Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how — plus the words that join sentences.

• che cosawhatwhat (full, neutral form) | Che cosa vuoi? = What do you want?
• cosawhat (colloquial short form)what — everyday spoken short form of 'che cosa' | Cosa fai? = What are you doing?
• chiwhowho | Chi è quella ragazza? = Who is that girl?
• dovewherewhere | Dove abiti? = Where do you live?
• da dovefrom wherefrom where / where from | Da dove vieni? = Where are you from?
• quandowhenwhen | Quando arrivi? = When do you arrive?
• a che oraat what timeat what time | A che ora parte il treno? = At what time does the train leave?
• perchéwhy / becausewhy (in questions) and because (in answers) | Perché studi italiano? = Why do you study Italian? — Perché mi piace. = Because I like it.
• siccomesince / as (giving a reason)since / as — introduces a known reason, typically at the start of a sentence | Siccome piove, resto a casa. = Since it's raining, I'm staying home.
• comehowhow | Come stai? = How are you?
• quantohow muchhow much / how many — agrees in gender and number: quanto/quanta/quanti/quante | Quanto costa? = How much does it cost?
• quantihow many (masc. plural form of quanto)how many — masculine plural of 'quanto' (feminine: quante) | Quanti anni hai? = How old are you? (lit. How many years do you have?)
• qualewhichwhich — singular; plural 'quali' | Quale preferisci? = Which one do you prefer?
• con chiwith whomwith whom | Con chi vai al cinema? = With whom are you going to the cinema?
• eandand — becomes euphonic 'ed' before a word starting with the same vowel | Tè e caffè = Tea and coffee; ed ecco = and here is.
• ooror | Caffè o tè? = Coffee or tea?
• mabutbut | È piccolo ma buono. = It's small but good.