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Pub quiz · Italiano

Pub quiz in Italian: 10 phrases for tonight

Teams of four to six answer rounds of questions over drinks. Solo players are almost always welcome to join a team with a free seat, so asking to join is the key move.

Register: Informal (friendly). At a pub quiz in Italy "tu" is normal with people under about 50. "Lei" is safer with much older people or staff, but you rarely need it here.

How to read the sounds: Italian is spoken as written. Double consonants (tt, ll, zz) are held longer. c before e/i = ch, g before e/i = j, gn = ny, gli = ly, sc before e/i = sh. Stress is in CAPITALS.

10 phrases, door to goodbye

  1. 01 · Arriving
    Buonasera a tutti!
    Say it like: bwoh-nah-SEH-rah ah TOOT-tee
    Good evening, everyone!
  2. 02 · Saying you're new
    Sono nuovo/nuova qui e sono venuto/venuta da solo/sola.
    Say it like: SOH-noh NWOH-voh/NWOH-vah kwee eh SOH-noh veh-NOO-toh/veh-NOO-tah dah SOH-loh/SOH-lah
    I'm new here and I came on my own.
  3. 03 · Asking how it works
    Come funziona il quiz? Quanti round ci sono?
    Say it like: KOH-meh foon-TSYOH-nah eel KWEEZ? KWAHN-tee ROWND chee SOH-noh
    How does the quiz work? How many rounds are there?
  4. 04 · Small talk
    Venite spesso qui?
    Say it like: veh-NEE-teh SPES-soh kwee
    Do you come here often? (to a group)
  5. 05 · Small talk
    Di dove siete?
    Say it like: dee DOH-veh SYEH-teh
    Where are you from? (to a group)
  6. 06 · Small talk
    Siete bravi in cultura generale?
    Say it like: SYEH-teh BRAH-vee een kool-TOO-rah jeh-neh-RAH-leh
    Are you good at general knowledge?
  7. 07 · Joining a team
    Posso unirmi alla vostra squadra?
    Say it like: POS-soh oo-NEER-mee AHL-lah VOH-strah SKWAH-drah
    Can I join your team?
  8. 08 · Not knowing an answer
    Non ne ho idea! Tu che dici?
    Say it like: nohn neh oh ee-DEH-ah! too keh DEE-chee
    No idea! What do you say?
  9. 09 · Naming the team
    Come chiamiamo la squadra?
    Say it like: KOH-meh kyah-MYAH-moh lah SKWAH-drah
    What shall we call the team?
  10. 10 · Leaving & keeping in touch
    Una serata bellissima. Ci vediamo la settimana prossima?
    Say it like: OO-nah seh-RAH-tah bel-LEES-see-mah. chee veh-DYAH-moh lah set-tee-MAH-nah PROS-see-mah
    A lovely evening. Shall we see each other next week?

3 things you will probably hear

  1. H1 · You may hear
    Vuoi sederti con noi?
    Say it like: vwoy seh-DEHR-tee kohn noy
    Do you want to sit with us?
  2. H2 · You may hear
    Il prossimo round inizia tra cinque minuti.
    Say it like: eel PROS-see-moh ROWND ee-NEE-tsyah trah CHEEN-kweh mee-NOO-tee
    The next round starts in five minutes.
  3. H3 · You may hear
    Silenzio, per favore! Arriva la domanda.
    Say it like: see-LEN-tsyoh, pehr fah-VOH-reh! ar-REE-vah lah doh-MAHN-dah
    Quiet, please! Here comes the question.

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Quick answers

What do I say when I arrive alone at a pub quiz in Italian?

Start with: "Buonasera a tutti!" (Good evening, everyone!). Then say you are new: "Sono nuovo/nuova qui e sono venuto/venuta da solo/sola." (I'm new here and I came on my own.)

Should I use informal or formal Italian at a pub quiz?

At a pub quiz in Italy "tu" is normal with people under about 50. "Lei" is safer with much older people or staff, but you rarely need it here.

How do I ask to meet again after a pub quiz in Italian?

Try: "Una serata bellissima. Ci vediamo la settimana prossima?" (A lovely evening. Shall we see each other next week?)

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  1. Pick the evening and the language people will speak.
  2. Read the ten phrases in order: they follow the evening from the door to goodbye. Tap the speaker to hear each one in your device's voice.
  3. Print the card or keep it open on your phone. Native-speaker review is still pending; a "check" mark flags a phrase we are least sure of.
  4. Find the event on Come Alone, open it in Meet & Mint to see who else is going, and say the first phrase for real.

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