Small talk openers in Italian

These phrases are common ways to start small talk in Italian.

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Glossary · Italian

01
Piacere di conoscerti.[pya-che-re di ko-no-sher-ti]
Nice to meet you.
02
Cosa ti piace fare?[ko-za ti pya-che fa-re]
What do you like to do?
03
Di dove sei?[di do-ve sei]
Where are you from?
04
Come va la tua settimana?[ko-me va la tua set-ti-ma-na]
How’s your week going?
05
Com’è il tempo?[ko-me il tem-po]
What’s the weather like?
06
Ti piace il cibo buono?[ti pya-che il chi-bo bwo-no]
Do you like good food?
07
Hai viaggiato in posti interessanti?[ai vya-jya-to in pos-ti in-te-res-san-ti]
Have you traveled anywhere interesting?
08
Guardi film o serie?[gwar-di film o se-ri-e]
Do you watch movies or dramas?
09
Hai animali domestici?[ai a-ni-ma-li do-mes-ti-chi]
Do you have any pets?