Come stai/ Come sta?

Buon giourno!

Today we are going to get some extra vocabulary to start a simple conversation in Italian

Come Stai (Tu)?

Come Sta (Loro)?

Both means How are you? Come stai is more informal however.

To answer this question.  For example I'm fine, we use the verb Stare as you can see  in the questions.  A verb from the first group:

ITALIANO	ENGLISH
IO STO	I AM
TU STAI	YOU ARE
LUI, LEI STA	HE/SHE/YOU (FORMAL) IS
NOI STIAMO	WE ARE
VOI STATE	YOU ARE
LORO STANNO	THEY ARE

-Buon giorno Carla.  Come stai?

• Sto bene (I'm fine)
• Benissimo, grazie (Very good, thank you)

• Molto bene (very good)
• Non c’è male (Not so bad)
• Mi sento male (I'm feeling bad)
• Molto male (Vey bad)

- E tu, E Lei? (And You)

- Bene grazie

So now it's your turn.  I hope you enjoy your new Italian class.