Easy & Common Questions to Ask in Italian

Let’s face it, sometimes asking too many questions can be annoying. Well, not everyone finds it annoying, but some do. I, on the other hand, love to ask questions because I’m curious about a lot of things. Sometimes I just want to know why, how, or what’s really happening. I guess you could say that’s just my curiosity at work. But aren’t we all curious? Don’t we all want to know why, how, or what is really happening? That’s why we ask questions—and keep asking until we get answers.

Here’s the thing: you can ask questions in any language, including Italian. As long as you know what questions to ask and how to ask them, you’re good to go. If you’re new to asking questions in Italian, here’s a short list to get you started. This list contains common questions to ask in Italian, along with their pronunciations.

• What is your name? Come si chiama? (ko-meh si ki-ah-mah)
• How’s it going? Come va? (ko-meh vah)
• Have you already eaten? Hai già mangiato? (ai ja man-ja-toh)
• What’s new? Cosa c’è di nuovo? (ko-sa che di noo-oh-voh)
• What’s the weather like? Che tempo fa? (keh tem-poh fah)
• How’s the weather? Com’è il tempo? (ko-meh il tem-poh)
• Can I offer you a drink? Posso offrirti qualcosa da bere? (pos-so off-rir-ti kwal-ko-sah da beh-reh)
• How come? Come mai? (ko-meh mai)
• How old are you? Quanti anni hai? (kwan-ti an-ni ai)
• What’s this called? Come si chiama? (ko-meh si ki-ah-mah)
• What time is it? Che ore sono? (keh oh-reh soh-noh)
• Where is the bathroom? Scusi, dov’è il bagno? (skoo-si doh-vey il ba-nyo)
• When is your birthday? Quando compi gli anni? (kwan-doh com-pi gli an-ni)
• Are you alright? Va tutto bene? (va too-toh be-neh)
• Are you sick? Stai male? (stai ma-leh)
• How much is it? Quanto è? (kwan-toh eh)
• Is the train late? Il treno è in ritardo? (il treh-noh eh ri-tar-doh)
• Do you want to check out the museum? Vuoi andare al museo? (voy an-da-reh al moo-seh-oh)
• Do I know you? Ci conosciamo? (chi co-no-sha-moh)
• How’s life treating you? Come ti va la vita? (koh-meh ti va la vi-tah)