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How to Say ‘They're my children’ in Italian

Sono i miei figli

SOH-noh ee miey FEEL-yee

[SOH-noh ee miey FEEL-yee]

💬 Usage Tip: figli covers sons and daughters together, while bambini just means "kids" of any family. One son is figlio, one daughter figlia.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono

[SOH-noh]

they are

Third person plural of essere; refers to multiple items.

Example

Le magliette sono molto belle.

The T-shirts are very beautiful.

i miei figli

ee miey FEEL-yee

my children

'Figli' means sons or children. The 'gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': 'FEE-lyee'.

Example

I miei figli giocano fuori.

My children are playing outside.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

the

Masculine plural definite article used before plural nouns like passaporti.

Example

I passaporti sono pronti sul banco.

The passports are ready on the counter.

miei

[miey]

A possessive adjective indicating ownership.

Example

I miei progetti sono pronti.

My projects are ready.

figli

[FEEL-yee]

children; sons

Plural of figlio; refers to someone's own children, sons and daughters together.

Example

Quanti figli ha?

How many children do you have?

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