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Survival Phrases

The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.

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ALL LEVELSA1A2B1
ALL TOPICS Greetings & Socializing Eating & Drinking Out Travel & Transport Hotels & Accommodation Shopping & Money Health & Pharmacy Banking & Daily Admin Renting & Housing Everyday Services Emergencies & Safety Work & Study

Everyday Services

Hairdresser, laundry, gym, and appointments.

B1

At the Hairdresser

Essential phrases for booking your appointment, specifying how you want your hair cut or styled, and giving feedback to your Italian hairdresser.

A2

At the Hairdresser

Use these everyday phrases to explain exactly how you want your hair cut, styled, or colored at an Italian salon.

B1

Laundry & Dry Cleaning

These phrases will help you drop off clothes, request specific services like dry cleaning, and manage pick-ups at an Italian laundromat or dry cleaner.

A2

Laundry & Dry Cleaning

Use these phrases when you need to drop off clothes at a laundry or dry cleaner, point out stains, and ask about prices or pickup times.

B1

Joining a Gym

Use these phrases to ask about memberships, facilities, and requirements when joining a gym in Italy.

A2

Booking an Appointment

Use these practical phrases to schedule, change, or cancel appointments for everyday services like the doctor, hairdresser, or mechanic.

B1

Booking an Appointment

Essential Italian phrases for calling a doctor, salon, or service provider to book, change, or cancel an appointment.

B1

At the Mechanic

Use these phrases to describe car trouble, ask for repair estimates, and communicate clearly with a mechanic in Italy.

A2

Phone & Device Repair

Use these phrases when you need to get your phone or tablet repaired, ask for quotes, and make sure your data is safe.

B1

Phone & Device Repair

Use these phrases when you need to explain technical issues, ask for repair estimates, and discuss warranty options at a phone or computer repair shop in Italy.

B1

Spa, Nails & Massage

These phrases will help you book appointments, specify treatments, and communicate your needs clearly at an Italian spa or beauty salon.

A2

Tailor & Alterations

Use these phrases when you need to bring clothes to the tailor for basic alterations like hemming, taking in, or letting out.

B1

Tailor & Alterations

Essential phrases for explaining how your clothes need to be altered and interacting with a tailor.