EN → ITEnglish to Italian, with the right tu or Lei

English to Italian translation, made easy.

A free Italian translator for trips to Rome, emails to Milan and messages to family in Sicily. Type English and get Italian that sounds like Italian - polite with Lei, relaxed with tu, and accented correctly.

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ABOUT THIS PAIR

English ↔ Italian - the language of food, design and family history.

Italian has around 65 million native speakers and is official in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City, with large communities in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Australia. It looks friendly to English speakers, but the details matter: every noun has a gender, adjectives agree with it, double consonants change meaning (nonno is grandfather, nono is ninth), and you must choose between the casual tu and the formal Lei. translator.im handles all of it, so your Italian reads naturally.

~65M
Native Italian speakers
4 countries
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Tu · Lei
Formal and casual 'you'
Romance
Language family
COMMON PHRASES

Useful English to Italian phrases.

Everyday Italian for travel, restaurants and polite conversation. The capital letters in the pronunciation show the stressed syllable - and remember to hold double consonants a little longer.

English
Italian (Italiano)
Pronunciation
Hi / Bye (casual)
Ciao
CHOW
Good morning / Good day
Buongiorno
bwon-JOR-noh
Good evening
Buonasera
bwoh-nah-SEH-rah
Thank you
Grazie
GRAHT-tsyeh
Please
Per favore
pehr fah-VOH-reh
Yes / No
Sì / No
see / noh
How are you?
Come stai? (formal: Come sta?)
KOH-meh STAI / KOH-meh STAH
My name is …
Mi chiamo …
mee KYAH-moh …
Nice to meet you
Piacere
pyah-CHEH-reh
Excuse me / Sorry
Scusi / Mi scusi
SKOO-zee / mee SKOO-zee
How much is it?
Quanto costa?
KWAHN-toh KOS-tah
Where is the bathroom?
Dov'è il bagno?
doh-VEH eel BAH-nyoh
The bill, please
Il conto, per favore
eel KON-toh pehr fah-VOH-reh
I don't understand
Non capisco
nohn kah-PEES-koh
I love you
Ti amo
tee AH-moh
Goodbye (polite)
Arrivederci
ahr-ree-veh-DEHR-chee
WHY TRANSLATOR.IM

An Italian translator that gets the details right.

Good Italian depends on agreement, register and rhythm. The AI reads your whole text and writes Italian a native speaker would recognise as their own.

Context-aware AI

The model keeps track of who and what you are talking about, so genders, plurals and verb endings stay consistent across a whole email or message.

Paragraph-level context

Tu, Lei or voi

Italian uses tu with friends and family, Lei with strangers, clients and older people, and voi for a group. Add 'formal' or 'casual' and the model chooses for you.

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Accents in the right place

Italian marks stress on final vowels - città, perché, più, è. The output always includes them, so your text looks correct, not typed on a foreign keyboard.

à · è · é · ì · ò · ù

Voice mode

Tap the mic and speak English in Chrome, Edge or Safari. Get Italian text, then press Listen to hear it with your device's Italian voice - handy for practising before a trip.

Speak, then translate

Image mode

Translate English text from screenshots, slides and printed pages into Italian. Text recognition runs in your browser and you can edit it before translating.

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Free, no sign-up

Up to 5,000 characters per request and 10 free translations a day. Copy the Italian with one tap.

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USE CASES

When English needs to become Italian.

Holiday plans, family history, business emails and Italian homework - the translator fits them all.

TRAVEL

Eat and travel like a local

Prepare your restaurant order, hotel questions and train ticket requests before you go, then press Listen to practise the pronunciation.

→ A table for two, please.
Un tavolo per due, per favore.
HERITAGE

Trace your Italian roots

Millions of people abroad have Italian ancestors. Write to town halls and parishes in Italy in polite, formal Italian to ask about family records.

→ I am looking for information about my great-grandparents.
Sto cercando informazioni sui miei bisnonni.
BUSINESS

Write formal Italian emails

Italian business correspondence is more formal than English. The translator uses Lei and the expected openings and closings.

→ Dear Mr. Rossi, thank you for your email.
Gentile signor Rossi, la ringrazio per la sua email.
STUDY

Learn Italian faster

Compare your English with natural Italian to see how gender, articles and verb forms work in real sentences.

→ I would like to learn Italian.
Vorrei imparare l'italiano.
TIPS

Tips for better English to Italian translation.

Three small habits for Italian that sounds right.

  1. Choose tu or Lei

    Add 'formal' for emails to businesses, officials and people you do not know, and 'casual' for friends. Using tu with a hotel manager or Lei with your cousin sounds odd in Italian.

  2. Tell us your gender if you are writing about yourself

    Italian adjectives and some verb forms change with gender: a man is 'stanco' (tired), a woman is 'stanca'. Add 'I am a woman' or 'I am a man' so the endings match.

  3. Keep names, brands and dishes as they are

    Names of people, products and places stay in their original form, and dishes Italians know by their Italian names - like risotto or tiramisù - stay in Italian too.

FAQ

Questions about English to Italian translation.

Is the English to Italian translator free?
Yes. Translate up to 5,000 characters per request with 10 free translations a day and no sign-up. Type or paste your English into the box at the top of the page.
How accurate is English to Italian translation?
Italian is a widely used language with plenty of AI training data, so everyday text, emails and travel phrases usually come out fluent and natural. For legal, medical or published content, a quick review by a native speaker is still wise.
Does it use tu or Lei?
It picks the form that fits your text, and you can control it by adding 'formal' or 'casual'. Lei is used with strangers, customers and older people; tu with friends, family and children.
Does it translate into Italian dialects like Neapolitan or Sicilian?
The default output is standard Italian, which is understood everywhere in Italy. You can ask for a dialect such as Neapolitan or Sicilian, but AI results for dialects are much less reliable, so check them with a native speaker.
Does it handle Italian accents correctly?
Yes. Accented letters like à, è, é, ì, ò and ù appear where they belong, including the difference between è (is) and e (and). Everything is standard Unicode, ready to paste.
Can I speak English and hear the Italian?
Yes. Use Voice mode in Chrome, Edge or Safari, allow microphone access and speak. Your English is translated into Italian text, and Listen reads it aloud using your device's Italian voice.
Can I translate an English image into Italian?
Yes. In Image mode you can upload, drop or paste a screenshot or photo of printed English. The text is recognised in your browser, you can edit it, and it is translated into Italian text.
Is translator.im available in Italian?
Yes. Italian speakers can use the site in Italian, including an Italian-language page for English to Italian translation.
Can I translate Italian to English?
Yes. The Italian to English translator is designed for reading Italian - from recipes and family records to messages full of everyday expressions.

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