EXPLAINING

It's a bit like...

E' un po' come...

It's a sort of...

E' una specie di...

It's as small/big as...

E' piccolo / grande come...

It's shorter/longer than...

E' piu' corto / lungo di...

What is it?

Che cos'e'?

PHRASES TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING

I don't understand.

Io non capisco.

Could you speak slower.

Può parlare più lentamente.

Would you write that down please.

Lo puo' scrivere, per piacere.

Could you explain that please.

Me lo puo' spiegare, per piacere.

How is that pronounced?

Come si pronuncia?

I have forgotten the word for...

Ho dimenticato come si dice...

How do you say that in Italian/English?

Come si dice in Italiano / Inglese?

What does that mean?

Cosa significa?

Can you repeat that.

Può ripeterlo.

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