"Be quiet!" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Stai zitto!
Specifically, the verb stai means "(informal singular you) be quiet." The masculine adjective zitto means "silent." The pronunciation is "steye* TSEET-toh."
*The sound is similar to that in the English noun "eye."
It means "be quiet" in Italian. (or shut up)
Per favore stai zitta! in the feminine and Per favore stai zitto! in the masculine are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Please be quiet!"Specifically, the preposition per is "for, through". The masculine noun favore means "favor". The imperative stai means "(informal singular you) be". The feminine adjective zitta and the masculine zitto translate as "silent".The pronunciation will be "per fa-VO-re steye TSEET-ta" in the feminine and "per fa-VO-re steye TSEET-to" in the masculine.
In Italian, "shut up" is spelled "Stai zitto" or "Taci."
Stai lavorando (one people) State lavorando (many)
Come stai? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How are you?"Specifically, the interrogative come means "how?" The verb stai translates as "(informal singular you) are/stand". The pronunciation will be "KOH-mey STEYE*" in Italian.*The sound is similar to that in the English noun "eye".Come stai? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How are you?"Specifically, the interrogative come means "how". The verb stai translates as "(informal singular you) are/stand". The pronunciation will be "KO-me steye" in Italian.
"How do you do?" in English means Come stai? in Italian.
Stai bene con i baffi? in Italian is "You're fine with mustaches?" in English.
"How are you doing?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Come stai facendo?Specifically, the adverb come means "how." The present progressive verb stai facendo means "(informal singular you) are (busy) doing." The pronunciation is "KOH-meh steye* fah-TCHEHN-doh."*The sound is similar to that in the English noun "eye."
"What are you staring at?" in English is Cosa stai guardando? in Italian.
"Hello! How are you?" in English is Ciao! Come stai? in Italian.
"Good! How are you?" in English is Bene! Come stai? in Italian.
"You are fine!" in English means Tu stai bene! in Italian.