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How to Say ‘Yes, they're my kids, Marco and Giulia.’ in Italian

Sì, sono i miei figli, Marco e Giulia.

see SOH-noh ee miey FEEL-yee Mar-ko eh JOO-lyah

[see SOH-noh ee miey FEEL-yee Mar-ko eh JOO-lyah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, sono i miei figli,

see SOH-noh ee miey FEEL-yee

Yes, they are my children,

'Sì' with an accent means 'yes'. Pause briefly after it, then say 'figli' with the soft 'lly' sound.

Example

Sì, sono i miei figli.

Yes, they are my children.

Words in this phrase

Sì

[see]

yes

A simple affirmative reply.

Example

Sì, ho il passaporto qui.

Yes, I have the passport here.

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.

[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?

Marco e Giulia.

Mar-ko eh JOO-lyah

Marco and Giulia.

The children's names. Let 'Marco e' flow together: 'MAR-koh-eh JOO-lya'.

Example

Ti presento Marco e Giulia.

Let me introduce Marco and Giulia.

Words in this phrase

Marco

[Mar-ko]

Mark

Referring to St. Mark, one of the four Evangelists.

Example

San Marco è rappresentato da un leone alato.

Saint Mark is represented by a winged lion.

[eh]

and

Simple conjunction meaning and; commonly used in telling time.

Example

Sono le dieci e Alle dieci e un quarto.

It is ten and ten fifteen.

Giulia

[JOO-lyah]

Julia

A common Italian female first name.

Example

Giulia ha dieci anni.

Giulia is ten years old.

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