Let's make a toast!
BRIN-di-si — three syllables, stress on first.
When raising glasses in a celebratory toast — at a birthday, arrival of a friend, good news, or simply the joy of being together.
'Brindisi' = toast (as in raising glasses). 'Facciamo' = let's make/do. This is the moment to clink glasses. Italian toast etiquette requires eye contact with each person at the table — avoiding eye contact during a toast is considered bad luck.
Salute!
Cheers! / To your health!
The most common Italian toast — said while clinking glasses
Cin cin!
Cheers! (clink clink)
Onomatopoeic — imitates the sound of clinking glasses. Very casual.
Alla nostra!
To us!
'Alla nostra' (to ours) — to the group, to friendship
Italian toast superstition: never cross arms while clinking glasses (bad luck), always maintain eye contact with each person (avoiding eye contact means you wish them 7 years of bad luck in bed, according to Italian folk tradition), and drink after the clinking, never before. These rules are enforced with gentle humour at Italian tables.