Greetings & Introductions

Hi! Everything good?

Very common informal greeting among peers or friends.

Good morning, how are things? I hope the week has started well.

Standard greeting for colleagues or acquaintances.

Good morning. How are you?

Use with older people or in formal situations.

Where are you from exactly?

Direct and informal.

Where are you from, if I may ask?

Formal address ('lei') softens the personal question.

How nice to meet you in person, my colleagues spoke very highly of you.

Great when meeting someone you've only emailed before.

Pleasure to meet you.

Standard formal greeting when being introduced.

How long have you been living in this city?

Use present tense ('abiti') for ongoing actions.

Since when did you move here?

Formal, using 'si è trasferita' (feminine formal, or to a woman).

Let me introduce myself, I'm Marco. I work in the sales department.

Good standard introduction in an office setting.

What do you do for a living?

Adding 'di bello' is a very common, friendly Italian idiom.

What do you do exactly?

Formal and professional way to ask about someone's job.

Speak soon, have a good day!

Everyday casual sign-off.

Goodbye, it was a pleasure talking with you.

Standard formal goodbye after a conversation.

Thank you for your time, I wish you a good rest of the day and see you soon!

Very polite, typically used at the end of a formal meeting.