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Italian (Italiano) is spoken by about 85 million people across Italy, Switzerland, and San Marino. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet. Italian marks gender and number on nouns and adjectives, usually drops subject pronouns, and uses the formal Lei alongside the informal tu.

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How to translate English to Italian

  1. Type or paste your English text into the translator above, up to 2,000 characters at a time.
  2. Check the language selectors: English is the source and Italian is the target. Use the swap button to reverse the direction.
  3. Press Translate. Your Italian translation appears in seconds, ready to copy anywhere.

Common English to Italian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Italian:

EnglishItalian (Italiano)
HelloCiao
Good nightBuonanotte
Thank youGrazie
PleasePer favore
How are you?Come stai?
What is your name?Come ti chiami?
I love youTi amo
Excuse meScusi
Where is the bathroom?Dov'è il bagno?
GoodbyeArrivederci

English to Italian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Italian:

EnglishItalian
Good morning, how are you today?Buongiorno, come stai oggi?
Where is the nearest train station?Dov'è la stazione ferroviaria più vicina?
I would like a coffee, please.Vorrei un caffè, per favore.
Could you help me with this?Potresti aiutarmi con questo?
It's raining, so take an umbrella.Sta piovendo, quindi prendi un ombrello.
Thank you very much for everything.Grazie mille per tutto.

About the Italian language

People most often translate Italian for travel, art and design, and food and recipes, and the AI engine preserves the tone and context that word-for-word tools miss.

Native name
Italiano
Speakers
85 million
Language family
Romance (Indo-European)
Writing system
the Latin alphabet
Word order
subject–verb–object

English to Italian translation tips

  • Italian drops subject pronouns and inflects endings for gender and number, so translations must recover who is doing what from context and keep agreements consistent. English requires an explicit subject in nearly every sentence and marks questions with word order, so translations into English often need pronouns and auxiliaries that the source language leaves out.
  • Italian distinguishes formal and informal 'you' (Lei vs tu). The translator defaults to a neutral register, so add a cue like 'formal' when addressing a stranger, a customer, or in business writing.
  • Nouns carry grammatical gender and adjectives must agree, so 'tired' becomes stanco or stanca depending on who it describes.
  • Subject pronouns are usually dropped since the verb ending already shows who is acting, so 'I am happy' is typically just 'Sono felice', not 'Io sono felice'.
  • Double consonants change meaning and pronunciation (e.g. 'papa' means pope while 'pappa' means baby food), so the translator preserves them carefully even though English speakers often overlook them.

Italian false friends to watch for

  • libreria looks like “library” but means bookshop / bookcase.
  • camera looks like “camera” but means room.
  • parenti looks like “parents” but means relatives.
  • fattoria looks like “factory” but means farm.

English to Italian translation FAQ

Do I need an account to translate English to Italian?

No. Open the page, paste your English text, and translate. AI Translate is free and requires no sign-up.

How accurate is AI English to Italian translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Italian results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. Italian drops subject pronouns and inflects endings for gender and number, so translations must recover who is doing what from context and keep agreements consistent. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Italian?

Hello in Italian is Ciao. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Italian expressions, such as Grazie (thank you) and Arrivederci (goodbye).

Can I translate Italian back to English?

Yes. Use the swap button next to the language selectors, or open the dedicated Italian to English translator page.

Is my text kept private?

Your English text is sent securely for translation and is not stored as raw content. There are no ads and no tracking cookies.

How much English text can I translate at once?

You can translate up to 2,000 characters of English per request. For longer documents, translate them in sections.

Does the translator produce standard Italian or a regional dialect?

It produces standard Italian as taught in schools and used in national media, understood throughout Italy. Regional dialects (Sicilian, Venetian, and others) are treated as separate languages and are not the default output.

Can it keep the formal 'Lei' form consistently?

The model infers register from context. For consistently formal Italian, include a cue such as 'formal' or address the reader as Lei in your source text.

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