💬 Italian starts with di: "from where are you". The answer mirrors it: Sono di Londra.

💬 Nationalities are lowercase in Italian. Words ending in -e like inglese stay the same for men and women.

💬 Italian has its own names for many foreign cities, so learn yours: Londra, Parigi "Paris", Monaco "Munich".

💬 Countries take in, not a: in Italia, in Inghilterra "in/to England". Cities take a: a Roma.

💬 Vieni is the tu command for "come". Formally, you'd say Venga.

💬 agli is a + gli "the" merged. Ti presento works on its own as an introduction too: Ti presento Marco "This is Marco".

🇮🇹 Expect to be walked round and introduced to each colleague in person, usually with a handshake for each.

💬 mille literally means "a thousand", and it never changes form. It's used just like "thanks a lot".

💬 sei is the tu form. To someone you address formally, say è molto gentile.

🇮🇹 Ragazzi literally means "kids", but colleagues of any age call a group this. It's friendly, everyday office language.

💬 Italian introduces someone with "he is": lui è. For a woman, it's lei è.

🇮🇹 Fine to say to a whole team at once, even in a fairly formal office. Buongiorno a tutti "good morning, everyone" is a slightly more formal option.

💬 The -vi on conoscervi means "you all". To one person, say conoscerti (informal) or conoscerLa (formal).

💬 qualsiasi never changes form and always takes a singular noun: qualsiasi problema "any problem".

💬 pure after a command softens it to "go ahead", as in entra pure "come right in". It doesn't mean "pure" here.

🇮🇹 Italians say this as a parting line to anyone starting or going back to work. A simple Grazie, anche a te "thanks, you too" is the usual reply.